Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 12, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,125 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 12, 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 Senate19 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law140 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 140 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 122 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes 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

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 law20 days
19 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

281 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 730Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education ActDChrissy Houlahan PAJan 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.2k words21
S. 1077District of Columbia Local Funds Act, 2025RSusan M. Collins MEMar 14, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate336 words62
H.R. 1968Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025RTom Cole OKMar 10, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending0182
H.J.Res. 35Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".RAugust Pfluger TXFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveBecame law141 words199
S. 960Justice for Murder Victims ActRChuck Grassley IAMar 11, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate335 words20
H.R. 1692PATHS ActRMichael Guest MSFeb 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House229 words10
H.R. 706DHS Biodetection Improvement ActRDale W. Strong ALJan 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House485 words10
H.R. 1166Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence ActRCarlos A. Gimenez FLFeb 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House578 words41
H.R. 1374Securing the Cities Improvement ActDTroy A. Carter LAFeb 14, 2025SubstantivePassed House237 words20
H.R. 495Subterranean Border Defense ActRElijah Crane AZJan 16, 2025SubstantivePassed House61 words80
H.R. 708SHIELD Against CCP ActRDale W. Strong ALJan 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.4k words80
H.R. 862TSA Commuting Fairness ActDTimothy M. Kennedy NYJan 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House301 words80
H.R. 901Research Security and Accountability in DHS ActRDale W. Strong ALJan 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House394 words20
H.R. 993Emerging Innovative Border Technologies ActDJ. Luis Correa CAFeb 5, 2025SubstantivePassed House1k words21
H.R. 471Fix Our Forests ActRBruce Westerman ARJan 16, 2025SubstantivePassed HouseText pending5631
H.R. 579Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025RRandy Feenstra IAJan 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House903 words20
H.R. 919Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage ActRVern Buchanan FLFeb 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House129 words23
H.R. 1515GOOD ActRJames Comer KYFeb 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House785 words30
H.R. 758Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025DGerald E. Connolly VAJan 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House701 words31
H.R. 856Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing ActRByron Donalds FLJan 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House170 words11
H.R. 872Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2025RNancy Mace SCJan 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House896 words11
H.R. 250To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.DChrissy Houlahan PAJan 9, 2025SubstantivePassed House107 words340
H.R. 469Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule ActDBonnie Watson Coleman NJJan 15, 2025SubstantivePassed House385 words260
H.R. 788DOE and SBA Research ActRNick LaLota NYJan 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House412 words31
H.R. 804Rural Small Business Resilience ActDKelly Morrison MNJan 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House153 words41

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