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

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,125 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 12, 2026

In committee 15,472 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,644 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee654 4%Passed the House or Senate838 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <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.

90% of this Congress’s bills have not left committee; the 118th was at 92% at month 22. 1 in 119 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

281Skipped committeeof the 999 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 file10,273 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
15,472 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
654 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
838 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 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. 137 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

17,125 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7834Safe Cloud Storage ActRLaurel M. Lee FLMar 5, 2026SubstantivePassed House1.4k words52
H.R. 7890Science of Reading Act of 2026RErin Houchin INMar 12, 2026SubstantivePassed House583 words31
H.R. 8193To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 189 East Main Street in Xenia, Ohio, as the "Gil Whitney Post Office Building".RMichael R. Turner OHApr 2, 2026CeremonialPassed House77 words140
H.R. 9086Foreign Service Modernization ActRMichael Lawler NYJun 2, 2026SubstantivePassed House12k words31
H.R. 9191National Fossil Act of 2026RErin Houchin INJun 8, 2026SubstantivePassed House164 words90
H.R. 9497Water Resources Development Act of 2026RSam Graves MOJun 29, 2026SubstantivePassed House55k words322
H.R. 9570To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 West Lovett Street in Charlotte, Michigan, as the "Francis C. Flaherty Post Office Building".RTom Barrett MIJul 2, 2026CeremonialPassed House80 words120
S. 1257A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.RJames E. Risch IDApr 2, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee227 words10
S. 1288Finger Lakes National Heritage Area ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYApr 3, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee292 words00
S. 1321Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 2025RJohn R. Curtis UTApr 8, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee689 words10
S. 1413A bill to authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act.DAlex Padilla CAApr 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee90 words11
S. 2015National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025Sponsor not on fileJun 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words40
S. 2016Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025RLisa Murkowski AKJun 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee6.9k words13
S. 2554Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation ActRLisa Murkowski AKJul 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee7.3k words10
S. 2753Urban Canal Modernization ActRJames E. Risch IDSep 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee532 words20
S. 2767Gateway Partnership ActREric Schmitt MOSep 11, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words20
S. 2801Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area Study Authorization ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHSep 15, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee748 words10
S. 2887Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation ActRTed Cruz TXSep 18, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee891 words50
S. 291Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025DAlex Padilla CAJan 29, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee481 words50
S. 3194Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study ActDAlex Padilla CANov 18, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee435 words10
S. 3693Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJan 27, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee177 words10
S. 3715Chiricahua National Park ActDMark Kelly AZJan 28, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee944 words10
S. 3723Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study ActRJohn Thune SDJan 29, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee930 words10
S. 3725Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study ActRJohn Thune SDJan 29, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee999 words51
S. 3732Water Security and Drought Resilience ActDRuben Gallego AZJan 29, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee2.1k words20

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