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

618 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upLobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 491Equal COLA ActDGerald E. Connolly VAJan 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee168 words905
H.R. 5378Tribal Healthcare Careers ActDJimmy Gomez CASep 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee159 words010
H.R. 5391Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PASep 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee103 words185
H.R. 5316Drug Shortage Compounding Patient Access Act of 2025RDiana Harshbarger TNSep 11, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words36
H.R. 5256340B ACCESS ActREarl L. "Buddy" Carter GASep 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee20k words113
H.R. 5268FAIR Trucking ActRAshley Hinson IASep 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee300 words78
H.R. 5269RESULTS ActRRichard Hudson NCSep 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words12913
H.R. 5283Healthcare Workforce Resilience ActDBradley Scott Schneider ILSep 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee759 words177
S. 2750SANDBOX ActRTed Cruz TXSep 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words012
S. 2759Healthcare Workforce Resilience ActDRichard J. Durbin ILSep 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee760 words127
S. 2761RESULTS ActRThom Tillis NCSep 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words1210
H.R. 5178Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care ActRNeal P. Dunn FLSep 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee621 words375
S. 2730Kidney Care Access Protection ActRMarsha Blackburn TNSep 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words25
S. 2731Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025DAdam B. Schiff CASep 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee267 words46
H.R. 5145Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VASep 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee151 words308
S. 2709Telehealth Modernization ActRTim Scott SCSep 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words129
H.R. 5081Telehealth Modernization ActREarl L. "Buddy" Carter GASep 2, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words911
H.R. 5031Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies ActRBeth Van Duyne TXAug 22, 2025SubstantiveIn committee918 words4611
H.R. 5009Fine Arts Protection Act of 2025DDina Titus NVAug 19, 2025SubstantiveIn committee413 words75
H.R. 4954Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025DKristen McDonald Rivet MIAug 12, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words165
H.R. 4958GRAS ActDFrank Pallone, Jr. NJAug 12, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words58
H.R. 4966Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2025DRashida Tlaib MIAug 12, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words966
H.R. 4896Warehouse Worker Protection ActDDonald Norcross NJAug 5, 2025SubstantiveIn committee9k words2110
H.R. 4903Plastic Health Research ActDHaley M. Stevens MIAug 5, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words76
H.R. 4832Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act of 2025RMark Alford MOAug 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words76

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