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. 10289Government Travel Transparency ActDSuhas Subramanyam VASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee424 words10
H.R. 10290No Pardon Paydays Act of 2026DSuhas Subramanyam VASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee225 words20
H.R. 10291JARED ActDSuhas Subramanyam VASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee800 words50
H.R. 10292Southern Nevada Wastewater Infrastructure Lands ActDDina Titus NVSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee364 words00
H.R. 10293Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement ActDJill N. Tokuda HISep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words71
H.R. 10294Better Pay for American Workers ActDNorma J. Torres CASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee302 words01
H.R. 102959-8-8 Call Center Improvement ActDLori Trahan MASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee134 words70
H.R. 10296To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4650 East Rosedale Street in Fort Worth, Texas, as the "Dionne Phillips Bagsby Post Office Building".DMarc A. Veasey TXSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee81 words110
H.R. 10297El Salvador TPS Act of 2026DEugene Simon Vindman VASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee55 words320
H.R. 9329SEC Reform and Restructuring ActRAnn Wagner MOJun 18, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee5.3k words41
H.J.Res. 1Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.RAndy Biggs AZJan 3, 2025SubstantiveFailed in House74 words21
H.R. 10128To codify Secretary's Order 3434 of the Department of the Interior.RTom McClintock CAAug 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee37 words00
H.R. 10220SIMPLE ActDSuzanne Bonamici ORSep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words60
H.R. 10221Flock-Off ActRThomas Massie KYSep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words80
H.R. 10222No HUD Funding for Sanctuary Cities ActRTroy Downing MTSep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee218 words240
H.R. 10223End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2026DAmi Bera CASep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words250
H.R. 10224To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6 Pennsylvania Avenue in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, as the "PFC Edward Kuhn Memorial Post Office".RRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr. PASep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee79 words140
H.R. 10225No Federal Taxpayer-Funded Housing for Illegal Aliens Act of 2026RTim Burchett TNSep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee297 words00
H.R. 10226To prohibit the use of shock gloves by Federal law enforcement officers to enforce the immigration laws, and for other purposes.DMadeleine Dean PASep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committeeText pending70
H.R. 10227INSULIN Act of 2026DDiana DeGette COSep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words201
H.R. 10228Strengthening Protections for Children with Food Allergies ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee641 words20
H.R. 10229Protecting American Beef Producers ActDShomari Figures ALSep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee143 words00
H.R. 10230Strengthening Oversight for the Financial Sector Act of 2026DBill Foster ILSep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee297 words01
H.R. 10231No Homeless Detention Centers ActDMaxwell Frost FLSep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee980 words220
H.R. 10232To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.DJohn W. Mannion NYSep 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee851 words21

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