Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 12, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 12, 2026

In committee 15,433 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,605 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee664 4%Passed the House or Senate828 5%Passed the House and Senate18 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law140 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 140 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 122 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

280Skipped committeeof the 988 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 file10,233 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
15,433 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
664 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both97 days
828 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
18 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. 116 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

15,433 bills · latest action first

Stage: In committee (either)Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10418VA Claims AI Accountability ActRTom Barrett MISep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee974 words00
S. 1750Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity ActRKatie Boyd Britt ALMay 14, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee157 words10
S. 3859A bill to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.RLindsey Graham SCFeb 12, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee73 words20
S. 4053A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.DAlex Padilla CAMar 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee418 words10
S. 5354Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026RLisa Murkowski AKAug 6, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee12k words90
S. 5459Agricultural Data Privacy Act of 2026RPete Ricketts NESep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words02
S. 5460Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee197 words140
S. 5461Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026DCharles E. Schumer NYSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words11
S. 5462FCHIP Extension ActRJohn Hoeven NDSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee80 words31
S. 5463National American History and Founders Month ActRRoger F. Wicker MSSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee765 words20
S. 5464VOICE for Women Veterans ActRJohn Boozman ARSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words20
S. 5465Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee998 words10
S. 5466FASTER ActIAngus S. King, Jr. MESep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00
S. 5467MAGNET ActDChristopher Murphy CTSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.1k words40
S. 5468Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools ActDChristopher Murphy CTSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3k words40
S. 5469HEART Foundation ActRThom Tillis NCSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee788 words11
S. 5470Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2026DChristopher Murphy CTSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words40
S. 5471AI Systems Transparency ActDChristopher A. Coons DESep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words30
S. 5472Supporting Small Affordable Housing Developers ActDPeter Welch VTSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee914 words00
S. 5473Homeownership Promise ActDJeff Merkley ORSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee571 words10
S. 5474Safe Access to the Polls ActDTammy Baldwin WISep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee140 words10
S. 5475Timely Access to Coverage Decisions ActDBen Ray Luján NMSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words11
S. 5476A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have facilitated Israeli settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank.DChristopher A. Coons DESep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words212
S. 5477Federal Receivership Fairness ActRTodd Young INSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
S. 5478GRANITE ActRMike Lee UTSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee366 words00

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