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. 10399Currency Options, Information, and Navigation ActDHillary J. Scholten MISep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee956 words00
H.R. 10400SMARTER ActRDavid Schweikert AZSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.9k words00
H.R. 10401No ICE Deaths in the Dark Act of 2026DShri Thanedar MISep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words240
H.R. 10402Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026DPaul Tonko NYSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words12
H.R. 10403Back to School Tax Credit ActDEugene Simon Vindman VASep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee347 words00
H.R. 10404For the relief of Sindy Gualdina Rodriguez-Fernandez.DSeth Moulton MASep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee459 words00
H.R. 1555Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing ActRStephanie I. Bice OKFeb 25, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee436 words32
H.R. 181To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes.RTom McClintock CAJan 3, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee212 words00
H.R. 184Action Versus No Action ActRTom McClintock CAJan 3, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee505 words02
H.R. 2592Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025DSean Casten ILApr 2, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee356 words258
H.R. 5645Pray Safe Act of 2025DGrace Meng NYSep 30, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words510
H.R. 5745Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection ActRMike Ezell MSOct 14, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.6k words63
H.R. 6448TASA Act of 2025RKimberlyn King-Hinds MPDec 4, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee100 words61
H.R. 7553Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness ActRTroy E. Nehls TXFeb 12, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words76
H.R. 7625MTS CYBER Act of 2026RAddison P. McDowell NCFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee593 words20
H.R. 8409Post-Disaster Protection ActDMaxwell Frost FLApr 21, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee44 words171
H.R. 8597Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement ActRNicholas J. Begich III AKApr 30, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee487 words34
H.R. 9530Quiet Skies ActDHillary J. Scholten MIJun 29, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee61 words51
H.R. 9621Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026RMichael Baumgartner WAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words10
S. 5395Survivor Justice Tax Prevention ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee542 words10
S. 5396No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex ActDChris Van Hollen MDSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee129 words10
S. 5397BAD DEAL ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee171 words30
S. 5398STARS Act of 2026RAshley Moody FLSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee926 words00
S. 5399No New Fencing At the White House ActDChris Van Hollen MDSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee170 words00
S. 5400STRIDE ActRJohn R. Curtis UTSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words01

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