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

345 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outLobbying: 1 to 4 organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 1568LIT Act of 2025RMike Lee UTMay 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee611 words61
S. 2938Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act of 2025RJosh Hawley MOSep 29, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words21
S. 4116Geo POWER ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COMar 17, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee538 words31
S. 4166SECURE Grid ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMar 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee807 words22
S. 4252WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMMar 26, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee106 words11
S. 4406Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVApr 28, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.8k words11
S. 5360Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity ActRDavid McCormick PAAug 7, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee660 words52
H.R. 10152Open-Source AI Leadership ActRGabe Evans COAug 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words01
H.R. 10158Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026RDiana Harshbarger TNAug 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee922 words31
H.R. 10163American Quantum Competitiveness ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYAug 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1k words32
H.R. 10170Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act of 2026RMariannette Miller-Meeks IAAug 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee521 words11
H.R. 10234CLEAR Forms ActRZachary Nunn IASep 2, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words24
H.R. 10325To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, and for other purposes.DMaxine Waters CASep 8, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee88 words03
H.R. 10356Empowering Moms ActRMichelle Fischbach MNSep 14, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words113
H.R. 2713MAIN Event Ticketing ActRDiana Harshbarger TNApr 8, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words13
H.R. 2805PLAN for Broadband ActRTim Walberg MIApr 9, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words31
H.R. 4464Preventive Health Savings ActRJay Obernolte CAJul 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee391 words253
H.R. 4950Data BRIDGE ActRErin Houchin INAug 12, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee182 words153
H.R. 5439Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot ActDJames P. McGovern MASep 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words363
H.R. 5889Eviction Helpline ActDAyanna Pressley MAOct 31, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee465 words21
H.R. 5967Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention ActDRobert Menendez NJNov 7, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee405 words162
H.R. 6130ASAP ActRVern Buchanan FLNov 19, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee282 words2354
H.R. 6152Foreign Robocall Elimination ActRAddison P. McDowell NCNov 19, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words392
H.R. 7030Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services ActRTom Emmer MNJan 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee163 words11
H.R. 7294AI for Secure Networks ActDRobert Menendez NJJan 30, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee335 words52

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