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. 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
S. 307Prison Staff Safety Enhancement ActRMarsha Blackburn TNJan 29, 2025SubstantiveBecame law763 words31
S. 3135Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2026RDan Sullivan AKNov 6, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1k words34
S. 32LACARTed Cruz TXJan 8, 2025SubstantiveBecame law169 words10
S. 3467Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Reauthorization ActDAmy Klobuchar MNDec 11, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words10
S. 3929Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement ActRTim Sheehy MTFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee487 words24
S. 4023America’s Living Library ActRTodd Young INMar 5, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.7k words121
S. 4103Save Our Sequoias ActDAlex Padilla CAMar 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.8k words11
S. 4489Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization ActRSteve Daines MTMay 12, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.3k words10
S. 456STEAM ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVFeb 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee101 words32
S. 4573Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIMay 19, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee102 words40
S. 4749JAWBONE ActRTed Cruz TXJun 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.9k words10
S. 4787FEAT ActRMike Lee UTJun 15, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee201 words50

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