Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 13, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 19,955 bills and resolutions have gotten

So far · as of Nov 13, 2026

In committee 17,566 88%
Sent to committee, never taken up16,745 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out821 4%Approved by committee710 4%Passed the House or Senate1,497 8%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 139 became law.

Includes 2,406 non-binding resolutions and ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 13, 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

783Skipped committeeof the 1,679 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 file12,849 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 committee116 days
17,566 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber11 days
710 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both70 days
853 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 116 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. 171 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

710 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 68Complete COVID Collections ActRJoni Ernst IAJan 9, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words60
S.Res. 62An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Special Committee on Aging.RRick Scott FLFeb 6, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee627 words00
S.Res. 63An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Finance.RMike Crapo IDFeb 6, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee648 words00
S.Res. 65An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Judiciary.RChuck Grassley IAFeb 6, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee649 words00
S. 347Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025RShelley Moore Capito WVJan 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee679 words10
S.Res. 57An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.RJohn Boozman ARFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee651 words00
S.Res. 58An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.RTim Scott SCFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee652 words00
S.Res. 59An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works.RShelley Moore Capito WVFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee651 words00
S.Res. 60An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian Affairs.RLisa Murkowski AKFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee627 words00
S.Res. 29An original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States possesses legal authority under existing law to take immediate and necessary action to secure the southwest border of the United States.RRand Paul KYJan 21, 2025Non-binding resolutionApproved by committee573 words00

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