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
S. 5387DCA Air Safety ActDTim Kaine VASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
S. 5388Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers ActDChristopher Murphy CTSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee913 words20
S. 5389Ending Presidential Corruption in Banking ActDElizabeth Warren MASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee566 words150
S. 5390End Trump’s Tariff Tax ActDCharles E. Schumer NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee797 words290
S. 5391Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2026DTim Kaine VASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee12k words00
S. 5392TEAM USA ActRJon Husted OHSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee564 words20
S. 5393FABRIC ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words40
S. 5394Hands Off Our Great Lakes ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee228 words00
S. 58A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, as the "Chief Zeb Smith Post Office".RTed Cruz TXJan 9, 2025CeremonialApproved by committee77 words10
S. 829A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the "Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office".RKevin Cramer NDMar 4, 2025CeremonialApproved by committee80 words10
S. 917A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the "Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office".RJohn Cornyn TXMar 10, 2025CeremonialApproved by committee86 words11
H.R. 1276To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.RJames Comer KYFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveBecame law363 words00
H.R. 2069Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025RBarry Moore ALMar 11, 2025SubstantiveBecame law1.6k words30
H.R. 2196National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension ActRRichard Hudson NCMar 18, 2025SubstantiveBecame law207 words61
H.R. 5366Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty ActRW. Gregory Steube FLSep 15, 2025SubstantiveBecame law927 words142
H.R. 10117GATOR Act of 2026RW. Gregory Steube FLAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee298 words00
H.R. 10240Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act of 2026DJennifer L. McClellan VASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words50
H.R. 10260Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026RBrad Finstad MNSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee706 words10
H.R. 1031Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment ActRClaudia Tenney NYFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveIn committee621 words80
H.R. 10327Cost Estimates Improvement ActRMichael Cloud TXSep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee135 words200
H.R. 10328Badge-to-Business ActRRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr. PASep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee262 words60
H.R. 10330Higher Education Oversight for Nonprofits Ensuring Standards and Transparency ActDAlma S. Adams NCSep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words210
H.R. 10331Patient Navigation Assistance ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee794 words01
H.R. 10332Sunset Section 230 ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee819 words10
H.R. 10333AACCENT ActDDebbie Dingell MISep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words10

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