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. 167 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

3,010 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9571Living Wage for Federal Contractors ActDAlma S. Adams NCJul 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words80
H.R. 9573Housing Opportunities and Preservation Enhancement Act of 2026RMike Carey OHJul 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
H.R. 9581Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce ActDPramila Jayapal WAJul 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words131
H.R. 9583Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Act of 2026RYoung Kim CAJul 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words60
H.R. 9589Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026RMatt Van Epps TNJul 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words160
H.Res. 1417Remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors 4 years after the Independence Day Parade shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois.DBradley Scott Schneider ILJul 2, 2026Non-binding resolutionIn committee1.1k words130
H.Res. 1418Honoring the life and legacy of Father Stan, a prominent human rights activist who died while in custody of the Indian state on July 5, 2021, and encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into his arrest, incarceration, and death.DJuan Vargas CAJul 2, 2026Non-binding resolutionIn committee1.5k words00
H.R. 9221Outdoor Americans with Disabilities ActRMike Kennedy UTJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 9432LIFT the BAR ActDPramila Jayapal WAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words1020
H.R. 9475National Task Force on Caregiving Youth of Veterans Act.DMorgan McGarvey KYJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 9536FEES Act of 2026RThomas P. Tiffany WIJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 9539Online Accessibility ActRMark Alford MOJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
H.R. 9545HONEST Act of 2026RClay Fuller GAJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 9550Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership ActDMarcy Kaptur OHJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words201
H.R. 955821st Century Federal Writers’ Project ActDTed Lieu CAJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words50
H.R. 9560No Profiting from Public Service ActDKristen McDonald Rivet MIJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words30
H.Res. 1383Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts.RBeth Van Duyne TXJun 24, 2026Non-binding resolutionIn committee1.2k words00
H.Res. 1400Condemning the People's Republic of China's Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress and the Chinese Communist Party's campaign of forced assimilation against ethnic and religious minorities.RChristopher H. Smith NJJun 30, 2026Non-binding resolutionIn committee1.1k words10
H.Res. 1406Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives honoring the men of the USS Liberty, urging the declassification of all records relating to the June 8, 1967, attack, and affirming that the lives and safety of United States citizens and servicemembers shall be paramount in the conduct of United States foreign policy.RThomas Massie KYJun 30, 2026Non-binding resolutionIn committee1k words00
H.R. 9509Kidney Disease Education Access Expansion Act of 2026DSuzan K. DelBene WAJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words50
H.R. 9511NFIP Premium Transparency ActDCleo Fields LAJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words31
H.R. 9396Prior Authorization Accountability ActRCraig A. Goldman TXJun 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.9k words66
H.R. 9397Premium Transparency ActRAugust Pfluger TXJun 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words35
H.R. 9454Next Generation Shipping ActDNanette Diaz Barragán CAJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words80
H.R. 9463National Fab Lab Network Act of 2026DBill Foster ILJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00

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