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. 4604Protecting America’s Small Oil and Gas Producers and Rural Jobs ActRRoger Marshall KSMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee410 words70
S. 4606Increasing Opportunity For Reindustrialization ActRDavid McCormick PAMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee273 words20
S. 4608Federal Death Penalty Prohibition ActDRichard J. Durbin ILMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee93 words170
S.J.Res. 182A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".DTim Kaine VAApr 13, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee38 words334
S.J.Res. 193A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.DTim Kaine VAMay 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee405 words20
H.J.Res. 187Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".DGreg Landsman OHMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee97 words90
H.R. 8877Improving Self-Sufficiency of Families in HUD-Subsidized Housing ActDSylvia R. Garcia TXMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee384 words00
H.R. 8878Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness ActDSylvia R. Garcia TXMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee447 words10
H.R. 8886SMART Community Policing ActDJason Crow COMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee485 words00
H.R. 8891Rural MOMS Act of 2026RRandy Feenstra IAMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee78 words151
H.R. 8892CAL Repayment ActRVince Fong CAMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee201 words120
H.R. 8894Passenger Rail Crew Protection ActDLaura Gillen NYMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee445 words71
H.R. 8900To redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer".RCarol D. Miller WVMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee133 words00
H.R. 8905Inhibiting Militant Adversarial Mullahs ActRChip Roy TXMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words20
H.R. 8909To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15422 NY 104 in Martville, New York, as the "Sergeant Staret J. Ingleston Memorial Post Office Building".RClaudia Tenney NYMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee81 words240
H.R. 8912Campaign Funds Integrity Act of 2026DRitchie Torres NYMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee384 words00
S. 4563Section 232 Public Transparency ActDGary C. Peters MIMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee120 words10
S. 4568Nursing is a Professional Degree ActDJeff Merkley ORMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee213 words85
S. 4569Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates ActDRuben Gallego AZMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee392 words11
S. 4574MARCH for Military Servicemembers ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee87 words62
S. 4575SMART Community Policing ActDMichael F. Bennet COMay 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee485 words00
H.R. 5625Cashless Bail Reporting ActRMark Harris NCSep 30, 2025SubstantivePassed House158 words230
H.R. 6260Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025RScott Fitzgerald WINov 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House57 words50
H.R. 8842FAST ActRJohn H. Rutherford FLMay 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee219 words10
S. 4553Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYMay 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee365 words00

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