Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 11, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 19,857 bills and resolutions have gotten

So far · as of Nov 11, 2026

In committee 17,493 88%
Sent to committee, never taken up16,656 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out837 4%Approved by committee707 4%Passed the House or Senate1,476 7%Passed the House and Senate39 <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.

88% of this Congress’s bills and resolutions have not left committee; the 118th was at 89% at month 22. 1 in 142 became law.

Includes 2,392 non-binding resolutions and ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 11, 2026 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

25Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate
2Vetoedby the President
2Veto upheldof the 2 vetoed
7Committee recommended against itall House resolutions of inquiry

Routes around committee

777Skipped committeeof the 1,657 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
111forced 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 file12,751 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied6,114 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied913 bills and resolutions · 22% past committee

Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 79 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 committee114 days
17,493 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber10 days
707 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both72 days
838 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 114 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 523
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.Res. 598Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 589) providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.7 words
LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill or resolution is 523 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 142 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

913 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Lobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3585DATA Act of 2026RTom Cotton ARJan 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee979 words07
H.R. 6920SUCCESS for BEAD ActRAndy Barr KYDec 23, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words15
H.R. 3616Reliable Power ActRTroy Balderson OHMay 29, 2025SubstantivePassed House840 words208
H.R. 6086Aviation Funding Solvency ActRSam Graves MONov 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee727 words2921
H.R. 6703Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IADec 15, 2025SubstantivePassed House16k words024
H.R. 6837To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure that pharmacy benefit managers are considered fiduciaries, and for other purposes.DJake Auchincloss MADec 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee630 words25
S. 3578Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025RMike Rounds SDDec 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee184 words39
H.R. 3632Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025RH. Morgan Griffith VAMay 29, 2025SubstantivePassed House933 words48
S. 3519Remote Access Security ActRDavid McCormick PADec 17, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words410
S. 3494Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy ActRMike Lee UTDec 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words06
H.R. 2528Association Health Plans ActRTim Walberg MIApr 1, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.6k words329
H.R. 2550Protect America's Workforce ActDJared F. Golden MEApr 1, 2025SubstantivePassed House110 words22617
H.R. 2571Self-Insurance Protection ActRRobert F. Onder, Jr. MOApr 1, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee422 words26
H.R. 3628State Planning for Reliability and Affordability ActRGabe Evans COMay 29, 2025SubstantivePassed House863 words18
H.R. 3638Electric Supply Chain ActRRobert E. Latta OHMay 29, 2025SubstantivePassed House695 words28
H.R. 3898PERMIT ActRMike Collins GAJun 11, 2025SubstantivePassed House8.1k words830
H.R. 6718Professional Student Degree ActRMichael Lawler NYDec 15, 2025SubstantiveIn committee270 words2812
H.R. 6722Automatic IRA Act of 2025DRichard E. Neal MADec 15, 2025SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words49
H.R. 6687DRIVER ActRDiana Harshbarger TNDec 12, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words516
H.R. 3149App Store Accountability ActRJohn James MIMay 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.2k words213
H.R. 6265Safer GAMING ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJNov 21, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words25
H.R. 6291Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection ActRTim Walberg MINov 25, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.3k words114
H.R. 6292Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025DFrank Pallone, Jr. NJNov 25, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words07
H.R. 6333Parents Over Platforms ActDJake Auchincloss MADec 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words18
H.R. 6484Kids Online Safety ActRGus M. Bilirakis FLDec 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.2k words05

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