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. 754Investing in Main Street Act of 2025DJudy Chu CAJan 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House64 words42
H.R. 818SPUR ActRPete Stauber MNJan 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House293 words51
H.R. 825Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters ActRRoger Williams TXJan 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House428 words31
H.R. 828SERV ActDSharice Davids KSJan 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House562 words31
H.R. 832Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025RRoger Williams TXJan 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House157 words31
H.R. 35Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety ActRJuan Ciscomani AZJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House685 words310
H.R. 77Midnight Rules Relief ActRAndy Biggs AZJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House201 words124
H.R. 386Chinese Currency Accountability Act of 2025RWarren Davidson OHJan 14, 2025SubstantivePassed House265 words10
H.R. 692China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025RDaniel Meuser PAJan 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House546 words101
H.R. 736Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025RZachary Nunn IAJan 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House87 words128
H.R. 965Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans ActDBrad Sherman CAFeb 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House300 words460
H.R. 975Credit Union Board Modernization ActDJuan Vargas CAFeb 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House264 words224
H.R. 26Protecting American Energy Production ActRAugust Pfluger TXJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House91 words180
H.R. 27HALT Fentanyl ActRH. Morgan Griffith VAJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed HouseText pending613
H.R. 29Laken Riley ActRMike Collins GAJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.2k words541
H.R. 836Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025RDavid G. Valadao CAJan 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House186 words52
H.R. 776Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025DJosh Harder CAJan 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House78 words30
H.R. 8359/11 Memorial and Museum ActRNick LaLota NYJan 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House852 words191
H.R. 23Illegitimate Court Counteraction ActRChip Roy TXJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed HouseText pending384
H.R. 21Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection ActRAnn Wagner MOJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House944 words1637
H.R. 375Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025DJill N. Tokuda HIJan 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House264 words10
H.R. 207SHARKED Act of 2025RRobert J. Wittman VAJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House596 words41
H.R. 30Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens ActRNancy Mace SCJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House373 words600
H.R. 144Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency ActDSteve Cohen TNJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House196 words10
H.R. 164POWER Act of 2025DVal T. Hoyle ORJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House168 words13

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