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
H.R. 2547Secure Family Futures Act of 2025RRandy Feenstra IAApr 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee346 words5415
H.R. 2548Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025RBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAApr 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words1556
H.R. 2572Worker Enfranchisement ActRRobert F. Onder, Jr. MOApr 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee144 words97
S. 1222Financial Freedom Act of 2025RTommy Tuberville ALApr 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee303 words35
S. 1232Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers ActDTammy Baldwin WIApr 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words2510
S. 1241Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025RLindsey Graham SCApr 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words748
H.R. 2486Heating and Cooling Relief ActDYassamin Ansari AZMar 31, 2025SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words536
H.R. 2509COMPLETE Care ActRNicole Malliotakis NYMar 31, 2025SubstantiveIn committee493 words326
H.R. 2514Trucker Bathroom Access ActRTroy E. Nehls TXMar 31, 2025SubstantiveIn committee626 words186
H.R. 1719Farm to Fly Act of 2025RMax L. Miller OHFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee830 words175
H.R. 2410Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets ActRMike Carey OHMar 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words578
H.R. 2423Unfair Tax Prevention ActRRon Estes KSMar 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee442 words249
H.R. 2450Prescription Drug Transparency and Affordability ActDKristen McDonald Rivet MIMar 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee13k words35
S. 1164Increasing Access to Dental Insurance ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHMar 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee94 words95
S. 1173Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients ActRBill Cassidy LAMar 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee350 words710
H.R. 2353Safer Skies Act of 2025RNicholas A. Langworthy NYMar 26, 2025SubstantiveIn committee205 words526
H.R. 2367College Employment Accountability ActRErin Houchin INMar 26, 2025SubstantiveIn committee292 words15
H.R. 2369PHIT Act of 2025RMike Kelly PAMar 26, 2025SubstantiveIn committee638 words307
H.R. 17Paycheck Fairness ActDRosa L. DeLauro CTMar 25, 2025SubstantiveIn committee4.4k words2216
H.R. 2331Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis ActRBarry Loudermilk GAMar 25, 2025SubstantiveIn committee473 words25
S. 1101SHARE Act of 2025DPeter Welch VTMar 25, 2025SubstantiveIn committee575 words87
S. 1105No UPCODE ActRBill Cassidy LAMar 25, 2025SubstantiveIn committee367 words115
H.R. 2246Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China ActRAndy Barr KYMar 21, 2025SubstantiveIn committee7.7k words69
H.R. 2191Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care ActRH. Morgan Griffith VAMar 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee251 words3411
H.R. 2199Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients ActRMike Kelly PAMar 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee342 words9514

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