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. 6518SAF ActDSharice Davids KSDec 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee297 words1111
H.R. 6485Skinny Labels, Big Savings ActRBen Cline VADec 5, 2025SubstantiveIn committee702 words66
H.R. 6423HELP Copays ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJDec 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee531 words685
S. 3345PBM Price Transparency and Accountability ActRMike Crapo IDDec 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee11k words2414
H.R. 6371No Robot Bosses ActDSuzanne Bonamici ORDec 3, 2025SubstantiveIn committee6.8k words135
H.R. 6336Fair Allocation of Interstate Rates ActRJulie Fedorchak NDDec 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee375 words713
H.R. 6324Retirement Simplification and Clarity ActDJimmy Panetta CANov 28, 2025SubstantiveIn committee592 words267
H.R. 6222ROTOR ActRRobert F. Onder, Jr. MONov 20, 2025SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words3215
H.R. 6248Healthy Competition for Better Care ActRJodey C. Arrington TXNov 21, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words56
H.R. 6214Kidney Care Access Protection ActRCarol D. Miller WVNov 20, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2k words186
H.R. 6231Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit ActRLloyd Smucker PANov 20, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words3111
S. 3265Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit ActRBill Cassidy LANov 20, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words1411
S. 3268Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL ActRMarsha Blackburn TNNov 20, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words17
H.R. 6128VISIT USA ActRGus M. Bilirakis FLNov 19, 2025SubstantiveIn committee202 words185
H.R. 6131Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools ActDJudy Chu CANov 19, 2025SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words355
H.R. 6160Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers ActDRaul Ruiz CANov 19, 2025SubstantiveIn committee156 words2011
S. 3180Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025RJohn Kennedy LANov 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words15
S. 3168Shutdown Fairness ActRRon Johnson WINov 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words85
H.R. 5966Ohio River Restoration Program ActDMorgan McGarvey KYNov 7, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words155
H.R. 5940Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025DSuzan K. DelBene WANov 7, 2025SubstantiveIn committee95 words495
S. 3012Shutdown Fairness ActRRon Johnson WIOct 15, 2025SubstantiveIn committeeText pending136
S. 3159Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies ActRJames Lankford OKNov 7, 2025SubstantiveIn committee918 words47
S. 3122Better FDA Act of 2025RRoger Marshall KSNov 6, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words310
S. 3150GAIN AI Act of 2025RJim Banks INNov 6, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words36
H.R. 5878HOME Reform Act of 2025RMike Flood NEOct 31, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2k words16

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