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

828 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3131USS Frank E. Evans ActDAdam B. Schiff CANov 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee187 words42
S. 3456Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass ActRTim Sheehy MTDec 11, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee208 words160
S. 3501Calumet National Heritage Area ActRTodd Young INDec 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words20
S. 3542Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025DCory A. Booker NJDec 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee297 words10
S. 3785North Rim and Kaibab National Forest Restoration Act of 2026DRuben Gallego AZFeb 5, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words11
S. 3925Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park ActDRichard J. Durbin ILFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words70
S. 4595Mullica River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2026DAndy Kim NJMay 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee492 words10
S. 4767Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network ActRTim Scott SCJun 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee63 words30
H.R. 9624Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027REric A. "Rick" Crawford ARJul 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee687 words016
H.R. 4970Orland Project Water Management ActRDoug LaMalfa CAAug 15, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee236 words00
H.R. 3108RPM Access ActRDavid Kustoff TNApr 30, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee684 words94
H.R. 3514Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025RMike Kelly PAMay 20, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words31132
H.R. 5880Fight Illicit Pill Presses ActRHarriet M. Hageman WYOct 31, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee767 words140
H.R. 6251To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.RNicholas J. Begich III AKNov 21, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee195 words21
H.R. 7184PRESS ActRAddison P. McDowell NCJan 21, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee599 words321
H.R. 7651Chloe Cole Act of 2026RRobert F. Onder, Jr. MOFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words960
H.R. 9468STAR ActRKevin Hern OKJun 25, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee612 words53
H.R. 9602Less Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency ActRMichael Baumgartner WAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words12
H.R. 9603Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight ActRJoe Wilson SCJul 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words01
H.R. 9604Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education ActRBurgess Owens UTJul 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.3k words11
H.R. 9606Less Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents ActRRobert F. Onder, Jr. MOJul 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words11
H.R. 9607Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development ActRTim Walberg MIJul 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words01
H.R. 9608Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement ActRMary E. Miller ILJul 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words11
H.R. 9609Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid ActRTim Walberg MIJul 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words11
H.R. 9610Less Bureaucracy, Better K–12 Education ActRMark Harris NCJul 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words11

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