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
S. 5479No Chinese Seafood in Congress ActRDan Sullivan AKSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee381 words00
S. 5480School Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2026DTim Kaine VASep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee289 words10
S. 5481Youth Voting Rights ActDElizabeth Warren MASep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.5k words90
S. 5482PREP ActDBrian Schatz HISep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.5k words140
S. 5483Seneca Nation Law Enforcement Efficiency ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee139 words00
S. 5484Affordable HOMES Act of 2026RJames E. Risch IDSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee257 words50
S. 5485Americans First Immigration ActRTommy Tuberville ALSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words00
S. 5486A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations.DSheldon Whitehouse RISep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee140 words00
S. 5487TWICE ActRJohn Kennedy LASep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee245 words21
S. 5488Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Centers Act of 2026DChris Van Hollen MDSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words20
S. 5489Sickle Cell Care Expansion Act of 2026DChris Van Hollen MDSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words20
S. 5490A bill to designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.DRichard Blumenthal CTSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee528 words30
S. 5491Freedom from Intimidation in Elections ActDAlex Padilla CASep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee766 words80
S. 5492Safe Transit ActRBill Hagerty TNSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words00
S. 5493Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026IBernard Sanders VTSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words00
S. 5438Alaska’s Right to Produce Act 2.0RDan Sullivan AKSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words00
S. 5445GRACE for Military Survivors ActDRichard Blumenthal CTSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words11
S. 5446Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations ActDEdward J. Markey MASep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words80
S. 5447FAIR Fees Act of 2026DEdward J. Markey MASep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee605 words70
S. 5448Anti-Corruption Tax (ACT) ActDRichard Blumenthal CTSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee556 words00
S. 5449Mothers and Newborns Success ActDTim Kaine VASep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words10
S. 5450A bill to adjust the rail safety inspections General Schedule classification, and for other purposes.DGary C. Peters MISep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee133 words10
S. 5451A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that recipients of Pell Grants be citizens or nationals of the United States.RJim Banks INSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee123 words00
S. 5452A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to provide for tailoring and indexing enhanced regulations.RKatie Boyd Britt ALSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words03
S. 5453Grid Resiliency Tax Credit ActDMartin Heinrich NMSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words02

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