Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 12, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 12, 2026

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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Bill	Title	Sponsor	Introduced	Type	Stage	Words	Cosponsors	Lobbied by
H.J.Res. 164	Providing 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 "Equal Credit Opportunity (Regulation B); Revocations or Unfavorable Changes to the Terms of Existing Credit Arrangements".	DCleo Fields LA	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	61 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 165	Providing 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; Permissible Purposes for Furnishing, Using, and Obtaining Consumer Reports".	DBrittany Pettersen CO	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	57 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 166	Providing 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 "Bulletin 2015-07 re: in-person collection of consumer debt".	DBrittany Pettersen CO	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	49 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 167	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt".	DAyanna Pressley MA	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	57 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 168	Providing 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 "Bulletin 2022-01: Medical Debt Collection and Consumer Reporting Requirements in Connection with the No Surprises Act".	DRashida Tlaib MI	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	61 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 169	Providing 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 2024-05: Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices".	DNydia M. Velázquez NY	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	54 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 170	Providing 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 "The Fair Credit Reporting Act's Limited Preemption of State Laws".	DMaxine Waters CA	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	55 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 171	Providing 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 "Bulletin 2022-06: Unfair Returned Deposited Item Fee Assessment Practices".	DNikema Williams GA	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	54 words	0	0
H.R. 8592	No WAR Act	DVal T. Hoyle OR	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	262 words	61	1
H.R. 8600	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily suspend certain fuel excise taxes for fuel separated during periods in which the national average price of gasoline exceeds $3.99 per gallon, and to prohibit certain credits or deductions for oil and gas companies during such periods.	DBrendan F. Boyle PA	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	450 words	9	2
H.R. 8601	Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026	RTim Burchett TN	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	82 words	1	0
H.R. 8602	Davis-Bacon Repeal Act	REric Burlison MO	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	134 words	1	3
H.R. 8605	Honor Our Commitment Act of 2026	DJ. Luis Correa CA	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	352 words	3	0
H.R. 8610	Sudan Waiver Report Reduction Act	RPat Fallon TX	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	92 words	1	5
H.R. 8612	Reward Work Act	DJesús G. "Chuy" García IL	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	382 words	17	1
H.R. 8613	To providing access to certain memorials on Federal property during Government shutdown, and for other purposes.	DMaggie Goodlander NH	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	138 words	1	0
H.R. 8614	Safe Water in Schools Act of 2026	RJohn James MI	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	194 words	0	0
H.R. 8625	USTDA Modernization Act of 2026	RJames C. Moylan GU	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	332 words	1	1
H.R. 8630	PEAT Act of 2026	RMichael A. Rulli OH	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	133 words	12	2
H.R. 8631	KOMBUCHA	DAndrea Salinas OR	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	269 words	1	0
H.R. 8634	Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026	RKeith Self TX	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	58 words	1	0
H.R. 8638	Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail Designation Act	DThomas R. Suozzi NY	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	401 words	1	0
H.R. 8639	COOL IT Act	DEmilia Strong Sykes OH	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	414 words	0	1
H.R. 8640	Non-Domiciled CDL Reporting Act	RDavid J. Taylor OH	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	479 words	1	2
H.R. 8642	PATH to the Foreign Service Act	DDina Titus NV	Apr 30, 2026	Substantive	In committee	340 words	0	1

H.J.Res. 164In committee
Providing 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 "Equal Credit Opportunity (Regulation B); Revocations or Unfavorable Changes to the Terms of Existing Credit Arrangements".
DCleo Fields LAApr 30, 2026Substantive61 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 165In committee
Providing 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; Permissible Purposes for Furnishing, Using, and Obtaining Consumer Reports".
DBrittany Pettersen COApr 30, 2026Substantive57 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 166In committee
Providing 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 "Bulletin 2015-07 re: in-person collection of consumer debt".
DBrittany Pettersen COApr 30, 2026Substantive49 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 167In committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt".
DAyanna Pressley MAApr 30, 2026Substantive57 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 168In committee
Providing 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 "Bulletin 2022-01: Medical Debt Collection and Consumer Reporting Requirements in Connection with the No Surprises Act".
DRashida Tlaib MIApr 30, 2026Substantive61 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 169In committee
Providing 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 2024-05: Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices".
DNydia M. Velázquez NYApr 30, 2026Substantive54 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 170In committee
Providing 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 "The Fair Credit Reporting Act's Limited Preemption of State Laws".
DMaxine Waters CAApr 30, 2026Substantive55 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 171In committee
Providing 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 "Bulletin 2022-06: Unfair Returned Deposited Item Fee Assessment Practices".
DNikema Williams GAApr 30, 2026Substantive54 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8592In committee
No WAR Act
DVal T. Hoyle ORApr 30, 2026Substantive262 words61 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 8600In committee
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily suspend certain fuel excise taxes for fuel separated during periods in which the national average price of gasoline exceeds $3.99 per gallon, and to prohibit certain credits or deductions for oil and gas companies during such periods.
DBrendan F. Boyle PAApr 30, 2026Substantive450 words9 cosponsors2 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8601In committee
Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026
RTim Burchett TNApr 30, 2026Substantive82 words1 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8602In committee
Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
REric Burlison MOApr 30, 2026Substantive134 words1 cosponsors3 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8605In committee
Honor Our Commitment Act of 2026
DJ. Luis Correa CAApr 30, 2026Substantive352 words3 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8610In committee
Sudan Waiver Report Reduction Act
RPat Fallon TXApr 30, 2026Substantive92 words1 cosponsors5 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8612In committee
Reward Work Act
DJesús G. "Chuy" García ILApr 30, 2026Substantive382 words17 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 8613In committee
To providing access to certain memorials on Federal property during Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
DMaggie Goodlander NHApr 30, 2026Substantive138 words1 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8614In committee
Safe Water in Schools Act of 2026
RJohn James MIApr 30, 2026Substantive194 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8625In committee
USTDA Modernization Act of 2026
RJames C. Moylan GUApr 30, 2026Substantive332 words1 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 8630In committee
PEAT Act of 2026
RMichael A. Rulli OHApr 30, 2026Substantive133 words12 cosponsors2 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8631In committee
KOMBUCHA
DAndrea Salinas ORApr 30, 2026Substantive269 words1 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8634In committee
Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026
RKeith Self TXApr 30, 2026Substantive58 words1 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8638In committee
Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail Designation Act
DThomas R. Suozzi NYApr 30, 2026Substantive401 words1 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8639In committee
COOL IT Act
DEmilia Strong Sykes OHApr 30, 2026Substantive414 words0 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 8640In committee
Non-Domiciled CDL Reporting Act
RDavid J. Taylor OHApr 30, 2026Substantive479 words1 cosponsors2 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8642In committee
PATH to the Foreign Service Act
DDina Titus NVApr 30, 2026Substantive340 words0 cosponsors1 organization lobbied

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