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. 38110 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap ActIBernard Sanders VTFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee399 words211
S. 383JOBS Act of 2025DTim Kaine VAFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words367
S. 394GENIUS Act of 2025RBill Hagerty TNFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee8.4k words325
S. 400Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement ActRDeb Fischer NEFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee902 words38
S. 401Fair Access to Banking ActRKevin Cramer NDFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words477
H.R. 830SAFE ActDChris Pappas NHJan 31, 2025SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words175
H.R. 833Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025RAdrian Smith NEJan 31, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words915
H.R. 861American Music Fairness Act of 2025RDarrell Issa CAJan 31, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words137
H.R. 879Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025RGregory F. Murphy NCJan 31, 2025SubstantiveIn committee162 words19829
S. 326American Music Fairness ActRMarsha Blackburn TNJan 30, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words57
S. 339Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage ActRMike Crapo IDJan 30, 2025SubstantiveIn committee880 words608
H.R. 753FIRE Act of 2025DJudy Chu CAJan 28, 2025SubstantiveIn committee374 words188
H.R. 786Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care ActRDarin LaHood ILJan 28, 2025SubstantiveIn committee199 words75
H.R. 791Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy ActDZoe Lofgren CAJan 28, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.5k words09
H.R. 802STAR Act of 2025RBlake D. Moore UTJan 28, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words288
S. 266Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization ActDTim Kaine VAJan 28, 2025SubstantiveIn committee214 words720
H.R. 623LICENSE Act of 2025RDarin LaHood ILJan 22, 2025SubstantiveIn committee191 words96
H.R. 643Federal Insurance Office Elimination ActRTroy Downing MTJan 23, 2025SubstantiveIn committee515 words2612
H.R. 651Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025RRick W. Allen GAJan 23, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words19
H.R. 654TABS Act of 2025RAndy Barr KYJan 23, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words168
H.R. 703Main Street Tax Certainty ActRLloyd Smucker PAJan 23, 2025SubstantiveIn committee60 words19238
S. 213Main Street Tax Certainty ActRSteve Daines MTJan 23, 2025SubstantiveIn committee38 words4532
H.R. 640Chemical Tax Repeal ActRBeth Van Duyne TXJan 22, 2025SubstantiveIn committee77 words96
S. 187ALIGN ActRJames Lankford OKJan 22, 2025SubstantiveIn committee338 words1320
S. 191LICENSE Act of 2025RCynthia M. Lummis WYJan 22, 2025SubstantiveIn committee190 words18

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