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. 5222DRIVE Across America Act of 2026DCatherine Cortez Masto NVAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words50
S. 5223NO PROFIT ActDMark R. Warner VAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words20
H.R. 10011No PREJUDICE ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee315 words00
H.R. 10000Emergency Mountain Pine Beetle Response ActDBrittany Pettersen COJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee651 words10
H.R. 10001Wildfire Responder Protection ActDBrittany Pettersen COJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee127 words20
H.R. 10002Guaranteed Disaster Assistance ActDBrittany Pettersen COJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee45 words01
H.R. 10003Consumer Protection and Recovery ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee513 words20
H.R. 10004Defending Our Energy and Water ActDHillary J. Scholten MIJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee228 words10
H.R. 10005Data Center Resource Disclosure ActDHillary J. Scholten MIJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee346 words30
H.R. 10006Increasing Opportunity For Reindustrialization ActRW. Gregory Steube FLJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee273 words20
H.R. 10007Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2026DShri Thanedar MIJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee917 words00
H.R. 10008Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2026DDina Titus NVJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words00
H.R. 10009BAD ActDNorma J. Torres CAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee91 words00
H.R. 10010Build Homes, Not Hate Act of 2026DDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee553 words00
H.R. 9942House Our Heroes ActRDerrick Van Orden WIJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words00
H.R. 9946Equity in STI Testing ActDNikema Williams GAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2k words111
H.R. 9977Homebuilding Materials Tariff Relief ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words01
H.R. 9978Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act of 2026RGus M. Bilirakis FLJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee282 words00
H.R. 9979Freedom to Ship ActRLauren Boebert COJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee647 words31
H.R. 9980American Food for American Schools Act of 2026DJohn Garamendi CAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words20
H.R. 9981Foodborne Illness Rapid Response ActDJosh Gottheimer NJJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee199 words11
H.R. 9982Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026DJosh Gottheimer NJJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee559 words60
H.R. 9983Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection ActDJames A. Himes CTJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words190
H.R. 9984Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2026RJohn Joyce PAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee746 words10
H.R. 9985AI Ads ActDRo Khanna CAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee314 words11

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