Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 13, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,125 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 13, 2026

In committee 15,472 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,644 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee654 4%Passed the House or Senate838 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law144 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 144 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 119 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 13, 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

281Skipped committeeof the 999 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 file10,273 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
15,472 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
654 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
838 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law21 days
15 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. 137 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

15,472 bills · latest action first

Stage: In committee (either)Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5309COWS Act of 2026DAlex Padilla CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words20
S. 5310Robotics Supply Chain Improvement ActRMike Rounds SDAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee746 words10
S. 5311Cabin Air Safety Act of 2026DRichard Blumenthal CTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words24
S. 5312PROTECT ActDRichard Blumenthal CTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee874 words50
S. 5313Quantum-GUARD Act of 2026DChristopher A. Coons DEAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words21
S. 5314No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks ActRJoni Ernst IAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee208 words00
S. 5315Trade Deficit Elimination Act of 2026RRick Scott FLAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee818 words20
S. 5316BINSA ActRPete Ricketts NEAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words12
S. 5317INSPIRES ActDBrian Schatz HIAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.5k words10
S. 5318Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee999 words40
S. 5319Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety ActDJeff Merkley ORAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words31
S. 5320Insider Trading Prohibition ActDJack Reed RIAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee920 words40
S. 5321HCBS Access ActDBen Ray Luján NMAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee14k words192
S. 5322Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Improvement ActRCindy Hyde-Smith MSAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee223 words00
S. 5323A bill to designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Elliot L. Engel Building".DCharles E. Schumer NYAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee69 words20
S. 5324Fairness to Freedom Act of 2026DAdam B. Schiff CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee10k words80
S. 5325Delaney Hall Closure ActDCory A. Booker NJAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee183 words10
S. 5326Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words51
S. 5327Constructing the Path to Suicide Prevention ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee391 words51
S. 5328Empowering States to Serve Veterans ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee628 words20
S. 5329Space Superiority Readiness Act of 2026DCatherine Cortez Masto NVAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee173 words10
S. 5330Critical Mineral and Extraction Tax Parity ActRJohn R. Curtis UTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee543 words14
S. 5331Protect American Values Act of 2026DMazie K. Hirono HIAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee343 words150
S. 5332Cooperative Institute Act of 2026DMaria Cantwell WAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words30
S. 5333Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries ActDJacky Rosen NVAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee893 words11

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