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. 10406Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026RChristopher H. Smith NJSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words10
H.R. 10407Childcare Cost Relief Act of 2026RJames C. Moylan GUSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee534 words00
H.R. 10408Guam-Federal Consultation ActRJames C. Moylan GUSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee355 words00
H.R. 10410Educating Future Nurses ActDLauren Underwood ILSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words33
H.R. 10411To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to consider certain acreage not planted due to a lack of irrigation water to be eligible for prevented planting payments, and for other purposes.RJeff Hurd COSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee454 words10
H.R. 10412To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the State opt-in requirement for the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship credit.RAdrian Smith NESep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee132 words20
H.R. 10413To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships credit limit for married taxpayers filing a joint return.RAdrian Smith NESep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee66 words30
H.R. 10414Community Health Worker Access ActDAlma S. Adams NCSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words11
H.R. 10415Food for Thought Act of 2026DNanette Diaz Barragán CASep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words361
H.R. 10416Housing Tariff Exclusion ActDNanette Diaz Barragán CASep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words83
H.R. 10420Colorado River Basin Water Security and Infrastructure ActRAndy Biggs AZSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words00
H.R. 10421Transforming Education for the Future ActDSuzanne Bonamici ORSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee67k words171
H.R. 10422Diesel Price Reduction Act of 2026RTim Burchett TNSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee128 words11
H.R. 10423To provide for a temporary prohibition on the export of diesel fuel.RTim Burchett TNSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee43 words11
H.R. 10424Equity in Research ActDTroy A. Carter LASep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee296 words90
H.R. 10425Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026DSean Casten ILSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words60
H.R. 10426Backlog Justice Act of 2026DEmanuel Cleaver MOSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words200
H.R. 10427MAGNET ActDJoe Courtney CTSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.1k words30
H.R. 10428Survivor Benefits Application Modernization ActDSharice Davids KSSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee269 words12
H.R. 10429To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois, as the "Detective Allan Reddins Post Office Building".DDanny K. Davis ILSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee80 words50
H.R. 10430STARS Act of 2026RByron Donalds FLSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee926 words20
H.R. 10431U.S. Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act of 2026RRon Estes KSSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words011
H.R. 10432Greeley Land Exchange ActRGabe Evans COSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
H.R. 10433SAFE Platforms ActDValerie P. Foushee NCSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words10
H.R. 10434Empower Energy Exporting Communities ActDVicente Gonzalez TXSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee480 words10

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