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. 8643Financial Access Protection ActDRitchie Torres NYApr 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee488 words00
H.R. 8644Stop Subsidizing Private Jets of 2026DEugene Simon Vindman VAApr 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee263 words40
S. 4444A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through May 21, 2026, and for other purposes.DRon Wyden ORApr 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee190 words00
S. 4445Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026DCatherine Cortez Masto NVApr 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee82 words10
S. 4454Firearm Safety Act of 2026DCory A. Booker NJApr 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee56 words82
S. 4455Public Lands Integrity ActDMichael F. Bennet COApr 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee84 words51
S. 4457KOMBUCHADRon Wyden ORApr 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee269 words00
S. 4459Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access ActRJon Husted OHApr 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee127 words10
S. 4465A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.RTom Cotton ARApr 30, 2026SubstantiveBecame law193 words10
S. 4466PATH to the Foreign Service ActDBrian Schatz HIApr 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee340 words31
S. 4477Davis-Bacon Repeal ActRMike Lee UTApr 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee134 words83
S. 4478Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2026DMark Kelly AZApr 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee349 words51
S.J.Res. 112A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce relating to "One Year Suspension of Expansion of End-User Controls for Affiliates of Certain Listed Entities".DElizabeth Warren MAMar 5, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee50 words100
H.R. 1755Timely and Accurate Benefits ActRWilliam R. Timmons IV SCFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee415 words60
H.R. 2488To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3817 Marysville Boulevard in Sacramento, California, as the "Grantland Johnson Post Office".DAmi Bera CAMar 31, 2025CeremonialDiscussed in committee73 words500
H.R. 6099To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2200 South Salina Street in Syracuse, New York, as the "Wallie Howard Jr. Post Office Building".DJohn W. Mannion NYNov 18, 2025CeremonialDiscussed in committee81 words200
H.R. 7287Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study ActRDusty Johnson SDJan 30, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee454 words30
H.R. 7331Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study ActRDusty Johnson SDFeb 3, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee267 words00
H.R. 7515To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nisqually Indian Tribe the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure.DMarilyn Strickland WAFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee447 words00
H.R. 8225To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 South Tremont Street in Tremonton, Utah, as the "Sorensen-Estrada Post Office".RBlake D. Moore UTApr 9, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee71 words30
H.R. 8565ATIIP Reauthorization and Improvement ActDChris Pappas NHApr 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee151 words50
H.R. 8569No Bias in the Baseline ActRBen Cline VAApr 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee384 words00
H.R. 8570Cost Estimate Clarity ActRBen Cline VAApr 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee191 words00
H.R. 8572Gas Prices Relief Act of 2026DJosh Harder CAApr 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee381 words20
H.R. 8578Food Reform for Effective and Sustainable Health (FRESH) Act of 2026RJulia Letlow LAApr 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee130 words03

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