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

3,762 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 4523To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code.RRobert F. Onder, Jr. MOJul 17, 2025SubstantivePassed House949 words00
H.R. 4795Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026RVirginia Foxx NCJul 29, 2025SubstantivePassed House594 words14
S. 2733Duplication Scoring Act of 2025RRand Paul KYSep 8, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee579 words10
S. 3618No Fentanyl on Social Media Act of 2026RJon Husted OHJan 13, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee753 words61
S. 5386Don’t STEAL ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee665 words00
S. 5388Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers ActDChristopher Murphy CTSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee913 words20
S. 5389Ending Presidential Corruption in Banking ActDElizabeth Warren MASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee566 words150
S. 5390End Trump’s Tariff Tax ActDCharles E. Schumer NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee797 words290
S. 5392TEAM USA ActRJon Husted OHSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee564 words20
H.R. 10260Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026RBrad Finstad MNSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee706 words10
H.R. 1031Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment ActRClaudia Tenney NYFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveIn committee621 words80
H.R. 10331Patient Navigation Assistance ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee794 words01
H.R. 10332Sunset Section 230 ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee819 words10
H.R. 10336Dietary Supplement Innovation ActRDiana Harshbarger TNSep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee947 words03
H.R. 10338SEAL Team Six Congressional Gold Medal ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJSep 10, 2026CeremonialIn committee805 words30
H.R. 103409/11 Legacy Preservation Act of 2026RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJSep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee743 words00
H.R. 10341Marianas Tourism Advancement Act of 2026RKimberlyn King-Hinds MPSep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee652 words10
H.R. 10349EMT ActDDerek Tran CASep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee650 words34
H.R. 10350Protecting Elders from Wire Fraud ActDGeorge Whitesides CASep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee943 words20
H.R. 177Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness ActRTom McClintock CAJan 3, 2025SubstantiveIn committee622 words30
H.R. 3717Golden Mussel Eradication and Control Act of 2025DJosh Harder CAJun 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee715 words70
H.R. 8276Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark ActRDerek Schmidt KSApr 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee524 words20
H.R. 8546Pechanga Band of Indians Water Rights Settlement Technical Amendments ActRDarrell Issa CAApr 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee538 words10
H.R. 8674Geese House Site Conveyance ActRNicholas J. Begich III AKMay 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee536 words02
S. 1051Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment ActRJames Lankford OKMar 13, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate973 words11

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