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. 10133Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026DHillary J. Scholten MIAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee884 words00
H.R. 10134Local Health Care Protection Act of 2026DHillary J. Scholten MIAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee694 words00
H.R. 8476No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026RRandy Fine FLApr 23, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee570 words163
S. 5123Lunar Landing Day ActRTim Sheehy MTJul 23, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate627 words30
H.R. 10109Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition ActRMichael Baumgartner WAAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee599 words00
H.R. 10110Housing Price Transparency ActDKathy Castor FLAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee876 words00
H.R. 10105Stop ICE Price Gouging ActDShri Thanedar MIAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee836 words00
H.R. 10088To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study to assess the potential for expanding the safe and effective use of reprocessed single-use devices, and for other purposes.DValerie P. Foushee NCAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee504 words00
H.R. 10089Representation ActRJames Gallagher CAAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee566 words10
H.R. 10091Mueller-Keating Memorial Highway ActRAbraham J. Hamadeh AZAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee635 words00
H.R. 10092GATE Act of 2026RPat Harrigan NCAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee653 words80
H.R. 10094Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2026DVal T. Hoyle ORAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee867 words153
H.R. 10100Screen to Save ActDJoe Neguse COAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee577 words00
H.R. 10102Data Center Community Reinvestment Act of 2026DAndrea Salinas ORAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee755 words00
H.R. 10103Stable Homes ActDMary Gay Scanlon PAAug 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee762 words70
H.R. 10037Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans ActDDeborah K. Ross NCAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee819 words20
H.R. 100718(a) Small Business Integrity and Stability Act of 2026DGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. CAAug 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee614 words10
H.R. 10074Affordable Power for the Northern Marianas ActRKimberlyn King-Hinds MPAug 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee572 words00
H.R. 10080Energy Utility Lobbying Ban ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAAug 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee749 words00
S. 1838DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026DJohn W. Hickenlooper COMay 21, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate567 words78
S. 434Space Commerce Advisory Committee ActDGary C. Peters MIFeb 5, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate607 words20
S. 494National Plan for Epilepsy ActREric Schmitt MOFeb 10, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate525 words244
S. 5363New Source Review Permitting Improvement ActRJon Husted OHAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee760 words10
S. 5367Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026DRuben Gallego AZAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee928 words00
S. 5370Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in the People’s Republic of China ActRTed Budd NCAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee718 words50

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