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

3,740 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10566Sunlight on SuperPACs Act of 2026DMarcy Kaptur OHSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee802 words80
H.R. 10569Protecting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing as Critical Infrastructure ActDRo Khanna CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee649 words31
H.R. 10570No Secrets for Data Centers Act of 2026DGreg Landsman OHSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee567 words20
H.R. 10576Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments Act of 2026DBetty McCollum MNSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee612 words20
H.R. 10581Shenandoah VALOR ActRRiley M. Moore WVSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee795 words120
H.R. 10586NATO Shield ActDJimmy Panetta CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee852 words20
H.R. 10589Consumer Fuel Costs Relief ActDChris Pappas NHSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee526 words00
H.R. 10598Improving Rural Transportation ActDJosh Riley NYSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee713 words10
H.R. 10600Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026DJanice D. Schakowsky ILSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee873 words962
H.R. 10608Blue Collar Social Security Fairness ActDHaley M. Stevens MISep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee669 words00
H.R. 10611TIME Act of 2026DPaul Tonko NYSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee687 words20
S. 1962Secure Space Act of 2026RDeb Fischer NEJun 5, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate583 words10
S. 5502Protecting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing as Critical Infrastructure ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee649 words10
S. 5519Northern Great Lakes Wolf Recovery ActDTammy Baldwin WISep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee641 words10
S. 5520SCREENS ActRChuck Grassley IASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee912 words10
S. 5530Consumer Fuel Costs Relief ActDMark Kelly AZSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee540 words00
S. 5534Building and Maintaining Homeless Shelters ActDTina Smith MNSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee971 words00
S. 5537Sexual Abuse Services in Detention ActDBrian Schatz HISep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee686 words30
S. 5542Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act of 2026DRichard Blumenthal CTSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee909 words41
S. 5553Transit-Oriented Housing Development Act of 2026DCory A. Booker NJSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee868 words01
S. 5556Accessible Ukraine ActDTammy Duckworth ILSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee642 words00
S. 5558Barriers to Suicide Act of 2026DAlex Padilla CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee732 words22
S. 5565Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026DCory A. Booker NJSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee863 words192
S. 5566Public Service Educational Assistance ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee975 words01
H.R. 10409Lethal Means Safety Training ActDLauren Underwood ILSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee575 words10

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