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

Where this Congress’s bills stand

119th118th
BillsBills + resolutions
Every bill ↓

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. 5885GAIN AI Act of 2025RJohn R. Moolenaar MIOct 31, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words48
H.R. 5851Keep America Flying Act of 2026RJohn James MIOct 28, 2025SubstantiveIn committee382 words17
H.R. 5862American Energy Independence and Affordability ActDMike Thompson CAOct 28, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words1297
S. 3031Keep America Flying Act of 2026RTed Cruz TXOct 22, 2025SubstantiveIn committee382 words97
S. 3017STREAMLINE ActRJohn Kennedy LAOct 20, 2025SubstantiveIn committee746 words86
S. 3014Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2025DJeanne Shaheen NHOct 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words17
S. 2983Extending Expired Cybersecurity Authorities ActDGary C. Peters MIOct 7, 2025SubstantiveIn committee144 words1320
S. 2984Employee Rights ActRTim Scott SCOct 8, 2025SubstantiveIn committee3k words105
S. 2976HIRE ActRBernie Moreno OHOct 6, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words05
H.R. 5629To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled "Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder", except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect.RErin Houchin INSep 30, 2025SubstantiveIn committee92 words06
S. 2932Student Athlete Fairness and Enforcement ActDMaria Cantwell WASep 29, 2025SubstantiveIn committee11k words25
H.R. 5582Patients Deserve Price Tags ActRJohn James MISep 26, 2025SubstantiveIn committee15k words1222
H.R. 5600SPEED and Reliability Act of 2025DScott H. Peters CASep 26, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words511
H.R. 5451Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025DSteve Cohen TNSep 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee663 words759
H.R. 5455Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025RAaron Bean FLSep 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee662 words267
H.R. 5509Safe Step ActRRick W. Allen GASep 19, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2k words16918
H.R. 5526Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination ActRAugust Pfluger TXSep 19, 2025SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words1011
S. 2916Long-Distance Corridor Relief ActRTim Sheehy MTSep 19, 2025SubstantiveIn committee151 words05
H.R. 5454Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay ActRJodey C. Arrington TXSep 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee954 words2011
H.R. 5475No Tax on Overtime for All Workers ActRNicole Malliotakis NYSep 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee289 words5711
H.R. 5494Essential Workers for Economic Advancement ActRLloyd Smucker PASep 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee9.3k words1013
S. 2879Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVSep 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee954 words25
S. 2837Protect America’s Workforce ActDMark R. Warner VASep 17, 2025SubstantiveIn committee134 words378
S. 2845Billionaires Income Tax ActDRon Wyden ORSep 17, 2025SubstantiveIn committee18k words185
H.R. 1670Family Building FEHB Fairness ActDGerald E. Connolly VAFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee239 words35

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