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. 10405Kylie’s Voices for Childhood Cancer ActDJosh Gottheimer NJSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee622 words80
H.R. 10407Childcare Cost Relief Act of 2026RJames C. Moylan GUSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee534 words00
H.R. 10430STARS Act of 2026RByron Donalds FLSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee926 words20
H.R. 10435Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Recognition ActDVicente Gonzalez TXSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee931 words10
H.R. 10436Reaching English Learners ActDAdelita S. Grijalva AZSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee968 words60
H.R. 10440REACH ActRPat Harrigan NCSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee539 words21
H.R. 10442To require the Ronald A. Robinson Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to replace certain exterior signage, and for other purposes.RJ. French Hill ARSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee762 words30
H.R. 10465Public Lands Accountability ActDDina Titus NVSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee725 words31
H.R. 10470SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026RMatt Van Epps TNSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee635 words00
H.R. 10474CISA Force Structure Assessment ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VASep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee602 words20
H.R. 1653Civil Investigative Demand Reform Act of 2025RAndy Barr KYFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee512 words66
H.R. 6207Chip EQUIP ActDZoe Lofgren CANov 20, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee541 words116
H.R. 6633High-Capacity Grid ActRJulie Fedorchak NDDec 11, 2025SubstantivePassed House555 words419
H.R. 7443I&A Mission Reorientation Act of 2026RAugust Pfluger TXFeb 9, 2026SubstantivePassed House637 words30
H.R. 9394Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026RDale W. Strong ALJun 23, 2026SubstantivePassed House632 words11
H.R. 9615BRACE ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAJul 9, 2026SubstantivePassed House517 words31
H.R. 9617CHARM ActRGary J. Palmer ALJul 9, 2026SubstantivePassed House562 words10
H.R. 9723Fit Future ActRRyan Mackenzie PAJul 16, 2026SubstantivePassed House828 words21
S. 307Prison Staff Safety Enhancement ActRMarsha Blackburn TNJan 29, 2025SubstantiveBecame law763 words31
S. 4950ITS Codification ActDTammy Duckworth ILJul 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee595 words11
S. 5169Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Boundary Expansion and Partnership Act of 2026RJames C. Justice WVJul 29, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee796 words30
H.R. 10194PRO–WORK ActDFrank J. Mrvan INAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee600 words00
H.R. 10304Drone Safety Statement Modernization ActRJames Gallagher CASep 8, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee500 words10
H.R. 10305Strengthening Oversight in Public Buildings ActRScott Perry PASep 8, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee590 words00
H.R. 10381PSC Nonpartisan COURTs ActRRyan Mackenzie PASep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee835 words50

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