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

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9017Restore Florida Water Independence Act of 2026RByron Donalds FLMay 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee286 words90
H.R. 9104Rock Creek National Park Act of 2026DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJun 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee150 words00
H.R. 9148Scipio Jones House Assessment ActRJ. French Hill ARJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee323 words00
H.R. 9590SAFE for Manatees ActRDaniel Webster FLJul 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee261 words60
H.R. 9999Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination ActDBrittany Pettersen COJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee268 words10
S. 1051Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment ActRJames Lankford OKMar 13, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate973 words11
S. 1377Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection ActRJohn Hoeven NDApr 9, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate295 words10
S. 858Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location ActRJames C. Justice WVMar 5, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending130
H.R. 10212PEPTIDES for Veterans ActRNancy Mace SCSep 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee660 words00
H.R. 10213To name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Medina County, Ohio, as the "Leland John Codding VA Clinic".RMax L. Miller OHSep 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee107 words00
H.R. 10307Anaktuvuk Pass Food Security Access ActRNicholas J. Begich III AKSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee94 words00
H.R. 10308Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026DJoe Courtney CTSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee149 words20
H.R. 10309HOMEFRONT Act of 2026RWarren Davidson OHSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words50
H.R. 10310Robo COP ActRVirginia Foxx NCSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee171 words00
H.R. 10311Health Care Accountability Mission Act of 2026RChuck Edwards NCSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee312 words00
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

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