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

Where this Congress’s bills stand

119th118th
BillsBills + resolutions
Every bill ↓

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. 1505Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation ActRPete Stauber MNFeb 21, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3k words665
H.R. 1509Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act of 2025DLori Trahan MAFeb 21, 2025SubstantiveIn committee576 words1047
S. 679LEOSA Reform ActRJohn Kennedy LAFeb 20, 2025SubstantiveIn committee967 words135
H.R. 1397Increasing Access to Dental Insurance ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee94 words196
H.R. 1399Prior Approval Reform ActRMark E. Amodei NVFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee71 words25
H.R. 1414Cameron’s LawDJosh Gottheimer NJFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee66 words197
H.R. 1415No IRIS Act of 2025RGlenn Grothman WIFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee104 words2412
H.R. 1440Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2025DDina Titus NVFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee62 words75
S. 615Chemical Tax Repeal ActRTed Cruz TXFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee77 words75
S. 623No IRIS Act of 2025RJohn Kennedy LAFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee97 words312
S. 624Equal COLA ActDAlex Padilla CAFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee173 words165
H.R. 1285Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025RMike Bost ILFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee265 words305
H.R. 1294BEST Facilitation ActRJuan Ciscomani AZFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words45
H.R. 1301Death Tax Repeal ActRRandy Feenstra IAFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee911 words18225
H.R. 1317I CAN ActRDavid P. Joyce OHFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words378
H.R. 1347AIMM ActRAdrian Smith NEFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee85 words2115
S. 559AIMM ActRShelley Moore Capito WVFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee85 words013
S. 575I CAN ActDJeff Merkley ORFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words55
S. 576One Flag for All ActRRoger Marshall KSFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee514 words46
S. 578BEST Facilitation ActRJames Lankford OKFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words36
S. 587Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025RJohn Thune SDFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1k words4622
S. 593Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025RDeb Fischer NEFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee699 words2014
S. 597Age 21 ActDAlex Padilla CAFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words115
H.R. 1227Alternatives to PAIN ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAFeb 12, 2025SubstantiveIn committee729 words1168
H.R. 1232National Right-to-Work ActRJoe Wilson SCFeb 12, 2025SubstantiveIn committee171 words1296

Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page