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. 5385A bill to 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.DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee158 words10
S. 5386Don’t STEAL ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee665 words00
S. 5387DCA Air Safety ActDTim Kaine VASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
S. 5388Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers ActDChristopher Murphy CTSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee913 words20
S. 5389Ending Presidential Corruption in Banking ActDElizabeth Warren MASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee566 words150
S. 5390End Trump’s Tariff Tax ActDCharles E. Schumer NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee797 words290
S. 5391Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2026DTim Kaine VASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee12k words00
S. 5392TEAM USA ActRJon Husted OHSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee564 words20
S. 5393FABRIC ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words40
S. 5394Hands Off Our Great Lakes ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee228 words00
H.R. 10117GATOR Act of 2026RW. Gregory Steube FLAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee298 words00
H.R. 10240Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act of 2026DJennifer L. McClellan VASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words50
H.R. 10260Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026RBrad Finstad MNSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee706 words10
H.R. 1031Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment ActRClaudia Tenney NYFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveIn committee621 words80
H.R. 10327Cost Estimates Improvement ActRMichael Cloud TXSep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee135 words200
H.R. 10328Badge-to-Business ActRRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr. PASep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee262 words60
H.R. 10330Higher Education Oversight for Nonprofits Ensuring Standards and Transparency ActDAlma S. Adams NCSep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words210
H.R. 10331Patient Navigation Assistance ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee794 words01
H.R. 10332Sunset Section 230 ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee819 words10
H.R. 10333AACCENT ActDDebbie Dingell MISep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words10
H.R. 10335Restoring Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Act of 2026RGlenn Grothman WISep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee218 words10
H.R. 10336Dietary Supplement Innovation ActRDiana Harshbarger TNSep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee947 words03
H.R. 1033716 & Up Social Media ActRErin Houchin INSep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
H.R. 10338SEAL Team Six Congressional Gold Medal ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJSep 10, 2026CeremonialIn committee805 words30
H.R. 10339Terrorism Judgment Collection ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJSep 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee108 words02

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