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. 166 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. 10130Army Quantum Readiness ActRTim Moore NCAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee294 words10
H.R. 10131National Archives Protection ActDKevin Mullin CAAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee108 words170
H.R. 10132ARTICLE ONE ActRChip Roy TXAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words10
H.R. 10133Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026DHillary J. Scholten MIAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee884 words00
H.R. 10134Local Health Care Protection Act of 2026DHillary J. Scholten MIAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee694 words00
H.R. 10135Not In My Barn Yard ActRGlenn Thompson PAAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee176 words10
H.R. 10137No Insider Trading on National Security Act of 2026DGeorge Whitesides CAAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee192 words20
H.R. 2827To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.RTom Cole OKApr 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee196 words21
H.R. 8476No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026RRandy Fine FLApr 23, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee570 words163
S. 5123Lunar Landing Day ActRTim Sheehy MTJul 23, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate627 words30
H.R. 10111Oversight Access ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PAAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee206 words90
H.R. 10109Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition ActRMichael Baumgartner WAAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee599 words00
H.R. 10110Housing Price Transparency ActDKathy Castor FLAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee876 words00
H.R. 10112Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors ActDJosh Gottheimer NJAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 10113New IDEA ActRErin Houchin INAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee412 words00
H.R. 10114To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15642 Sand Canyon Avenue in Irvine, California, as the "Mary Kageyama Nomura Post Office Building".DDave Min CAAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee80 words210
H.R. 10115Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026RJames C. Moylan GUAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words190
H.R. 10116Lifeline for First Responders ActDAndrea Salinas ORAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee279 words31
H.R. 10105Stop ICE Price Gouging ActDShri Thanedar MIAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee836 words00
H.R. 10082Credit Union Investment Authority ActDJanelle S. Bynum ORAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee291 words21
H.R. 10083Water Technology and Resilience Reauthorization ActDGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. CAAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee41 words90
H.R. 10084First Time Homebuyer Debt Reduction ActRJeff Crank COAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee174 words00
H.R. 10085Lifelong Learning ActDDonald G. Davis NCAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee389 words10
H.R. 10086Diabetes Prevention Program Reauthorization Act of 2026RMonica De La Cruz TXAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee81 words10
H.R. 10087Cancer Care Planning and Communications ActDMark DeSaulnier CAAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00

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