Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 12, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,125 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 12, 2026

In committee 15,472 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,644 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee654 4%Passed the House or Senate838 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law144 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 144 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 29%, but was at 11% at this point.

40 to 60% of a Congress’s laws arrive after Election Day.

90% of this Congress’s bills have not left committee; the 118th was at 92% at month 22. 1 in 119 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 12, 2026 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

11Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate
2Vetoedby the President
2Veto upheldof the 2 vetoed
0Committee recommended against it7 resolutions of inquiry, in Bills + resolutions

Routes around committee

281Skipped committeeof the 999 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
106forced out of committee, by petition or Senate rule8 House discharge petitions reached 218 signatures this Congress

Veto upheld is part of vetoed. A count of 0 has no list to open. Skipped committee usually means suspension of the rules or unanimous consent; discharge is by House petition or Senate Rule XIV.

How far bills get, by lobbying

Each group by stage reached · colors as in the bar above

No lobbying on file10,273 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,872 bills · 10% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied909 bills · 22% past committee

Bills that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee nearly three times as often as bills with no lobbying on file.

Counts organizations that reported lobbying on a bill, once each, from filings made before the bill left committee. Only organizations with a PAC on file are counted (about 2,200), so universities, hospitals, local governments and most nonprofits are left out and “no lobbying on file” can include bills others lobbied on. Set aside: 71 must-pass bills (spending, defense, stopgap, budget) and the handful of bills lobbied by more organizations than almost any other (10 became law).

Lobbying disclosure filings · 119th so far Method

How long they take

median days10th–90th

Introduced → approved by committee140 days
15,472 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
654 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
838 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law21 days
15 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 140 days.

Medians use only bills that made the step.

Action dates · 119th so far Method

How long they are

Words (each step is 10 times longer) · bills per bar

median 550
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill is 550 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 137 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

299 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 1518Strengthening America’s Turning Point ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYApr 29, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee75 words10
S. 1787Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area ActDMichael F. Bennet COMay 15, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee4.7k words10
S. 1860Brian Head Town Land Conveyance ActRMike Lee UTMay 22, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee607 words10
S. 2102Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site ActDJon Ossoff GAJun 17, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee556 words10
S. 2787Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025RJohn Barrasso WYSep 11, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee158 words20
S. 2881A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.DAlex Padilla CASep 18, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee637 words10
S. 290Making National Parks Safer ActRJohn Barrasso WYJan 29, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee754 words30
S. 332Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons ActDJacky Rosen NVJan 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee826 words50
S. 3493Carson City Public Land Correction ActDJacky Rosen NVDec 16, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee4.3k words00
S. 815A bill to designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the "Rick Boucher Amphitheater".DMark R. Warner VAMar 3, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee90 words10
S.J.Res. 198A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".DRon Wyden ORJun 24, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee97 words210
H.R. 8720Campaign Finance Transparency ActRBryan Steil WIMay 11, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words20
S. 3468National Programmable Cloud Laboratories Network Act of 2025DJohn Fetterman PADec 11, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words10
H.R. 7894Truman Scholarship Clean House ActRElise M. Stefanik NYMar 12, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee2.3k words10
S. 1133Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2025RChuck Grassley IAMar 26, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1k words30
S. 1146Cameras in the Courtroom ActDRichard J. Durbin ILMar 26, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee127 words40
H.R. 8290China Exchange Rate Accountability Act of 2026RPete Sessions TXApr 15, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee466 words00
S. 1898ORBITS Act of 2025DJohn W. Hickenlooper COMay 22, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee2.8k words30
S.J.Res. 190A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Executive Office for Immigration Review relating to "Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals".DTim Kaine VAApr 30, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee39 words10
H.R. 1468Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP ActRLance Gooden TXFeb 21, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee997 words130
H.R. 5929Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2026RAndy Barr KYNov 7, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee273 words20
S.J.Res. 192A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".DRon Wyden ORMay 19, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee97 words200
S. 563Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025DMartin Heinrich NMFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee5.2k words10
S. 564Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025DMartin Heinrich NMFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee7.2k words10
H.R. 8872Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF ActRMike Carey OHMay 19, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee664 words80

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