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. 10186Hands Off Our Great Lakes ActDDebbie Dingell MIAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee217 words310
H.R. 10187Missed Paychecks for Missed Deadlines ActRPat Fallon TXAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee419 words00
H.R. 10188Protecting Pentagon Press Access ActDSara Jacobs CAAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 10189Defense AI Reliability and Reporting ActDSara Jacobs CAAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee917 words20
H.R. 10190Pennington County Land Conveyance ActRDusty Johnson SDAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee236 words00
H.R. 10191To require curbside delivery of mail at certain housing developments, and for other purposes.DTimothy M. Kennedy NYAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee118 words10
H.R. 10192GRANT Reform Act of 2026RTom McClintock CAAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee435 words00
H.R. 10193We Can't Wait Act of 2026RCarol D. Miller WVAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words12
H.R. 10195Mali Security Partnership and Counterterrorism ActDJimmy Panetta CAAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee586 words30
H.R. 10196Lake America ActRJimmy Patronis FLAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee142 words00
H.R. 10197Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation ActRAugust Pfluger TXAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words20
H.R. 10198Federal Worker Protection ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words12
H.R. 10199Sell Your Stocks or Step Down ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words00
H.R. 10200Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education ActDFrederica S. Wilson FLAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words01
H.R. 10201COMPASS ActDFrederica S. Wilson FLAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee116 words00
H.R. 10202High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026DFrederica S. Wilson FLAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee616 words60
H.R. 10150Advancing Botanical Drug Development Act of 2026RLauren Boebert COAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee512 words10
H.R. 10151Water Authority Cybersecurity Protection ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PAAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee131 words20
H.R. 10153American Mariner Tax Fairness ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee399 words60
H.R. 10154Protect America from CARB Act of 2026RJames Gallagher CAAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee144 words00
H.R. 10155To amend title 10, United States Code, to include certain prior active duty as a regular member of an Armed Force for reduced eligibility age for retirement as a member of the reserve components.RAbraham J. Hamadeh AZAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee109 words80
H.R. 10156Better Jobs through Evidence and Innovation ActDJosh Harder CAAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words10
H.R. 10157Freedom to Home Distill ActRDiana Harshbarger TNAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee757 words40
H.R. 10161MANNARINO ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee306 words10
H.R. 10162STORMWATER ActDTimothy M. Kennedy NYAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee164 words50

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