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. 10146AI Advertising Disclosure ActDSeth Magaziner RIAug 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words90
H.R. 10147To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule for the United States to establish a new subheading in chapter 39 for silicone prosthetics for women who are breast cancer survivors and a new subheading in chapter 90 for mastectomy bras.RCarol D. Miller WVAug 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee217 words10
H.R. 10148Safeguarding America’s Nonprofits ActRW. Gregory Steube FLAug 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee174 words21
H.R. 10149For the relief of Maria Cordova.DJuan Vargas CAAug 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee449 words00
H.R. 10118No Data Center NDAs ActRTom Barrett MIAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee217 words00
H.R. 10119Protecting Local Control of Data Centers ActRTom Barrett MIAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words40
H.R. 10120National Flood Impact Reduction and Resilience Act of 2026DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words11
H.R. 10121To obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor American humanitarian and star athlete Roberto Clemente of Puerto Rico.RGus M. Bilirakis FLAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words60
H.R. 10122STORM FORTIFIED and Wildfire Prepared ActDTroy A. Carter LAAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words20
H.R. 10124Mail Theft and Postal Key Crime Prevention Act of 2026DJosh Harder CAAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee853 words10
H.R. 10125NO PROFIT ActDJames A. Himes CTAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words60
H.R. 10126DEMAND Act of 2026RRonny Jackson TXAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee174 words50
H.R. 10127TRANS Government Research ActRNancy Mace SCAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee485 words00
H.R. 10129Stamps for Staying Connected Act of 2026DGrace Meng NYAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee224 words50
H.R. 10130Army Quantum Readiness ActRTim Moore NCAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee294 words10
H.R. 10131National Archives Protection ActDKevin Mullin CAAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee108 words170
H.R. 10132ARTICLE ONE ActRChip Roy TXAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words10
H.R. 10133Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026DHillary J. Scholten MIAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee884 words00
H.R. 10134Local Health Care Protection Act of 2026DHillary J. Scholten MIAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee694 words00
H.R. 10135Not In My Barn Yard ActRGlenn Thompson PAAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee176 words10
H.R. 10137No Insider Trading on National Security Act of 2026DGeorge Whitesides CAAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee192 words20
H.R. 10111Oversight Access ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PAAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee206 words90
H.R. 10109Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition ActRMichael Baumgartner WAAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee599 words00
H.R. 10110Housing Price Transparency ActDKathy Castor FLAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee876 words00
H.R. 10112Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors ActDJosh Gottheimer NJAug 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20

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