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. 10312SBA Spanish Resource Report ActRGabe Evans COSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee387 words90
H.R. 10313To facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.RRuss Fulcher IDSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee146 words00
H.R. 10314To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools to educate students about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.DJosh Gottheimer NJSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee652 words10
H.R. 10315AI LABS ActDJosh Gottheimer NJSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee395 words11
H.R. 10316National Housing Emergency Act of 2026DChrissy Houlahan PASep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 10317Inventory Act of 2026RDarrell Issa CASep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 10318PACMESARKimberlyn King-Hinds MPSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 10319Gender Delusion Disqualification ActRNancy Mace SCSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee394 words01
H.R. 10320Town Halls for All Act of 2026DJoe Neguse COSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee344 words00
H.R. 10321Responsible Data Center Siting Act of 2026DSuhas Subramanyam VASep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee551 words60
H.R. 10322Data Center Fair Share ActDSuhas Subramanyam VASep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee737 words01
H.R. 10323Thirty-Two Hour Workweek ActDMark Takano CASep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee459 words61
H.R. 10324ROMA ActRDavid G. Valadao CASep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee528 words80
H.R. 3495Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization ActIKevin Kiley CAMay 19, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee74 words314
H.R. 5267American Franchise ActRKevin Hern OKSep 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words15817
H.R. 5634Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2026RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJSep 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee515 words52
H.R. 7972Taxpayer Workforce Modernization ActRDavid Schweikert AZMar 18, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee945 words01
H.R. 8781Title IX Clarification Act of 2026RJodey C. Arrington TXMay 13, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee267 words444
H.R. 9098Congressional Records Protection Act of 2026RMike Kelly PAJun 2, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.6k words60
H.R. 9203Student Protection and University Accountability ActRElise M. Stefanik NYJun 8, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words22
H.R. 9501AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026RVern Buchanan FLJun 29, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee241 words30
H.R. 10160Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2026RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee617 words40
H.R. 10172To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes.DEleanor Holmes Norton DCAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee201 words00
H.R. 10298Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2026DBill Foster ILSep 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee411 words91
H.R. 10299To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 83 East Park Street in Alamo, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth Nolen Davis Post Office".RDavid Kustoff TNSep 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee77 words60

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