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. 6832PACK ActRRandy K. Weber, Sr. TXDec 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words1929
H.R. 7030Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services ActRTom Emmer MNJan 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee163 words11
H.R. 7294AI for Secure Networks ActDRobert Menendez NJJan 30, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee335 words52
H.R. 7502Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026RNicholas A. Langworthy NYFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words1326
H.R. 7866American Lending Fairness Act of 2026RWarren Davidson OHMar 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee335 words78
H.R. 7945Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026DKevin Mullin CAMar 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee308 words240
H.R. 8255SAT Streamlining ActRBrett Guthrie KYApr 14, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.7k words12
H.R. 8957American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026RNicholas J. Begich III AKMay 21, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.9k words230
H.R. 9385PROTECT USA Act of 2026RScott Fitzgerald WIJun 22, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words03
H.R. 9503Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act of 2026RJohn H. Rutherford FLJun 29, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee287 words31
H.R. 9834No Racketeers on our Shores ActRMichael Baumgartner WAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee239 words00
S. 2644Camden National Battlefield Park Study ActRLindsey Graham SCAug 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee345 words10
S. 3467Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Reauthorization ActDAmy Klobuchar MNDec 11, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words10
S. 3929Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement ActRTim Sheehy MTFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee487 words24
S. 4023America’s Living Library ActRTodd Young INMar 5, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.7k words121
S. 4103Save Our Sequoias ActDAlex Padilla CAMar 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.8k words11
S. 4489Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization ActRSteve Daines MTMay 12, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.3k words10
S. 456STEAM ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVFeb 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee101 words32
S. 4573Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIMay 19, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee102 words40
S. 4749JAWBONE ActRTed Cruz TXJun 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.9k words10
S. 4787FEAT ActRMike Lee UTJun 15, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee201 words50
S. 4938Bycatch Reduction ActRDan Sullivan AKJun 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.2k words02
S. 4950ITS Codification ActDTammy Duckworth ILJul 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee595 words11
S. 4955Gateway Arch National Park Boundary Revision Act of 2026DRichard J. Durbin ILJul 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee103 words00
S. 5048Hydropower Licensing Affordability ActRSteve Daines MTJul 21, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee117 words42

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