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

7,977 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4636Homeowners’ Escrow Savings ActDRichard Blumenthal CTMay 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee437 words10
S. 4641Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2026RSusan M. Collins MEMay 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee221 words63
S. 4642Foreign Service Workforce Retention ActDChris Van Hollen MDMay 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee309 words11
H.J.Res. 188Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens.RNancy Mace SCMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee247 words00
H.R. 1077STEAM ActDSusie Lee NVFeb 6, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee101 words52
H.R. 1352To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.DSuhas Subramanyam VAFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House405 words00
H.R. 2303Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction ActDMorgan McGarvey KYMar 24, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee76 words30
H.R. 2954Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025DChris Pappas NHApr 17, 2025SubstantivePassed House129 words63
H.R. 301GEO ActRCeleste Maloy UTJan 9, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee286 words73
H.R. 3087Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization ActDBonnie Watson Coleman NJApr 29, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee372 words210
H.R. 3869Every Veteran Housed ActDMaxine Dexter ORJun 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee256 words10
H.R. 5617Geothermal Gold Book Development ActDYassamin Ansari AZSep 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee353 words11
H.R. 5638Geothermal Royalty Reform ActRMike Kennedy UTSep 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee259 words10
H.R. 6740VA TRUST ActRMike Flood NEDec 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee393 words00
H.R. 6802CLEAR Act of 2025RCeleste Maloy UTDec 17, 2025SubstantiveIn committee75 words70
H.R. 6819Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act of 2025DDavid Scott GADec 17, 2025SubstantiveIn committee123 words120
H.R. 6899CFTC Advisory Committee Improvement Act of 2025RDavid J. Taylor OHDec 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee230 words10
H.R. 6966Nutrition Administration Assistance Act of 2026DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJan 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee223 words10
H.R. 6986COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026DGwen Moore WIJan 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee206 words71
H.R. 7010To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026, to delay the implementation of amendments made by such Act to the hemp production provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.RJames R. Baird INJan 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee48 words40
H.R. 7024Hemp Planting Predictability ActRJames R. Baird INJan 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee62 words4023
H.R. 7069Affordable Food and Energy Act of 2026DKristen McDonald Rivet MIJan 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee264 words00
H.R. 7080Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026DGabe Vasquez NMJan 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee128 words10
H.R. 8669To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5951 Riverdale Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Eliot L. Engel Post Office".DRitchie Torres NYMay 7, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee77 words250
H.R. 8801DC ROADS ActRScott Perry PAMay 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee209 words01

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