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. 10719Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots ActDGeorge Whitesides CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words40
H.R. 10720For the relief of Godfrey Oliver Wade.DEverton Blair Jr. GAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee456 words00
H.R. 6993BEACON Act of 2026RJack Bergman MIJan 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee2.6k words131
S. 3257John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation ActRJohn Hoeven NDNov 20, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending317
S. 3258Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026DTammy Duckworth ILNov 20, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate794 words134
H.R. 10463Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration ActRVictoria Spartz INSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee749 words00
H.R. 10543PREP ActDMadeleine Dean PASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.5k words00
H.R. 10555VETS Access ActDJared F. Golden MESep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee166 words10
H.R. 2306Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes ActRJohn R. Moolenaar MIMar 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House332 words80
H.R. 2400Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026RDoug LaMalfa CAMar 27, 2025SubstantiveTo President760 words00
H.R. 331To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.RRuss Fulcher IDJan 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House503 words10
H.R. 5349TAS ActRNathaniel Moran TXSep 15, 2025SubstantiveTo PresidentText pending10
H.R. 5729North Rim Restoration ActRElijah Crane AZOct 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House902 words70
H.R. 677EARARHarriet M. Hageman WYJan 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House331 words01
H.R. 7008Stop Insider Trading ActRBryan Steil WIJan 12, 2026SubstantivePassed House2.2k words931
H.R. 7257SECURE Grid ActRRobert E. Latta OHJan 27, 2026SubstantivePassed House771 words47
H.R. 7618American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026RJennifer A. Kiggans VAFeb 20, 2026SubstantivePassed House643 words60
H.R. 9340Ratepayer Protection ActRGabe Evans COJun 18, 2026SubstantivePassed HouseText pending4251
S. 1254A bill to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.RJames E. Risch IDApr 2, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee616 words10
S. 1568LIT Act of 2025RMike Lee UTMay 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee611 words61
S. 2398Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization ActRSusan M. Collins MEJul 23, 2025SubstantiveBecame law231 words210
S. 2938Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act of 2025RJosh Hawley MOSep 29, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words21
S. 2970A bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.RMike Lee UTOct 3, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee134 words10
S. 3371National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement ActDChris Van Hollen MDDec 4, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee468 words10
S. 3524American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025RDavid McCormick PADec 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee465 words220

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