Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 14, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,167 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 14, 2026

In committee 15,496 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,684 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out812 5%Approved by committee667 4%Passed the House or Senate843 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law144 <1%2 ceremonial

2 of 144 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 30%, but was at 12% 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 14, 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

282Skipped committeeof the 1,004 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 file10,316 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,871 bills · 11% 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 committee142 days
15,496 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
667 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
843 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 142 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 552
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestS. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026507,769 words

The median bill is 552 words; 8 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 40 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

8,033 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3970Rural Housing Regulatory Relief ActRPete Ricketts NEMar 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee380 words00
S. 3972Highway Formula Fairness ActRTed Cruz TXMar 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee456 words30
S. 3973National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Reauthorization ActRJohn Kennedy LAMar 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee409 words00
S. 3975IRA Charitable Rollover Facilitation and Enhancement Act of 2026RTodd Young INMar 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee81 words51
H.R. 7319VA Bonus and Relocation Recovery ActRKeith Self TXFeb 2, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee358 words10
H.R. 7472To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal a certain limitation on the receipt of assistance under both the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Readiness and Employment program and Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs.DScott H. Peters CAFeb 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee52 words20
H.R. 7489Georgetown VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Authorization Act of 2026RJohn R. Carter TXFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee122 words00
H.R. 7586American Families First ActRMarlin A. Stutzman INFeb 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee246 words00
H.R. 7746To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8390 North Broadway in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Chuck Stone Post Office".DWesley Bell MOMar 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee74 words70
H.R. 7749Quantum in Practice ActRRandy Feenstra IAMar 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee258 words122
S. 3960Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2026DRichard J. Durbin ILMar 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee81 words20
S. 3961Stop Post-Disaster Vultures ActDAdam B. Schiff CAMar 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee195 words01
S. 3962Housing and Economic Development ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHMar 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee303 words10
H.R. 7679CAR SEAT ActDLaura Gillen NYFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee191 words30
H.R. 7696AI Cyber Grid Protection Resilient Development Act of 2026DPablo José Hernández PRFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee350 words20
H.R. 7731To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the income limitation on the exclusion from gross income of any medal or prize money won in competition in the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games.RMichelle Fischbach MNFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee99 words50
H.R. 7732Promoting Innovation in Blockchain Development ActRScott Fitzgerald WIFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee52 words221
H.R. 7736RELIEF ActDSteven Horsford NVFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee205 words650
H.R. 7737SEEDS Act of 2026RYoung Kim CAFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee211 words20
H.R. 7739Rural Emergency Response Support ActRCeleste Maloy UTFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee115 words31
S. 3927End Warehouse Detention ActDAndy Kim NJFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee96 words10
S. 3928SCOPE Act of 2026DAdam B. Schiff CAFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee331 words01
S. 3932Private Detention Accountability ActDAndy Kim NJFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words00
S. 3933ICE Funding Accountability ActDAndy Kim NJFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee91 words00
S. 3938TAP Promotion ActIAngus S. King, Jr. MEFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee352 words290

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