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
H.R. 8812Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026RByron Donalds FLMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee162 words14
H.R. 8814HUD Data Privacy Act of 2026DDaniel S. Goldman NYMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee258 words120
H.R. 8815Teacher Debt Relief ActDJahana Hayes CTMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee133 words01
H.R. 8816Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act of 2026DSteven Horsford NVMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee273 words31
H.R. 8817FORTIFY ActDJulie Johnson TXMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee451 words130
H.R. 8820Prohibit Deactivation of the ECABs Act of 2026RMorgan Luttrell TXMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee389 words30
H.R. 8824To repeal the jurisdiction conferred by section 3243 of title 18, United States Code, to the State of Kansas over offenses committed by or against Indians on Tribal lands in Kansas.RTracey Mann KSMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee24 words00
H.R. 8826In God We Trust ActRMary E. Miller ILMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee101 words170
H.R. 8828To direct the Attorney General to establish an official station for the United States attorney for the Western District of Washington in the county of Clark, Washington, and for other purposes.DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee35 words00
H.R. 8835Streamlined Apportionment, Flexibility, and Efficiency Transit ActDHillary J. Scholten MIMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee472 words00
S. 4531Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026RJon Husted OHMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee335 words20
S. 4532Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee67 words03
S. 4533Coast Guard Personnel Equipment ActRLindsey Graham SCMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee224 words20
S. 4534Microbusiness Support ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee470 words10
S. 4536Protecting America's Drinking Water from Extreme Temperatures Act of 2026DJacky Rosen NVMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee200 words21
S. 4537A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service Act.DRon Wyden ORMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee386 words20
S. 4539Protecting Charitable Giving ActRTodd Young INMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee475 words10
S. 4548GROUSE Act of 2026RJames C. Justice WVMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee473 words00
H.J.Res. 184Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Fair Credit Reporting; File Disclosure".DStephen F. Lynch MAMay 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee50 words00
H.J.Res. 185Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-03: Unlawful and Unenforceable Contract Terms and Conditions".DJuan Vargas CAMay 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee57 words00
H.R. 2071Save Our Shrimpers ActRTroy E. Nehls TXMar 11, 2025SubstantivePassed House145 words201
H.R. 2267NICS Data Reporting Act of 2026RThomas Massie KYMar 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House165 words23
H.R. 3174Made in America Manufacturing Finance ActRRoger Williams TXMay 1, 2025SubstantivePassed House354 words124
H.R. 3709Advancing the Mentor-Protégé Program for Small Financial Institutions ActDJoyce Beatty OHJun 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House492 words02
H.R. 3766To prohibit the District of Columbia from requiring tribunals in court or administrative proceedings in the District of Columbia to defer to the Mayor of the District of Columbia's interpretation of statutes and regulations, and for other purposes.RHarriet M. Hageman WYJun 5, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee160 words10

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