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. 5401Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.2k words02
S. 5403Debt-Free College Act of 2026DBrian Schatz HISep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words90
S.J.Res. 214A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.DJeff Merkley ORSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee290 words120
H.J.Res. 215Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media".DPramila Jayapal WASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee61 words630
H.R. 10123STOP Improper Licensing ActRHarriet M. Hageman WYAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee758 words10
H.R. 10351TEAM USA ActRTim Walberg MISep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee564 words31
H.R. 10354To impose targeted sanctions on the Houthi terrorists and their supporters, and to support the internationally recognized Government of Yemen in their fight against Houthi terrorists.RJoe Wilson SCSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committeeText pending00
H.R. 10358RETURN ActDJoyce Beatty OHSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee190 words10
H.R. 10359Priority for Pediatric Cures ActRGus M. Bilirakis FLSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee49 words93
H.R. 10360Safeguarding Taxpayer Investment for Executive Airlift Act of 2026DJoe Courtney CTSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee82 words190
H.R. 10361To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.RAndrew R. Garbarino NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee158 words120
H.R. 10362Stop Rogue AI ActDJosh Gottheimer NJSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words21
H.R. 10363No Grounds for Discrimination ActDJosh Gottheimer NJSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee156 words10
H.R. 10364American Copyright Protection Act of 2026RDarrell Issa CASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words06
H.R. 10365AmeriCorps Access for Dreamers ActDJulie Johnson TXSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee140 words40
H.R. 10366NO FLOCK ActDRaja Krishnamoorthi ILSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee188 words20
H.R. 10367Working Americans Affordability Tax Credit ActDGreg Landsman OHSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee18k words00
H.R. 10368Jimmy Deal Trafficking Survivors Assistance Act of 2026DSusie Lee NVSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 10369Net Effective Cost Transparency and Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2026RRyan Mackenzie PASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.2k words43
H.R. 10370Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer ActRMichael T. McCaul TXSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words20
H.R. 10372FABRIC ActDJerrold Nadler NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words80
H.R. 10373Protecting Workers' Wages from Medical Debt ActDRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee239 words50
H.R. 10374Affordable Premiums for Seniors Act of 2026DTerri A. Sewell ALSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee227 words201
H.R. 10376Telehealth Reporting and Transparency Act of 2026DJames R. Walkinshaw VASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee888 words10
S. 5384Thirty-Two Hour Workweek ActIBernard Sanders VTSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee459 words01

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