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

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 19,903 bills and resolutions have gotten

So far · as of Nov 12, 2026

In committee 17,536 88%
Sent to committee, never taken up16,699 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out837 4%Approved by committee698 4%Passed the House or Senate1,487 7%Passed the House and Senate36 <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.

88% of this Congress’s bills and resolutions have not left committee; the 118th was at 89% at month 22. 1 in 138 became law.

Includes 2,396 non-binding resolutions and 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

25Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate
2Vetoedby the President
2Veto upheldof the 2 vetoed
7Committee recommended against itall House resolutions of inquiry

Routes around committee

779Skipped committeeof the 1,669 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
112forced 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 file12,797 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied6,114 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied913 bills and resolutions · 22% past committee

Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 79 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 committee114 days
17,536 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber11 days
698 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both70 days
848 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 114 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 523
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.Res. 598Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 589) providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.7 words
LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill or resolution is 523 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 167 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

17,292 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Needs both chambersClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10477Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2026RJ. French Hill ARSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10479Quantum Benchmark ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee292 words00
H.R. 10480Medal of Honor Access and Liaison ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee296 words00
H.R. 10481National Guard Heritage Welfare Society ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee101 words00
H.R. 10482Dashboard for MILCON Projects ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee386 words00
H.R. 10483Bone Marrow Radiation Shielding ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee228 words00
H.R. 10484Covered AI Prohibition ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee151 words00
H.R. 10485Minuteman III Health and Safety ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee854 words00
H.R. 10486Relief Without Delay ActDWesley Bell MOSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words220
H.R. 10487Recovery First Housing ActRTim Burchett TNSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee221 words00
H.R. 10488Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026DSean Casten ILSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words41
H.R. 10489American Renewable Energy Act of 2026DYvette D. Clarke NYSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.1k words01
H.R. 10490Born to Invest Act of 2026DSharice Davids KSSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee136 words10
H.R. 10491CHARGE ActRWarren Davidson OHSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee185 words00
H.R. 10492Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety ActDMaxine Dexter ORSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee7.1k words22
H.R. 10493Reclaim Local Control ActRTom Emmer MNSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee88 words31
H.R. 10494American Tariff Rebate ActDValerie P. Foushee NCSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words00
H.R. 10495CATFISH Act of 2026RAbraham J. Hamadeh AZSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words00
H.R. 10496Revising SSDI Disability Classifications ActRJ. French Hill ARSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee934 words10
H.R. 10497Protect Our Polls ActDChrissy Houlahan PASep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words80
H.R. 10498Illegal War Refund ActDRo Khanna CASep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee332 words40
H.R. 10499Meals for Communities Tax Credit ActRDarin LaHood ILSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee505 words20
H.R. 10500Unleashing American Pipelines ActRLaurel M. Lee FLSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee313 words01
H.R. 10501Communist Control Act of 2026RRichard McCormick GASep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee114 words30
H.R. 10502To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the use of artificial intelligence systems to acquire, analyze, query, disseminate, or otherwise access information under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.RAddison P. McDowell NCSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee276 words20

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