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

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8350No Taxes on Utility Bills ActDJosh Riley NYApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee115 words30
H.R. 8351Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2026DDeborah K. Ross NCApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee116 words30
H.R. 8353FAITH ActRKeith Self TXApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee328 words10
H.R. 8354Securing Local Communities Input in Broadband Development ActRChristopher H. Smith NJApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee73 words00
H.R. 8356Clean Slate through Consolidation ActDHaley M. Stevens MIApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee110 words31
H.R. 8358Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2026RBeth Van Duyne TXApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee43 words111
H.R. 8361Clean Slate through Rehabilitation ActDNikema Williams GAApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee63 words30
H.R. 8362Transit Workforce Development ActDFrederica S. Wilson FLApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee160 words221
S. 4312Federal Mechanical Insulation Act of 2026DCatherine Cortez Masto NVApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee185 words30
S. 4313HUMBLE Presidents ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee247 words00
S. 4318Breast Cancer Stamp Reauthorization ActDJacky Rosen NVApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee40 words121
S. 4324Federal Prosecutorial Accountability ActDBen Ray Luján NMApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee118 words00
S. 4326The FBI Hiring Review ActDBen Ray Luján NMApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee418 words00
S. 4329Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition ActRMarsha Blackburn TNApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee419 words230
S. 4332Medication Competition ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee363 words11
S. 4333VOICE ActDBen Ray Luján NMApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee383 words00
S. 4334Blind Americans Return to Work Act of 2026RDan Sullivan AKApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee428 words10
S. 4336Restoring Rights of Medical Residents ActRMike Lee UTApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee63 words00
S. 4341Faster Department of Veterans Affairs Construction Act of 2026RJim Banks INApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee331 words20
S. 4342A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months.RChuck Grassley IAApr 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee143 words10
H.R. 1011Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025RJulia Letlow LAFeb 5, 2025SubstantivePassed House424 words40
H.R. 5877Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025RScott Fitzgerald WIOct 31, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee268 words30
H.R. 7280Veteran DATA ActDNikki Budzinski ILJan 30, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee431 words21
H.R. 8010VA Police Recruitment and Retention Act of 2026DTimothy M. Kennedy NYMar 19, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee294 words10
H.R. 8041Supporting VA Families ActDJanelle S. Bynum ORMar 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee241 words940

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