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. 10694More Nurses in Rural Schools ActDMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee399 words10
H.R. 10695United States Submarine Cable Security Policy Act of 2026RAugust Pfluger TXOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words10
H.R. 10696Ad-Free Means Ad-Free ActDJosh Riley NYOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee395 words00
H.R. 10697No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026DPatrick Ryan NYOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words50
H.R. 10698ICE Shootings Transparency ActDAndrea Salinas OROct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee196 words80
H.R. 10699Dropbox Access ActDMary Gay Scanlon PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee869 words20
H.R. 10700Accessible Voting Act of 2026DMary Gay Scanlon PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words30
H.R. 10701FTC Autonomy ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee139 words10
H.R. 10702Workers’ Retirement Savings Protection Act of 2026DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee468 words00
H.R. 10703Protecting Workers’ Benefits ActDRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee378 words00
H.R. 10704Direct CARE Opportunity Act of 2026DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words40
H.R. 10705Stop SIM Box Scams ActRJefferson Shreve INOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words41
H.R. 10706Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid ActRAdrian Smith NEOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words00
H.R. 10707Internationally Trained Physicians Assistance Act of 2026DAdam Smith WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee672 words10
H.R. 10708Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act of 2026DAdam Smith WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee365 words10
H.R. 10709Multigenerational HOMES ActDMarilyn Strickland WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10710Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act of 2026DMarilyn Strickland WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee909 words10
H.R. 10711Reducing Visa Delays ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee267 words00
H.R. 10712First Responder Behavioral Health Access ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee775 words11
H.R. 10713Federal Telework Protection ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words80
H.R. 10714Strengthening Emergency Responses ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee447 words00
H.R. 10715Domestic Visa Renewal Modernization ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee267 words60
H.R. 10716Integrity for Taxpayers ActRDavid J. Taylor OHOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee249 words30
H.R. 10717Wigs for Warriors ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee79 words20
H.R. 10718Federal Employee Records Relief ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee552 words71

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