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. 6Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection ActRJames Lankford OKJan 15, 2025SubstantiveIn committee873 words506
H.R. 574ALIGN ActRJodey C. Arrington TXJan 21, 2025SubstantiveIn committee338 words3425
H.R. 591Defending American Jobs and Investment ActRJason Smith MOJan 21, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words2513
H.R. 593Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions ActDJill N. Tokuda HIJan 21, 2025SubstantiveIn committee239 words75
S. 150Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025DMark Kelly AZJan 17, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words35
H.R. 539Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025RW. Gregory Steube FLJan 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee538 words1749
S. 106Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025RKevin Cramer NDJan 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee538 words128
S. 127Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025DJohn Fetterman PAJan 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3k words105
S. 128SAVE ActRMike Lee UTJan 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words495
S. 141Connected MOM ActRBill Cassidy LAJan 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee197 words46
S. 144Farm to Fly Act of 2025RJerry Moran KSJan 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee830 words55
S. 100Repealing Big Brother Overreach ActRTommy Tuberville ALJan 15, 2025SubstantiveIn committee205 words3416
H.R. 354Small Business Growth ActRBlake D. Moore UTJan 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee136 words85
H.R. 247Health Care Affordability Act of 2025DLauren Underwood ILJan 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee278 words1658
H.R. 306ESCRA ActDSarah McBride DEJan 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words710
S. 43Skinny Labels, Big Savings ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJan 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee702 words38
S. 46Health Care Affordability Act of 2025DJeanne Shaheen NHJan 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee278 words346

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