Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 13, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,125 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 13, 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 13, 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. 10058Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026DJoseph D. Morelle NYAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee999 words00
H.R. 10059Building Safer Streets ActDSeth Moulton MAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words11
H.R. 10060Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity ActDRichard E. Neal MAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words180
H.R. 10062Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee311 words00
H.R. 10063Green New Deal for Public Housing ActDAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.5k words411
H.R. 10064Foreign Service Language Readiness ActDJohnny Olszewski, Jr. MDAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee678 words10
H.R. 10065Methane Pollution Accountability ActDLuz M. Rivas CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee288 words30
H.R. 10066Stop Corrupt Trading ActDAndrea Salinas ORAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee779 words60
H.R. 10067Ride in Freedom ActRDerrick Van Orden WIAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee270 words00
H.R. 10068PROTECT ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee879 words20
H.R. 10069Military Readiness Through Resilient Lands ActDGeorge Whitesides CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee920 words20
S. 1735Permitting Transparency and Accountability ActRRick Scott FLMay 13, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee310 words60
S. 2732Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025RRand Paul KYSep 8, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.3k words11
S. 4505A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities.RJoni Ernst IAMay 12, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee649 words100
S. 4689READ ActRBill Cassidy LAJun 4, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee6.3k words50
S. 5273Fisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026RLisa Murkowski AKAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words80
S. 5274Ride in Freedom ActRTim Sheehy MTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee268 words00
S. 5275Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity ActDRon Wyden ORAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words40
S. 5276Reducing Red Tape for Rebuilding ActDAdam B. Schiff CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee98 words10
S. 5277RANCH ActRMike Rounds SDAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words11
S. 5278GHOST ActDBen Ray Luján NMAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words31
S. 5279National American History and Founders Month ActRRoger F. Wicker MSAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee775 words20
S. 5280Guaranteed Paid Vacation ActIBernard Sanders VTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words44
S. 5281Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2026DPeter Welch VTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee472 words41
S. 5282Chama Basin Watershed Protection ActDBen Ray Luján NMAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee367 words10

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