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. 8043Vets CLEAR ActRJuan Ciscomani AZMar 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee396 words20
H.R. 8293Abolish the CMMI ActRAaron Bean FLApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee51 words01
H.R. 8294Millionaires Surtax ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee481 words91
H.R. 8296Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026DEmanuel Cleaver MOApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee184 words30
H.R. 8298SSI Savings and Efficiency Act of 2026DSharice Davids KSApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee312 words10
H.R. 8302Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk DrivingRYoung Kim CAApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee372 words30
H.R. 8305Working Parents Tax Relief Act of 2026DKristen McDonald Rivet MIApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee278 words00
H.R. 8311Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee238 words20
H.R. 8313Trump Accounts for All Generations ActRAdrian Smith NEApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee303 words221
H.R. 8315Modal Parity in Permitting ActDDina Titus NVApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee294 words20
S. 3192REDUCE ActDRichard J. Durbin ILNov 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee143 words04
S. 4295Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026RRick Scott FLApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee353 words90
S. 4296IGO Anti-Boycott ActRRick Scott FLApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee174 words70
S. 4297Keep Public Funds in Public Schools ActDMark Kelly AZApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee222 words352
S. 4304TRAVEL Act of 2026RTim Sheehy MTApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee403 words10
S. 4305Safer Prisons Act of 2026RMarsha Blackburn TNApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee103 words10
S. 4306Millionaires Surtax ActDChris Van Hollen MDApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee481 words31
S. 4307Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls ActDRichard J. Durbin ILApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee238 words52
S. 4308A bill to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financing to persons with seriously delinquent tax debt.RJohn Kennedy LAApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee406 words00
S. 4310No Tax on Overtime for All Workers ActRJames C. Justice WVApr 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee289 words14
S.J.Res. 138A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.IBernard Sanders VTMar 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee96 words34
S.J.Res. 32A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.IBernard Sanders VTMar 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee92 words22
H.R. 8257Small County PILT Parity ActRJeff Hurd COApr 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee200 words30
H.R. 8258Strategic Assets Protection ActRMark Alford MOApr 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee235 words10
H.R. 8261Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026DSuzan K. DelBene WAApr 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee186 words95

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