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. 5631SOAR ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words30
S. 5632National Archives Protection ActDRichard J. Durbin ILSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee109 words30
S. 5633STEP Improvement Act of 2026DJeanne Shaheen NHSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.4k words00
S. 5634SPELL ActDAlex Padilla CASep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee569 words30
S. 5635Arts Education for All ActDBen Ray Luján NMSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words10
S. 5636Supporting Focus in Schools ActDRuben Gallego AZSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee606 words00
S. 5637STRATA Act of 2026DChristopher A. Coons DESep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words10
S. 5638Protecting American Workers Through H–1B Modernization Act.RJon Husted OHSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee71 words00
S. 5639Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2026RMike Rounds SDSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee871 words10
S. 5640Data Center Transparency Act of 2026DLisa Blunt Rochester DESep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee472 words10
S. 5641Opportunities for Nuclear Energy Investment ActRTim Scott SCSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee626 words01
S. 5642Know Your Sanctioned Securities ActRRick Scott FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee127 words21
S. 5643Protecting U.S. Investors From Chinese Military Companies ActRRick Scott FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee409 words12
S. 5644A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to exempt transactions with respect to cash reward payments by crime stopper organizations from certain currency transaction reports.RAshley Moody FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee46 words01
S. 5645Data Center Community Empowerment Act of 2026RJohn R. Curtis UTSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee771 words10
S. 5646Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization ActRMike Lee UTSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee96 words11
S. 5647River Democracy ActDRon Wyden ORSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee28k words10
S. 5648TAG ActDGary C. Peters MISep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words10
S. 5649Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Fulfillment Act of 2026RDan Sullivan AKSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee485 words00
S. 5650SPR Readiness and Long-Term Modernization ActDMartin Heinrich NMSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
S. 5651National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2026DElizabeth Warren MASep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee793 words30
S. 5652Build American Efficiency ActIAngus S. King, Jr. MESep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee269 words30
S. 5653Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026RShelley Moore Capito WVSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee61k words350
S. 5654Protecting Florida's Offshore Military Readiness ActRRick Scott FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee188 words10
S. 5655A bill to express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate United States Navy ship in honor of the Battle of Cowpens, which took place on January 17, 1781, and for other purposes.RDarline Graham SCSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee344 words00

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