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. 1748Kids Online Safety ActRMarsha Blackburn TNMay 14, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.7k words6912
S. 4199Youth AI Privacy ActDEdward J. Markey MAMar 25, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.7k words04
S. 4407CHATBOT ActRTed Cruz TXApr 28, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4k words35
S. 5171Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026DTammy Duckworth ILJul 29, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee580 words31
S. 5243A bill to provide for the automatic establishment of Trump accounts using information collected under the Enumeration at Birth Program of the Social Security Administration.RShelley Moore Capito WVAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee128 words10
S. 5244SUSTAIN 340B ActRJerry Moran KSAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee14k words59
S. 5245Karly Rain Wood ActRPete Ricketts NEAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.4k words10
S. 5246MATCH IT Act of 2026DMark R. Warner VAAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
S. 5247Defense Community Infrastructure Program Tribal Eligibility Act of 2026DPatty Murray WAAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee135 words10
S. 5248Early Childhood Educator Professional Improvement Act of 2026DBen Ray Luján NMAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee906 words30
S. 5250Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act of 2026RSusan M. Collins MEAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words11
S. 5251ACPAC Modernization ActDJacky Rosen NVAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee84 words00
S. 5252BLADE ActRBill Hagerty TNAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words51
S. 5253Tick-Borne Livestock Disease Research Prioritization ActREric Schmitt MOAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee373 words20
S. 5254Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2026RJames E. Risch IDAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee397 words10
S. 5255Military Chaplains Modernization Act of 2026RJames Lankford OKAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.5k words50
S. 5256Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2026DCatherine Cortez Masto NVAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words30
S. 5257Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act of 2026DEdward J. Markey MAAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words10
S. 5258PREFERRED Screening ActRBill Cassidy LAAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words10
S. 5259End Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens ActRBill Hagerty TNAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee796 words10
S. 5260Stroke ActDBen Ray Luján NMAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee939 words100
S. 5261FIRE Cancer Act of 2026DCory A. Booker NJAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee341 words10
S. 5262Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2026RRand Paul KYAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
S. 5263Workforce Recovery and Resilience ActRDavid McCormick PAAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee382 words20
S. 5264Bus Operator Safety and Security ActDJack Reed RIAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee219 words12

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