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. 5363New Source Review Permitting Improvement ActRJon Husted OHAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee760 words10
S. 5364Rural Mothers and Fathers Choice ActRCindy Hyde-Smith MSAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words00
S. 5365Community Mental Wellness Worker Training ActDCory A. Booker NJAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
S. 5366Affordable Housing Credit Carryback ActDRuben Gallego AZAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee120 words13
S. 5367Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026DRuben Gallego AZAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee928 words00
S. 5368Water Cyber Shield Act of 2026DAdam B. Schiff CAAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee7.1k words10
S. 5369Restoring Electoral Fairness and Opposition Rights through Mandates for Accountability Act of 2026RTed Cruz TXAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
S. 5370Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in the People’s Republic of China ActRTed Budd NCAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee718 words50
S. 5371Stopping Border Surges ActRMike Lee UTAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4k words71
S. 5372Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026RMike Lee UTAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee464 words00
S. 5373USPS Executive Benefit and Bonus Removal ActRMike Rounds SDAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee881 words01
S. 5375ARCH ActRMike Rounds SDAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
S. 5376FITNESS ActDCory A. Booker NJAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee7.8k words10
S. 5377A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes.RRick Scott FLAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee250 words00
S. 5378Outer Continental Shelf Lease Restoration Act of 2026IAngus S. King, Jr. MEAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words11
S. 5379BIS STRENGTH ActRJon Husted OHAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee853 words14
S. 5380A bill to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.RJon Husted OHAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee158 words10
S. 5381ADVERSARIES ActRJon Husted OHAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee537 words10
S. 5382China AI Power Report ActRJon Husted OHAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.8k words10
S.J.Res. 212A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections.REric Schmitt MOAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee131 words20
H.J.Res. 211Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".RGary J. Palmer ALAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee62 words04
H.J.Res. 212Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".RAugust Pfluger TXAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee53 words26
H.R. 10035Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2026DEleanor Holmes Norton DCAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee354 words00
H.R. 10044AI Tax and Work Protection ActDGreg Casar TXAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.2k words41
H.R. 10045Protect American Values ActDJudy Chu CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee343 words600

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