Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 11, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 11, 2026

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 11, 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

140 bills · latest action first

Search Type Stage Ending Lobbying Sponsor party Chamber Committee Sort

Stage: Became law Clear all

Bill	Title	Sponsor	Introduced	Type	Stage	Words	Cosponsors	Lobbied by
S. 160	Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025	RTim Sheehy MT	Jan 21, 2025	Substantive	Became law	Text pending	8	3
H.J.Res. 60	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".	RCeleste Maloy UT	Feb 21, 2025	Substantive	Became law	122 words	3	0
H.J.Res. 61	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".	RH. Morgan Griffith VA	Feb 25, 2025	Substantive	Became law	125 words	20	1
S. 146	TAKE IT DOWN Act	RTed Cruz TX	Jan 16, 2025	Substantive	Became law	2.9k words	20	6
H.J.Res. 20	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".	RGary J. Palmer AL	Jan 15, 2025	Substantive	Became law	142 words	29	14
H.J.Res. 24	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".	RStephanie I. Bice OK	Jan 16, 2025	Substantive	Became law	139 words	10	4
H.J.Res. 42	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".	RAndrew S. Clyde GA	Feb 12, 2025	Substantive	Became law	155 words	6	3
H.J.Res. 75	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".	RCraig A. Goldman TX	Mar 10, 2025	Substantive	Became law	159 words	13	3
S.J.Res. 18	A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".	RTim Scott SC	Feb 13, 2025	Substantive	Became law	109 words	16	7
S.J.Res. 28	A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".	RPete Ricketts NE	Feb 27, 2025	Substantive	Became law	121 words	5	0
H.J.Res. 25	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".	RMike Carey OH	Jan 21, 2025	Substantive	Became law	142 words	9	1
H.R. 1968	Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025	RTom Cole OK	Mar 10, 2025	Substantive	Became law	Text pending	0	182
H.J.Res. 35	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".	RAugust Pfluger TX	Feb 4, 2025	Substantive	Became law	141 words	19	9
S.J.Res. 11	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".	RJohn Kennedy LA	Feb 4, 2025	Substantive	Became law	118 words	2	2
S. 5	Laken Riley Act	RKatie Boyd Britt AL	Jan 6, 2025	Substantive	Became law	Text pending	53	3

S. 160Became law
Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
RTim Sheehy MTJan 21, 2025SubstantiveText pending8 cosponsors3 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 60Became law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
RCeleste Maloy UTFeb 21, 2025Substantive122 words3 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 61Became law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".
RH. Morgan Griffith VAFeb 25, 2025Substantive125 words20 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
S. 146Became law
TAKE IT DOWN Act
RTed Cruz TXJan 16, 2025Substantive2.9k words20 cosponsors6 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 20Became law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".
RGary J. Palmer ALJan 15, 2025Substantive142 words29 cosponsors14 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 24Became law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".
RStephanie I. Bice OKJan 16, 2025Substantive139 words10 cosponsors4 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 42Became law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".
RAndrew S. Clyde GAFeb 12, 2025Substantive155 words6 cosponsors3 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 75Became law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".
RCraig A. Goldman TXMar 10, 2025Substantive159 words13 cosponsors3 organizations lobbied
S.J.Res. 18Became law
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".
RTim Scott SCFeb 13, 2025Substantive109 words16 cosponsors7 organizations lobbied
S.J.Res. 28Became law
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".
RPete Ricketts NEFeb 27, 2025Substantive121 words5 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 25Became law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".
RMike Carey OHJan 21, 2025Substantive142 words9 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 1968Became law
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
RTom Cole OKMar 10, 2025SubstantiveText pending0 cosponsors182 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 35Became law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
RAugust Pfluger TXFeb 4, 2025Substantive141 words19 cosponsors9 organizations lobbied
S.J.Res. 11Became law
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
RJohn Kennedy LAFeb 4, 2025Substantive118 words2 cosponsors2 organizations lobbied
S. 5Became law
Laken Riley Act
RKatie Boyd Britt ALJan 6, 2025SubstantiveText pending53 cosponsors3 organizations lobbied

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