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
H.R. 10030Supporting Our Educators Act of 2026RMichael Lawler NYAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee110 words00
H.R. 10031READ ActDLucy McBath GAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words70
H.R. 10032No Payoffs for Pardons ActDJoseph D. Morelle NYAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words120
H.R. 10033AV Emergency Response Coordination ActDKevin Mullin CAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words01
H.R. 10034RECOVER PII ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee369 words51
H.R. 10036Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings ActDBrittany Pettersen COAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words112
H.R. 10038FORK Act of 2026DAndrea Salinas ORAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee467 words30
H.R. 10039SMART Savings Act of 2026RClaudia Tenney NYAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee432 words05
H.R. 10041Smart Data Center Policy ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee287 words00
H.R. 10042Understanding AI in the Classroom ActDGeorge Whitesides CAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee309 words20
H.R. 10043Heritage Legacy ActDFrederica S. Wilson FLAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee850 words00
S. 5207RCORP Authorization ActRShelley Moore Capito WVAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee504 words20
S. 5208Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry ActRTim Sheehy MTAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words01
S. 5209PERFORM ActRKatie Boyd Britt ALAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee282 words10
S. 5210Display America's Art ActRJohn Kennedy LAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee155 words00
S. 5211A bill to require the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit a strategy for cyber cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes.RMike Rounds SDAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee962 words10
S. 5212No Payoffs for Pardons ActDCharles E. Schumer NYAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words51
S. 5213SMASH 2.0 ActIAngus S. King, Jr. MEAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee381 words31
S. 5214Protect and Serve Act of 2026RThom Tillis NCAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee573 words30
S. 5215Cleaner Transportation Access for All ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words40
S. 5216Senior Accessible Housing Tax Credit Act of 2026DAngela D. Alsobrooks MDAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee813 words10
S. 5217RECOVER PII ActDMark R. Warner VAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee349 words31
S. 5218Colonel Gary LaGrange AgVets Act of 2026RJerry Moran KSAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee367 words00
S. 5219Compassionate Care ActDRichard Blumenthal CTAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words10
S. 5220Clean Transportation Jobs and Development Act of 2026DCatherine Cortez Masto NVAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.7k words40

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