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 551
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 551 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 119 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. 5141A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the notice and review procedure with respect to multi-year bans on claiming credits.DMichael F. Bennet COJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
S. 5142A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the process for providing refunds to taxpayers.DMichael F. Bennet COJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee189 words10
S. 5143A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify procedural requirements for penalties and disallowance periods.DMichael F. Bennet COJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee470 words00
S. 5144A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate installment agreement fees for certain individuals.DMichael F. Bennet COJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee115 words00
S. 5145Wildfire Air Quality Sensor Expansion Act of 2026DJacky Rosen NVJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words51
S. 5146Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2026DPatty Murray WAJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words00
S. 5147PLEDGE ActRAshley Moody FLJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee379 words00
S. 5148BOASBERG ActREric Schmitt MOJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words21
S. 5149A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".DCory A. Booker NJJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee82 words11
S. 5150SAFE ActRTodd Young INJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words12
S. 5151MRRRI ActDTammy Baldwin WIJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.2k words00
S. 5152Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity ActRMarsha Blackburn TNJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee169 words50
S. 5153Federal Trade Commission Governance Reform ActRJohn R. Curtis UTJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee206 words00
S. 5154CHAT Act 2.0RJon Husted OHJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words10
S. 5155American Hiring Transparency ActRRick Scott FLJul 28, 2026SubstantiveIn committee519 words00
H.R. 9947Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection ActDMark DeSaulnier CAJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words00
H.R. 9948Addictive Design Act of 2026DBecca Balint VTJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words41
H.R. 9949Safe Baby Formula Act of 2026RTom Barrett MIJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee201 words00
H.R. 9950Healthy Commissaries, Healthy Families ActRTom Barrett MIJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee814 words00
H.R. 9951Know What’s on the Tray Act of 2026RTom Barrett MIJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee421 words10
H.R. 9952Healthy Recess for Learning ActRTom Barrett MIJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee492 words40
H.R. 9953Bycatch Reduction ActRNicholas J. Begich III AKJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words00
H.R. 9954Build America Fund ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PAJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words02
H.R. 9955Pathway to Trades ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PAJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee100 words00
H.R. 9956Seizure Safe Schools Act of 2026DValerie P. Foushee NCJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee200 words00

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