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. 5454Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2026RTom Cotton ARSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 5455Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2026DRichard J. Durbin ILSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words10
S. 5456Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026IBernard Sanders VTSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee118 words92
S. 5457National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026REric Schmitt MOSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee204 words01
S. 5458Supply Relief and Domestic Production Cost Reduction ActRTom Cotton ARSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words00
H.R. 10510CERI Act of 2026RJack Bergman MISep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
H.R. 10511Lower Commuting Costs Act of 2026DLaura Gillen NYSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee386 words31
H.R. 10512Child Care Tax Benefit Outreach and Assistance ActRDavid Kustoff TNSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee952 words00
H.R. 10513Faith-Based Affordable Housing Predevelopment Fund ActDAlma S. Adams NCSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee603 words20
H.R. 10514Disaster Relief Fairness Act of 2026DGabe Amo RISep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee385 words70
H.R. 10515Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Readiness Act of 2026DSuzanne Bonamici ORSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee19k words82
H.R. 10516FAIR Fees Act of 2026DSteve Cohen TNSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee605 words20
H.R. 10517Fair Fees ActDSteve Cohen TNSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 10518Diversify ActDJesús G. "Chuy" García ILSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee587 words121
H.R. 10519To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to establish a Critical Infrastructure AI Cyber Defense Pilot Program, and for other purposes.DJosh Gottheimer NJSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee497 words41
H.R. 10520South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2026DPramila Jayapal WASep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee351 words80
H.R. 10521MA STARS ActRMike Kelly PASep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words01
H.R. 10522Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words201
H.R. 10523PUPPS ActRNancy Mace SCSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee714 words01
H.R. 10524HELPER Plus ActRRyan Mackenzie PASep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 10525Tropospheric Ozone Research Act of 2026DDeborah K. Ross NCSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10526To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 West Memorial Drive in Muncie, Indiana, as the "Officer Blake A. Reynolds Post Office Building".RVictoria Spartz INSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee83 words80
H.R. 10527Smithsonian Integrity and Historical Independence Act of 2026DMelanie A. Stansbury NMSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee503 words70
H.R. 10528To amend the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act to include secondary schools in best practices for teaching financial literacy, and for other purposes.RDavid G. Valadao CASep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee333 words20
H.R. 10529A River Runs Through It ActRRyan K. Zinke MTSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.8k words10

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