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
S. 5606Hong Konger Promise of Refuge ActDJeff Merkley ORSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee565 words00
S. 5607Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Clarification ActDRon Wyden ORSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
S. 5608Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2026RMike Crapo IDSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee353 words30
S. 5609HCBS Anti-Fraud Reporting Act of 2026RAshley Moody FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee127 words00
S. 5610Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026RAshley Moody FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee685 words00
S. 5611SRBIJA ActRChuck Grassley IASep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words12
S. 5612GME Transparency Act of 2026RAshley Moody FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee382 words00
S. 5613Ecuador Shrimp Tariff ActRCindy Hyde-Smith MSSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee622 words00
S. 5614Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026DBrian Schatz HISep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words70
S. 5615VEST ActRAshley Moody FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee651 words00
S. 5616ADAPT ActRSteve Daines MTSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.7k words34
S. 5617Combating Critical Infrastructure Vandalism Act of 2026REric Schmitt MOSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee321 words10
S. 5618Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2026DRichard Blumenthal CTSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee983 words89
S. 5619Restoring Essential Plan Coverage ActDCharles E. Schumer NYSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee354 words10
S. 5620UNPLUGGED Schools Grant Act of 2026DMark Kelly AZSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
S. 5621Safe Spaces for All ActDMichael F. Bennet COSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee102 words10
S. 5622Prosecuting Poison Pill Dealers ActRAshley Moody FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee119 words00
S. 5623Reaffirming Extended Nuclear Deterrence Act of 2026DMark Kelly AZSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee468 words10
S. 5624Honoring Fallen Wildland Firefighters Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words11
S. 5625Affordable Housing Construction ActDSheldon Whitehouse RISep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words10
S. 5626Higher Education Grant Flexibility Act of 2026DChris Van Hollen MDSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee698 words60
S. 5627John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2026DCory A. Booker NJSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee879 words00
S. 5628Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis ActRJohn Kennedy LASep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee473 words10
S. 5629Gene Murphy Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026RMike Rounds SDSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee142 words00
S. 5630Stop Orphaned Wells ActDMichael F. Bennet COSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.6k words40

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