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. 1659Truck Parking Safety Improvement ActRMike Bost ILFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words548
H.R. 1672Maintaining Investments in New Innovation ActDDonald G. Davis NCFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee134 words5110
H.R. 1674Keep Americans Safe ActDDiana DeGette COFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1k words1456
H.R. 1691Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2025RGlenn Grothman WIFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee270 words17
H.R. 1700Social Security Expansion ActDVal T. Hoyle ORFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee7.5k words415
H.R. 1707Grown in America Act of 2025RDavid Kustoff TNFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words395
H.R. 1735Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth Minds ActRAugust Pfluger TXFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee359 words325
S. 763Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025RSteve Daines MTFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee131 words27
H.R. 1614To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.RMike Kelly PAFeb 26, 2025SubstantiveIn committee36 words105
S. 752Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care ActRChuck Grassley IAFeb 26, 2025SubstantiveIn committee574 words397
S. 756Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce ActDAmy Klobuchar MNFeb 26, 2025SubstantiveIn committee604 words1616
H.R. 1574RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025RNathaniel Moran TXFeb 25, 2025SubstantiveIn committee413 words56
H.R. 1585Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization ActRDavid G. Valadao CAFeb 25, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words6611
S. 708RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025DChristopher A. Coons DEFeb 25, 2025SubstantiveIn committee413 words16
S. 709Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization ActDAmy Klobuchar MNFeb 25, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words711
S. 711Transportation Freedom ActRBernie Moreno OHFeb 25, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words38
S. 717Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025RShelley Moore Capito WVFeb 25, 2025SubstantiveIn committee297 words15
S. 722Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing ActRJohn Hoeven NDFeb 25, 2025SubstantiveIn committee746 words35
H.R. 1521DOC Access Act of 2025REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAFeb 24, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1k words12314
H.R. 1539Medical Device Electronic Labeling ActRJay Obernolte CAFeb 24, 2025SubstantiveIn committee376 words77
H.R. 1548Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 ActRBeth Van Duyne TXFeb 24, 2025SubstantiveIn committee9.4k words1039
S. 683More Behavioral Health Providers Act of 2025DGary C. Peters MIFeb 24, 2025SubstantiveIn committee588 words18
S. 691Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 ActRTodd Young INFeb 24, 2025SubstantiveIn committee9.4k words1910
S. 697Air Traffic Control Workforce Development Act of 2025RJohn Hoeven NDFeb 24, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words106
H.R. 1492To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program.RGregory F. Murphy NCFeb 21, 2025SubstantiveIn committee61 words6824

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