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 Senate36 <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.

88% of this Congress’s bills and resolutions have not left committee; the 118th was at 89% at month 22. 1 in 138 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 law21 days
15 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. 166 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

698 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 1681Shenandoah Mountain ActDTim Kaine VAMay 8, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee2.6k words10
S. 1876Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial ActRThom Tillis NCMay 22, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee369 words20
S. 2440A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land located in Franklin County, Mississippi, and for other purposes.RCindy Hyde-Smith MSJul 24, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words00
S. 2548Shawnee National Forest Conservation Act of 2025DRichard J. Durbin ILJul 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee3.4k words10
S. 277A bill to release a Federal reversionary interest and convey mineral interests in Chester County, Tennessee, and for other purposes.RMarsha Blackburn TNJan 28, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee544 words10
S. 638A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.DTina Smith MNFeb 19, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee63 words10
H.R. 3483FRAUD Act of 2025RTom Barrett MIMay 19, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee540 words11
H.R. 3834Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options ActRMike Bost ILJun 9, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee281 words00
S. 1278Fog Observations and Geographic Forecasting ActRTed Cruz TXApr 3, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee405 words10
S. 1378TAME Extreme Weather and Wildfires ActDBrian Schatz HIApr 9, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee4.3k words32
S. 1492Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025RBernie Moreno OHApr 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.8k words21
S. 1523Water Research Optimization Act of 2025RKatie Boyd Britt ALApr 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee877 words10
S. 613Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025DBrian Schatz HIFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words12
H.R. 1336Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment ActRGregory F. Murphy NCFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee484 words150
H.R. 647Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025RRudy Yakym III INJan 23, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee201 words171
H.R. 5163Clean and Managed Public Spaces ActRWilliam R. Timmons IV SCSep 4, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee166 words01
H.R. 5242To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.RDavid Kustoff TNSep 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee207 words10
S. 1442Combating Trafficking in Transportation ActRMarsha Blackburn TNApr 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee485 words41
S. 190North Pacific Research Board Enhancement ActRDan Sullivan AKJan 22, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee712 words11
H.R. 3455Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025RNancy Mace SCMay 15, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee506 words00
S.J.Res. 71A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.DTim Kaine VAJul 31, 2025SubstantiveFailed in Senate37 words52
S.J.Res. 61A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".RSteve Daines MTJul 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee95 words10
S.J.Res. 62A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".RKevin Cramer NDJul 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee94 words10
S.J.Res. 63A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".RDan Sullivan AKJul 22, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee90 words10
H.R. 2184Firearm Due Process Protection Act of 2025RTom Emmer MNMar 18, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee578 words243

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