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. 10264American Made Federal Uniforms and Apparel Act of 2026RClay Fuller GASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words00
H.R. 10265White House Fellows Program Authorization ActRClay Fuller GASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 10266No Elite Athletes Using X-pro status to ensure Prioritizing Recruitment Of Student-athletes (NEAUX PROS) ActRClay Fuller GASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words00
H.R. 10267Cabin Air Safety Act of 2026DJohn Garamendi CASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words11
H.R. 10268Ending Restaurant Purchases with SNAP Act of 2026RBrandon Gill TXSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee242 words101
H.R. 10269Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026DLaura Gillen NYSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee250 words46
H.R. 10270Supporting 9–8–8 Crisis Stabilization ActDDaniel S. Goldman NYSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee701 words50
H.R. 10271Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2026RCraig A. Goldman TXSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee980 words00
H.R. 10272End Gas Station Heroin ActRLance Gooden TXSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words40
H.R. 10273Fairness for Farm Workers ActDAdelita S. Grijalva AZSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee690 words140
H.R. 10274Partnerships for Better Health ActDJosh Harder CASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 10275Puerto Rico Energy Opportunity and Geothermal Assessment Act of 2026DPablo José Hernández PRSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee352 words10
H.R. 10276Ballots by Election Day ActRLaurel M. Lee FLSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee345 words00
H.R. 10277Access to School Supplies Act of 2026DSummer L. Lee PASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words150
H.R. 10278REAL Sugar ActRNancy Mace SCSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee208 words00
H.R. 10279To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9995 Southeast Federal Highway in Hobe Sound, Florida, as the "Special Operations Chief Petty Officer Aaron Carson Vaughn Post Office Building".RBrian J. Mast FLSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee96 words190
H.R. 10281FEMA for Safe Recovery ActDLucy McBath GASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee985 words10
H.R. 10282Stronger Start for Working Families ActRCarol D. Miller WVSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee78 words30
H.R. 10283Congressional Pension Accountability ActRZachary Nunn IASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words31
H.R. 10284Smart Meter Data Privacy Protection ActDJosh Riley NYSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 10285Telecommunications GAP ActDLuz M. Rivas CASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee170 words10
H.R. 10286Consumer Affordability and Pricing Concessions ActDHillary J. Scholten MISep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee538 words00
H.R. 102879-8-8 Crisis Response ActDKim Schrier WASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee551 words70
H.R. 10288Rural Broadband Modernization ActRDavid Schweikert AZSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee278 words00
H.R. 10289Government Travel Transparency ActDSuhas Subramanyam VASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee424 words10

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