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

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 12, 2026

In committee 15,433 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,605 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee664 4%Passed the House or Senate828 5%Passed the House and Senate18 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law140 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 140 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 122 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

280Skipped committeeof the 988 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 file10,233 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
15,433 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
664 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both97 days
828 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
18 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. 116 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

9,060 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5687Presidential Pardon Integrity ActDCory A. Booker NJOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words00
S. 5688Acquired Lands Revenue Modernization ActRBernie Moreno OHOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee168 words00
S. 5689RECLAIM ActRBernie Moreno OHOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee884 words00
S. 5690Renewing the Dream ActDRaphael G. Warnock GAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee146 words10
S.J.Res. 221A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.DJeff Merkley OROct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee22 words10
H.R. 10590Veteran Owner-Builders Rights ActDMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee822 words10
H.R. 10604Zeus 95 Memorial ActDKim Schrier WASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee250 words60
H.R. 10648Veterans’ Mental Health Access ActRLauren Boebert COOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee263 words00
H.R. 10654PFB ActDHerbert C. Conaway, Jr. NJOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee140 words110
H.R. 10655VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2026DJ. Luis Correa CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words50
H.R. 10795Sudan IMPACT ActRJames R. Baird INOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee347 words00
H.R. 10796United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation ActRDon Bacon NEOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee781 words00
H.R. 10797Aerial Transport and High Consequence Infectious Diseases ActRDon Bacon NEOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee506 words00
H.R. 10798Silicosis Prevention and Treatment ActDJ. Luis Correa CAOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee289 words20
H.R. 10799Protecting American Workers Through H–1B Modernization ActRGlenn Grothman WIOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee71 words00
H.R. 10800HEART ActDGeorge Latimer NYOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee428 words00
H.R. 10801School Freedom Act of 2026RNancy Mace SCOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words00
H.R. 10802ASSURE ActDJohnny Olszewski, Jr. MDOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words10
H.R. 10803Reimagining Safety ActDDelia C. Ramirez ILOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words50
H.R. 10804Utility Accountability ActDJosh Riley NYOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee377 words00
H.R. 10805Don’t Block LGBTQ Act of 2026DBradley Scott Schneider ILOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee245 words00
H.R. 10806Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act of 2026RClaudia Tenney NYOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words00
H.R. 10807Get the Flock Out of Our Communities ActDRashida Tlaib MIOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee903 words60
H.R. 10808STORK ActRMatt Van Epps TNOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee496 words00
H.R. 10809Make Data Centers Pay ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee717 words00

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