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 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 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 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 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

14,644 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10651End Tax Breaks for Dark Money ActDJudy Chu CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee198 words170
H.R. 10652San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund Reauthorization ActDGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words10
H.R. 10653Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026DSteve Cohen TNOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 10656Nicholas Douglas Quets Border Travel Safety ActRElijah Crane AZOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 10657SPROUT Act of 2026RJeff Crank COOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee577 words00
H.R. 10658Critical Biomanufacturing Input Assessment ActDSharice Davids KSOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee67 words10
H.R. 10659Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities ActDMadeleine Dean PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee165 words20
H.R. 10660AID Local Government Leadership ActDMadeleine Dean PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words10
H.R. 10661Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026DMadeleine Dean PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10662Better Transit for Riders ActDMark DeSaulnier CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee762 words00
H.R. 10663Domestic Violence SAFE Notice ActDDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words00
H.R. 10664SUCCESS Act of 2026DDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 10665SOS Campus ActDDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee828 words10
H.R. 10666FCHIP Extension ActRJulie Fedorchak NDOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee80 words01
H.R. 10667Disaster Recovery and Resilience Act of 2026RVirginia Foxx NCOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee782 words00
H.R. 10668EASE ActRRussell Fry SCOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee541 words10
H.R. 10669LANDs ActRPaul A. Gosar AZOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee979 words70
H.R. 10670China FIREWALL Act of 2026DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee470 words10
H.R. 10671Securing Our Critical Infrastructure ActDJosh Gottheimer NJOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee674 words40
H.R. 10672America’s College Promise Act of 2026DAdelita S. Grijalva AZOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee10k words30
H.R. 10673Battery Safety Placarding ActRHarriet M. Hageman WYOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee445 words00
H.R. 10674National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2026DJared Huffman CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee793 words70
H.R. 10675BUILD with Allies Act of 2026RBill Huizenga MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee15k words10
H.R. 10676Foster Youth Dental Act of 2026DSydney Kamlager-Dove CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 10677Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee352 words10

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