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. 6655CFTC Charitable Organization Exemption Act of 2025DApril McClain Delaney MDDec 11, 2025SubstantiveIn committee893 words16
H.R. 7035Credit Card Competition Act of 2026RLance Gooden TXJan 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words824
S. 3623Credit Card Competition Act of 2026RRoger Marshall KSJan 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words423
H.R. 7015Protecting TPLF From Abuse ActRDarrell Issa CAJan 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee871 words38
H.R. 7023Affordable CHOICE ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILJan 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words66
H.R. 6983PRICE ActDRobert Menendez NJJan 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee267 words65
H.R. 6985Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) ActRMax L. Miller OHJan 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee114 words65
S. 3605Disaster Zone Energy Affordability and Investment ActRLindsey Graham SCJan 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee498 words88
S. 3585DATA Act of 2026RTom Cotton ARJan 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee979 words07
H.R. 6920SUCCESS for BEAD ActRAndy Barr KYDec 23, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words15
H.R. 6837To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure that pharmacy benefit managers are considered fiduciaries, and for other purposes.DJake Auchincloss MADec 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee630 words25
S. 3578Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025RMike Rounds SDDec 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee184 words39
S. 3519Remote Access Security ActRDavid McCormick PADec 17, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words410
S. 3494Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy ActRMike Lee UTDec 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words06
H.R. 6718Professional Student Degree ActRMichael Lawler NYDec 15, 2025SubstantiveIn committee270 words2812
H.R. 6722Automatic IRA Act of 2025DRichard E. Neal MADec 15, 2025SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words49
H.R. 6687DRIVER ActRDiana Harshbarger TNDec 12, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words516
H.R. 6609Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid ActDJake Auchincloss MADec 11, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words418
H.R. 6677Professional Degree Access Restoration ActDRitchie Torres NYDec 11, 2025SubstantiveIn committee180 words516
S. 3385Lower Health Care Costs ActDCharles E. Schumer NYDec 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committeeText pending08
S. 3386Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025RMike Crapo IDDec 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committeeText pending19
H.R. 6566Recycling Technology Innovation ActRDan Crenshaw TXDec 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee301 words812
H.R. 6574Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals ActDTimothy M. Kennedy NYDec 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee167 words775
H.R. 6501Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PADec 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee11k words226
H.R. 6509SAFE Drugs Act of 2025RRudy Yakym III INDec 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee698 words208

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