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. 7866American Lending Fairness Act of 2026RWarren Davidson OHMar 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee335 words78
H.R. 7945Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026DKevin Mullin CAMar 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee308 words250
H.R. 8005Stop Pills That Kill ActRGabe Evans COMar 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House2.1k words00
H.R. 8255SAT Streamlining ActRBrett Guthrie KYApr 14, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.7k words12
H.R. 8278Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision ActRMarlin A. Stutzman INApr 14, 2026SubstantivePassed House1.1k words14
H.R. 8775Ending Predator Access to Union Power ActRJoe Wilson SCMay 12, 2026SubstantivePassed House96 words02
H.R. 8957American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026RNicholas J. Begich III AKMay 21, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.9k words230
H.R. 900Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025DDarren Soto FLJan 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House223 words83
H.R. 9327PEARL ActRDavid P. Joyce OHJun 18, 2026SubstantivePassed House121 words71
H.R. 9332Load Forecasting Enhancement ActRTroy Balderson OHJun 18, 2026SubstantivePassed House1k words610
H.R. 9339Affordable Innovation for the Grid ActRDiana Harshbarger TNJun 18, 2026SubstantivePassed House292 words67
H.R. 9382To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.DTimothy M. Kennedy NYJun 22, 2026SubstantivePassed House199 words31
H.R. 9385PROTECT USA Act of 2026RScott Fitzgerald WIJun 22, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words03
H.R. 9394Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026RDale W. Strong ALJun 23, 2026SubstantivePassed House632 words11
H.R. 9498Taxpayer Advocate Participation ActRW. Gregory Steube FLJun 29, 2026SubstantivePassed House178 words11
H.R. 9499Protecting Taxpayers from Ghost Preparers ActRNicole Malliotakis NYJun 29, 2026SubstantivePassed House141 words00
H.R. 9500Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActRMax L. Miller OHJun 29, 2026SubstantivePassed House1.1k words21
H.R. 9503Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act of 2026RJohn H. Rutherford FLJun 29, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee287 words31
H.R. 9615BRACE ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAJul 9, 2026SubstantivePassed House517 words31
H.R. 9616EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026RAugust Pfluger TXJul 9, 2026SubstantivePassed House384 words10
H.R. 9617CHARM ActRGary J. Palmer ALJul 9, 2026SubstantivePassed House562 words10
H.R. 9723Fit Future ActRRyan Mackenzie PAJul 16, 2026SubstantivePassed House828 words21
H.R. 979AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025RGus M. Bilirakis FLFeb 5, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.8k words31711
H.R. 9834No Racketeers on our Shores ActRMichael Baumgartner WAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee239 words00
S. 2644Camden National Battlefield Park Study ActRLindsey Graham SCAug 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee345 words10

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