Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 12, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 19,903 bills and resolutions have gotten

So far · as of Nov 12, 2026

In committee 17,536 88%
Sent to committee, never taken up16,699 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out837 4%Approved by committee698 4%Passed the House or Senate1,487 7%Passed the House and Senate40 <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.

88% of this Congress’s bills and resolutions have not left committee; the 118th was at 89% at month 22. 1 in 142 became law.

Includes 2,396 non-binding resolutions and 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

25Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate
2Vetoedby the President
2Veto upheldof the 2 vetoed
7Committee recommended against itall House resolutions of inquiry

Routes around committee

779Skipped committeeof the 1,669 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
112forced 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 file12,797 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied6,114 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied913 bills and resolutions · 22% past committee

Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 79 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 committee114 days
17,536 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber11 days
698 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both70 days
848 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 114 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 523
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.Res. 598Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 589) providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.7 words
LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill or resolution is 523 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 167 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

3,010 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5345A bill to provide for the delivery of artificial intelligence functional bills of materials, and for other purposes.DElissa Slotkin MIAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 5347Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2026RMike Lee UTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words60
S. 5357TABOO ActDJeff Merkley ORAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words80
S. 5358FAIRR ActDMark R. Warner VAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words10
S. 5246MATCH IT Act of 2026DMark R. Warner VAAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
S. 5257Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act of 2026DEdward J. Markey MAAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words10
S. 5262Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2026RRand Paul KYAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
S. 5267Accountable Produce is Medicine Act of 2026RJim Banks INAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words30
S. 5272Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks ActRJames Lankford OKAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 4097State-Based Education Loan Awareness ActRLisa Murkowski AKMar 16, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words62
S. 5226Parental Approval for Youth Social Media Act of 2026DRuben Gallego AZAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words01
S. 5235Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words11
S. 5239American Glove Act of 2026RBernie Moreno OHAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 5240REACH Our Tribes ActRMike Rounds SDAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words11
H.R. 10014Restoring Accountability in Appropriations ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words01
H.R. 10019Incentivizing Value Capture for Greener Transportation ActDMark DeSaulnier CAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 10024Health Insurance Transparency for Patients ActRAshley Hinson IAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words21
H.R. 10025Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas ActRDarrell Issa CAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words01
H.R. 10026Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026RDarrell Issa CAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words01
H.R. 10036Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings ActDBrittany Pettersen COAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words112
H.Res. 1473Commending the Chicago Cubs baseball team as it celebrates its 150th anniversary on August 29, 2026.DMike Quigley ILAug 3, 2026Non-binding resolutionIn committee1.1k words00
S. 5208Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry ActRTim Sheehy MTAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words01
S. 5223NO PROFIT ActDMark R. Warner VAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words20
H.R. 9946Equity in STI Testing ActDNikema Williams GAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2k words111
H.R. 9977Homebuilding Materials Tariff Relief ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words01

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