Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 12, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 12, 2026

In committee 15,433 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,605 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee664 4%Passed the House or Senate828 5%Passed the House and Senate18 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law140 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 140 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 122 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 12, 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

280Skipped committeeof the 988 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 file10,233 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
15,433 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
664 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both97 days
828 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
18 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. 116 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

618 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upLobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7531Healthy Families ActDRosa L. DeLauro CTFeb 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.5k words1576
H.R. 7548SCAM ActRDaniel Meuser PAFeb 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words589
S. 3889American Lending Fairness Act of 2026RBernie Moreno OHFeb 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee335 words16
S. 3826Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2026RChuck Grassley IAFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words36
S. 3841Last Sale Valuation Act of 2026RBill Cassidy LAFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee168 words06
S. 3846Employer-Directed Skills ActRTed Budd NCFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee854 words25
S. 3852GRID ActRJosh Hawley MOFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words27
S. 3814ARC Act of 2026RJames E. Risch IDFeb 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words17
S. 3822Break Up Big Medicine ActDElizabeth Warren MAFeb 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words116
H.R. 7450Disaster Zone Energy Affordability and Investment ActRW. Gregory Steube FLFeb 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee498 words357
H.R. 7391Community Health Center Drug Pricing Protection ActRJack Bergman MIFeb 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee306 words586
H.R. 1849Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2025RDoug LaMalfa CAMar 5, 2025SubstantiveIn committee360 words326
H.R. 2433Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025RMark E. Green TNMar 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words1716
H.R. 7366Dietary Supplement Regulatory Uniformity ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYFeb 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee186 words06
S. 3772Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2026RKevin Cramer NDFeb 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee108 words19
S. 3774SCAM ActDRuben Gallego AZFeb 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words118
H.R. 7324More Behavioral Health Providers Act of 2026DNikki Budzinski ILFeb 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee588 words25
H.R. 7300Make Elections Great Again ActRBryan Steil WIJan 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee13k words705
S. 3759SAF ActRJerry Moran KSFeb 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee306 words38
H.R. 7291GRAS Oversight and Transparency ActRMichael Lawler NYJan 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words15
H.R. 7296SAVE America ActRChip Roy TXJan 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words1119
S. 3752SAVE America ActRMike Lee UTJan 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words496
S. 3627Pregnant Students’ Rights ActRAshley Moody FLJan 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee390 words245
H.R. 7130McCarran-Ferguson Restoration ActRTroy Downing MTJan 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words58
S. 3682Power for the People Act of 2026DChris Van Hollen MDJan 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words76

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