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. 10460SMARTER ActRDavid Schweikert AZSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.9k words01
H.R. 10461Somaliland Travel and Investment ActRChristopher H. Smith NJSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee65 words00
H.R. 10462Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act of 2026DDarren Soto FLSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words20
H.R. 10464Paul Whelan Hostage Compensation and Reintegration ActDHaley M. Stevens MISep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 10465Public Lands Accountability ActDDina Titus NVSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee725 words31
H.R. 10466End Energy Hardship ActDPaul Tonko NYSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words01
H.R. 10467Data Center Fairness Fee Act of 2026DPaul Tonko NYSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words02
H.R. 10468State Energy Oversight Act of 2026DPaul Tonko NYSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words03
H.R. 10469Regional Energy Hubs Act of 2026DPaul Tonko NYSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words01
H.R. 10470SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026RMatt Van Epps TNSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee635 words00
H.R. 10471CLAIM ActDNydia M. Velázquez NYSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words12
H.R. 10472Mail Integrity and Inspector General ActDEugene Simon Vindman VASep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee234 words00
H.R. 10473Justice for Ukrainian Children ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VASep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words520
H.R. 10474CISA Force Structure Assessment ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VASep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee602 words20
H.R. 10475Protecting Our History Act of 2026DFrederica S. Wilson FLSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.8k words00
H.R. 10476Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026DFrederica S. Wilson FLSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words351
H.R. 1266Combating Illicit Xylazine ActDJimmy Panetta CAFeb 12, 2025SubstantivePassed House1k words1143
H.R. 1342Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance ActRScott Perry PAFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House52 words20
H.R. 1653Civil Investigative Demand Reform Act of 2025RAndy Barr KYFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee512 words66
H.R. 1682BELO’S ActRGabe Evans COFeb 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House82 words50
H.R. 2004Tyler’s LawDTed Lieu CAMar 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House275 words652
H.R. 2140Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025DDoris O. Matsui CAMar 14, 2025SubstantivePassed House43 words35
H.R. 2709Save Our Sequoias ActRVince Fong CAApr 8, 2025SubstantivePassed House4.8k words291
H.R. 2713MAIN Event Ticketing ActRDiana Harshbarger TNApr 8, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words13
H.R. 2805PLAN for Broadband ActRTim Walberg MIApr 9, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words31

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