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

17,125 bills and resolutions · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10641Employee and Retiree Access to Justice ActDMark DeSaulnier CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 10642Stop the Settlements ActDJoaquin Castro TXOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words651
H.R. 10643H–1B Visa Fraud Crackdown ActRBeth Van Duyne TXOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee169 words50
H.R. 10644Faith and Rural Small Business ActRMark Alford MOOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee137 words00
H.R. 10645SMART ActRTroy Balderson OHOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee520 words40
H.R. 10646To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental support agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies, and for other purposes.DJoyce Beatty OHOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee45 words10
H.R. 10647IMD CARE ActRCliff Bentz OROct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words10
H.R. 10649Safe Disposal of Opioids Act of 2026DSuzanne Bonamici OROct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee471 words10
H.R. 10650American Glove Act of 2026RMike Carey OHOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
H.R. 10651End Tax Breaks for Dark Money ActDJudy Chu CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee198 words170
H.R. 10652San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund Reauthorization ActDGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words10
H.R. 10653Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026DSteve Cohen TNOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 10656Nicholas Douglas Quets Border Travel Safety ActRElijah Crane AZOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 10657SPROUT Act of 2026RJeff Crank COOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee577 words00
H.R. 10658Critical Biomanufacturing Input Assessment ActDSharice Davids KSOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee67 words10
H.R. 10659Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities ActDMadeleine Dean PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee165 words20
H.R. 10660AID Local Government Leadership ActDMadeleine Dean PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words10
H.R. 10661Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026DMadeleine Dean PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10662Better Transit for Riders ActDMark DeSaulnier CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee762 words00
H.R. 10663Domestic Violence SAFE Notice ActDDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words00
H.R. 10664SUCCESS Act of 2026DDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 10665SOS Campus ActDDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee828 words10
H.R. 10666FCHIP Extension ActRJulie Fedorchak NDOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee80 words01
H.R. 10667Disaster Recovery and Resilience Act of 2026RVirginia Foxx NCOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee782 words00
H.R. 10668EASE ActRRussell Fry SCOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee541 words10

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