Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 15, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,174 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 15, 2026

In committee 15,503 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,691 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out812 5%Approved by committee667 4%Passed the House or Senate843 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law144 <1%2 ceremonial

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

Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 30%, but was at 12% 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 15, 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

282Skipped committeeof the 1,004 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 file9,813 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied6,183 bills · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied1,102 bills · 22% past committee

Bills that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about 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: 76 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 committee142 days
15,503 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
667 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
843 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 142 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 552
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestS. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026507,769 words

The median bill is 552 words; 8 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 45 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

8,740 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9890Polling Place Standards ActDNikema Williams GAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee738 words70
H.R. 9891PREVENT ESRD ActRJoe Wilson SCJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words00
S. 5062FAIR DME Appeals ActRBill Cassidy LAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 5063FIRST ActRTed Budd NCJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee609 words30
S. 5064Higher Education Accreditation Accountability ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 5065Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee836 words10
S. 5067Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.1k words10
S. 5068Service Academy Parity ActRRick Scott FLJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee989 words00
S. 5069Coast Guard Leadership Modernization ActRRick Scott FLJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee706 words20
S. 5070MAIL ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee946 words00
S. 5071Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee33k words170
S. 5072Taxpayer Transparency and Notice ActDBen Ray Luján NMJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee260 words10
S. 5073Tax Complexity and Fraud Prevention Review ActDBen Ray Luján NMJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee628 words10
S. 5074Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience ActDPeter Welch VTJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee397 words00
S. 5075Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words140
S. 5077Better Jobs through Evidence and Innovation ActDMichael F. Bennet COJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words10
S. 5078Small Tax Case Threshold Modernization ActRJohn Cornyn TXJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee248 words10
S. 5079AG2PI Act of 2026RDavid McCormick PAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee54 words10
S. 5080Modal Parity in Permitting ActDAngela D. Alsobrooks MDJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee298 words10
S. 5081Congressional Trade Powers Reform Act of 2026DRon Wyden ORJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words00
S. 5082Values in Arms Export Act of 2026DPatty Murray WAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words00
S. 5083Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026RTom Cotton ARJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 5084A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply inflation adjustments to the base amount and adjusted base amount for purposes of determining taxable social security benefits.RJohn Kennedy LAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee128 words00
S. 5085A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply inflation adjustments to the additional hospital insurance tax on high income taxpayers.RJohn Kennedy LAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee249 words00
S. 5086ASAP ActDTammy Duckworth ILJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10

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