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. 3941MINT ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee151 words41
S. 3942SPONSOR ActRTed Cruz TXFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee477 words10
S. 3945Tribal Police Department Parity ActRMarkwayne Mullin OKFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee264 words31
S. 3946Tribal Firearm Access ActRMarkwayne Mullin OKFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee173 words11
S. 3951Balanced Budget Responsibility Act of 2026RRick Scott FLFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee251 words01
S. 3954No Lifeline for Dead People ActRJoni Ernst IAFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee164 words10
S. 3955Migrant Crime Reporting Act of 2026RMarsha Blackburn TNFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee471 words00
H.R. 1078Respect State Housing Laws ActRBarry Loudermilk GAFeb 6, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee35 words583
H.R. 3959Protecting Private Job Creators ActRTroy Downing MTJun 12, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee112 words74
H.R. 4130Small Business Relief ActRAndrew R. Garbarino NYJun 25, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee79 words10
H.R. 4758Homeowner Energy Freedom ActRCraig A. Goldman TXJul 25, 2025SubstantivePassed House158 words26
H.R. 6541Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2025RMarlin A. Stutzman INDec 9, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee231 words10
H.R. 6552Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement ActRAndy Barr KYDec 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee453 words62
H.R. 6570Merger Agreement Approvals Clarity and Predictability ActRScott Fitzgerald WIDec 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee446 words11
H.R. 7672Parity for Pacific Radiation Survivors ActRJames C. Moylan GUFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee482 words00
H.R. 7673To amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide an exception to the "public purpose" requirement for certain land transfers in the case of a transfer restoring such land to the original landowner or heirs, and for other purposes.RJames C. Moylan GUFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee281 words00
H.R. 7676Career-Connected Learning Pathways Act of 2026DJennifer L. McClellan VAFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee428 words140
H.R. 7678Gun Owner Registration Information Protection ActRPaul A. Gosar AZFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee185 words992
H.R. 7680Protect our Ballots Act of 2026RMark Alford MOFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee124 words00
H.R. 7681HSA’s For All ActRAaron Bean FLFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee409 words73
H.R. 7684SCOPE Act of 2026DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee331 words20
H.R. 7685Healthy Hair ActDShontel M. Brown OHFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee450 words180
H.R. 7687No Tax on Takings ActRBen Cline VAFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee270 words100
H.R. 7690Dr. William W. Sullivan TRIO Upward Bound Student Stipend Support ActDDanny K. Davis ILFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee361 words00
H.R. 7698Tribal Firearm Access ActRDusty Johnson SDFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee173 words51

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