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 551
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 551 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 119 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

3,750 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10523PUPPS ActRNancy Mace SCSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee714 words01
H.R. 10527Smithsonian Integrity and Historical Independence Act of 2026DMelanie A. Stansbury NMSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee503 words70
H.R. 10326PROOF ActRJefferson Van Drew NJSep 10, 2026SubstantivePassed House851 words01
H.R. 10485Minuteman III Health and Safety ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee854 words00
H.R. 10496Revising SSDI Disability Classifications ActRJ. French Hill ARSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee934 words10
H.R. 10499Meals for Communities Tax Credit ActRDarin LaHood ILSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee505 words20
H.R. 7890Science of Reading Act of 2026RErin Houchin INMar 12, 2026SubstantivePassed House583 words31
S. 1321Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 2025RJohn R. Curtis UTApr 8, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee689 words10
S. 2753Urban Canal Modernization ActRJames E. Risch IDSep 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee532 words20
S. 2801Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area Study Authorization ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHSep 15, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee748 words10
S. 2887Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation ActRTed Cruz TXSep 18, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee891 words50
S. 3715Chiricahua National Park ActDMark Kelly AZJan 28, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee944 words10
S. 3723Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study ActRJohn Thune SDJan 29, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee930 words10
S. 3725Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study ActRJohn Thune SDJan 29, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee999 words51
S. 3736Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study ActRMike Rounds SDJan 29, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee806 words10
S. 3743A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, and for other purposes.RMike Lee UTJan 29, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee936 words10
S. 4041Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026RSteve Daines MTMar 10, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee936 words20
S. 5425Addiction Grants Modernization ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee891 words10
S. 5428Stop the Wait Act of 2026DAndy Kim NJSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee970 words82
S. 5431Diversify ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee683 words120
S. 5440Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee878 words10
H.R. 10158Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026RDiana Harshbarger TNAug 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee922 words31
H.R. 10170Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act of 2026RMariannette Miller-Meeks IAAug 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee521 words11
H.R. 10334EFIN Verification Act of 2026RRon Estes KSSep 10, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee645 words30
H.R. 10346Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining ActRChristopher H. Smith NJSep 10, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee944 words00

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