Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 13, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,125 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 13, 2026

In committee 15,472 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,644 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee654 4%Passed the House or Senate838 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law144 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 144 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 119 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 13, 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

281Skipped committeeof the 999 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 file10,273 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
15,472 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
654 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
838 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 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. 137 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

617 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upLobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 1390Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care ActRJames Lankford OKApr 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee254 words106
S. 1399Health Tech Investment ActRMike Rounds SDApr 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee638 words38
H.R. 2725Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025RDarin LaHood ILApr 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee6.7k words1689
H.R. 2736Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025DDonald Norcross NJApr 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words1925
S. 1323The Facilitating Increased Resilience, Environmental Weatherization And Lowered Liability (FIREWALL) ActDAdam B. Schiff CAApr 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words18
S. 1325Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2025RBill Cassidy LAApr 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee9.7k words17
S. 1335Secure Family Futures Act of 2025RThom Tillis NCApr 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee346 words910
S. 1337Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension ActDGary C. Peters MIApr 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee37 words425
S. 1339Stop CCP Money Laundering Act of 2025RJohn R. Curtis UTApr 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee444 words28
S. 1352Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025DMazie K. Hirono HIApr 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words305
H.R. 2662Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act of 2025RMike Collins GAApr 7, 2025SubstantiveIn committee257 words118
H.R. 2665Trade Review Act of 2025RDon Bacon NEApr 7, 2025SubstantiveIn committee673 words87
H.R. 2671Tax Fairness for Workers ActDBrendan F. Boyle PAApr 7, 2025SubstantiveIn committee270 words17610
H.R. 2696Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2025RLloyd Smucker PAApr 7, 2025SubstantiveIn committee12k words99
S. 1310No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) ActDBen Ray Luján NMApr 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words225
H.R. 2653Manifest Modernization Act of 2025RDavid Schweikert AZApr 3, 2025SubstantiveIn committee336 words86
S. 1272Trade Review Act of 2025DMaria Cantwell WAApr 3, 2025SubstantiveIn committee673 words119
S. 1286Tax Fairness for Workers ActDTina Smith MNApr 3, 2025SubstantiveIn committee270 words258
S. 1294Federal Firearm Licensee ActDRichard J. Durbin ILApr 3, 2025SubstantiveIn committee9.9k words105
S. 1302Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHApr 3, 2025SubstantiveIn committee675 words69
S. 1259Manifest Modernization Act of 2025RBill Cassidy LAApr 2, 2025SubstantiveIn committee336 words16
S. 1260Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025DTina Smith MNApr 2, 2025SubstantiveIn committee6k words135
S. 1261CONNECT for Health Act of 2025DBrian Schatz HIApr 2, 2025SubstantiveIn committee4k words6624
H.R. 2531Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers ActDJoe Courtney CTApr 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words13411
H.R. 2545Financing Our Energy Future ActRRon Estes KSApr 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee700 words15

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