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. 5656Domestic Violence SAFE Notice ActDSheldon Whitehouse RISep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words71
S. 5657SOS Campus ActDTim Kaine VASep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee882 words20
S. 5658A bill to prohibit the construction of data centers on Federal land, and for other purposes.DRon Wyden ORSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee314 words00
S. 5659Literacy Improvement for Transformation Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words10
S. 5660SUCCESS Act of 2026DTim Kaine VASep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
S. 5661A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity in the taxation of professional sports franchises under the limitation on the deduction for certain employee renumeration, and for other purposes.DRaphael G. Warnock GASep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee131 words10
S. 5662CARE Act of 2026DBen Ray Luján NMSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words00
S. 5663PROOF ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee799 words00
S. 5664FUTURE of Workers ActDBrian Schatz HISep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee9.9k words10
S. 5665America’s College Promise Act of 2026DTammy Baldwin WISep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee10k words60
S. 5666NO CHEATS ActRBernie Moreno OHSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee698 words00
S. 5667Ending Birthright Citizenship in U.S. Territories ActRJames Lankford OKSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee76 words00
S. 5668Methane Monitoring Science Act of 2026RJohn R. Curtis UTSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee415 words10
S. 5669End Tax Breaks for Dark Money ActDSheldon Whitehouse RISep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee206 words70
S. 5670A bill to ensure the prudent obligation of budget authority, and for other purposes.DJeff Merkley ORSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee353 words01
S. 5671State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2026DMargaret Wood Hassan NHSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee316 words10
S. 5672Patients First Act of 2026RRoger Marshall KSSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.6k words05
S. 5673Car Privacy Rights Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words20
S. 5674Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026RJohn R. Curtis UTSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words03
S. 5675Nutrition Continuity for Military Families Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee778 words80
S. 5676Strengthening Civics Education ActDChristopher A. Coons DESep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words30
S. 5677Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area ActRJohn Cornyn TXSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words00
S. 5678NAMES ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee166 words00
S. 5679NO SELF ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee112 words00
S. 5680MILLER ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee70 words00

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