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

7,989 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7929FLARE ActDDina Titus NVMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee263 words01
H.R. 7931IDA Act of 2026RJefferson Van Drew NJMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee108 words154
H.R. 7932HONOR Gold Star Families ActRMatt Van Epps TNMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee220 words230
H.R. 7933To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the authority to provide a wig and treat traction alopecia under the TRICARE program, and for other purposes.DBonnie Watson Coleman NJMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee115 words10
S. 4070Diabetes Foot Health Access and Modernization Act of 2026RTodd Young INMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee462 words61
S. 4072Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers Reauthorization Act of 2026REric Schmitt MOMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee70 words00
S. 4073Transportation Security Administration Pay Act of 2026DJacky Rosen NVMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee366 words101
S. 4074Fund CISA Personnel Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee392 words00
S. 4075Pay FEMA Personnel Act of 2026DAlex Padilla CAMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee380 words11
S. 4076Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026RBill Cassidy LAMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee123 words33
S. 4078Stop Somali CASH Fraud ActRJohn Cornyn TXMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee475 words12
S. 4081Fair Wages for Home Care Workers ActDPatty Murray WAMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee248 words212
S. 4087A bill to exempt public school employees from non-processing related fees for H-1B visas imposed by Presidential Proclamation 10973.RLisa Murkowski AKMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee122 words20
S. 4092No Crypto in Social Security ActDRichard J. Durbin ILMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee201 words01
S. 4094Corruption Clawback ActDAdam B. Schiff CAMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee337 words31
S. 4096A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to rural decentralized water systems grants.DCory A. Booker NJMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee372 words10
H.R. 6062To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.RRiley M. Moore WVNov 17, 2025SubstantiveIn committee487 words30
S. 2357Young Fishermen’s Development Program Reauthorization ActRDan Sullivan AKJul 17, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee311 words30
S. 3747Home School Graduation Recognition ActRAshley Moody FLJan 29, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee106 words50
S. 4049Reclaim Trade Powers ActDTim Kaine VAMar 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words152
S. 4050Failed Bank Executives Clawback ActDElizabeth Warren MAMar 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee448 words130
S. 4058American Stories ActDAndy Kim NJMar 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee189 words00
S. 4067Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026DJon Ossoff GAMar 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee293 words30
H.R. 7598VALOR ActDMike Levin CAFeb 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee266 words41
S. 4033Critical Minerals Investment Tax Modernization Act of 2026RJon Husted OHMar 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee84 words00

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