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. 8914No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026DJamie Raskin MDMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words1110
H.R. 8916CHIERS Act of 2026DSuzanne Bonamici ORMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 8918BIO-SCALE ActRJames R. Baird INMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words20
H.R. 8926State and Local Public Sector Innovation ActDValerie P. Foushee NCMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 8932Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2026DRaja Krishnamoorthi ILMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words20
H.R. 8937Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act of 2026DLucy McBath GAMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words51
H.R. 8943Our Doctors First Act of 2026RW. Gregory Steube FLMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.Res. 1028Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States must act urgently to end the political and economic dominance of billionaire oligarchs, halt the corporate subsidies and tax advantages that fortify their power, and reinvest in the needs of the American people to defend democracy from authoritarianism.DRashida Tlaib MIJan 30, 2026Non-binding resolutionIn committee1.1k words71
S. 3966TREY'S LawRTed Cruz TXMar 3, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.2k words202
S. 4582Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026DBrian Schatz HIMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words41
S. 4583Legalizing Premium Health Care Act of 2026RRand Paul KYMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
S. 4585Discount Window Preparedness ActDMark R. Warner VAMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words11
S. 4590KIDS ActDMichael F. Bennet COMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 4597Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words50
S. 4598Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2026DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
S. 4607DOD and USDA Interagency Research ActRJim Banks INMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
S. 4611Job Corps Shipbuilding-Defense Industrial Base Pipeline Act of 2026DJack Reed RIMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words31
S. 4613Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act of 2026DJeanne Shaheen NHMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words20
H.R. 8898End Government Pensions for Sexual Abusers Act of 2026RNicole Malliotakis NYMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words91
H.R. 8907IMPACT to Save Moms ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words720
H.R. 8908STOP GAMES Act of 2026DEric Sorensen ILMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words20
H.R. 8910SLUSH FUND Act of 2026DMike Thompson CAMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words480
H.R. 8911AVERT Future Violence Act of 2026DDina Titus NVMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words21
S. 4562AVERT Future Violence Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words20
S. 4564Maritime Cybersecurity ActRRick Scott FLMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10

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