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
S.J.Res. 169	A joint resolution 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 2022-06: Unanticipated Overdraft Fee Assessment Practices".	DElizabeth Warren MA	Apr 13, 2026	Substantive	In committee	55 words	0	0
S.J.Res. 170	A joint resolution 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 "Compliance Bulletin 2016-03: Detecting and Preventing Consumer Harm From Production Incentives".	DElizabeth Warren MA	Apr 13, 2026	Substantive	In committee	56 words	0	0
S.J.Res. 173	A joint resolution 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 2022-07: Reasonable Investigation of Consumer Reporting Disputes".	DTammy Duckworth IL	Apr 13, 2026	Substantive	In committee	56 words	0	0
S.J.Res. 174	A joint resolution 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 2022-04: Mitigating Harm From Repossession of Automobiles".	DElizabeth Warren MA	Apr 13, 2026	Substantive	In committee	53 words	0	0
S.J.Res. 175	A joint resolution 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 2022-02: Deceptive Representations Involving the FDIC's Name or Logo or Deposit Insurance".	DElizabeth Warren MA	Apr 13, 2026	Substantive	In committee	61 words	0	0
S.J.Res. 176	A joint resolution 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 "Disclosure of Consumer Complaint Narrative Data".	DElizabeth Warren MA	Apr 13, 2026	Substantive	In committee	51 words	0	0
S.J.Res. 177	A joint resolution 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 "Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders; Rescission".	DElizabeth Warren MA	Apr 13, 2026	Substantive	In committee	51 words	0	0
S.J.Res. 178	A joint resolution 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 "Procedures for Supervisory Designation Proceedings".	DElizabeth Warren MA	Apr 13, 2026	Substantive	In committee	43 words	0	0
S.J.Res. 179	A joint resolution 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 "Disclosure of Consumer Complaint Data".	DElizabeth Warren MA	Apr 13, 2026	Substantive	In committee	50 words	0	0
H.R. 8223	RECOUP Act of 2026	DDave Min CA	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	465 words	3	0
H.J.Res. 155	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".	DJoe Courtney CT	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	38 words	68	1
H.R. 1071	No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025	RDarrell Issa CA	Feb 6, 2025	Substantive	Approved by committee	208 words	5	1
H.R. 2076	Lulu’s Law	RGary J. Palmer AL	Mar 11, 2025	Substantive	Approved by committee	84 words	3	1
H.R. 7976	Moral Injury Recognition and Restitution Act	DSalud O. Carbajal CA	Mar 18, 2026	Substantive	In committee	270 words	18	0
H.R. 8212	Tech Diplomacy Training Act	RJames R. Baird IN	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	357 words	3	0
H.R. 8213	Defending Women in the Workplace Act	RSheri Biggs SC	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	60 words	15	1
H.R. 8215	Volume II Transparency Act of 2026	DSteve Cohen TN	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	184 words	1	0
H.R. 8216	Improving Medicare Services Act of 2026	RMonica De La Cruz TX	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	178 words	4	0
H.R. 8217	Next Gen Road Safety Act	DLaura Friedman CA	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	114 words	4	1
H.R. 8218	Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act	DJesús G. "Chuy" García IL	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	389 words	5	4
H.R. 8228	To nullify the Presidential Proclamation relating to Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems, and for other purposes.	DJimmy Panetta CA	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	163 words	10	0
H.R. 8230	NO TOD Act	RScott Perry PA	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	336 words	0	0
H.R. 8231	Highways First Act	RScott Perry PA	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	80 words	0	1
H.R. 8232	To amend title 49, United States Code, to repeal certain employee protective arrangements, and for other purposes.	RScott Perry PA	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	20 words	0	0
H.R. 8233	No CIG Act	RScott Perry PA	Apr 9, 2026	Substantive	In committee	85 words	0	0

S.J.Res. 169In committee
A joint resolution 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 2022-06: Unanticipated Overdraft Fee Assessment Practices".
DElizabeth Warren MAApr 13, 2026Substantive55 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
S.J.Res. 170In committee
A joint resolution 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 "Compliance Bulletin 2016-03: Detecting and Preventing Consumer Harm From Production Incentives".
DElizabeth Warren MAApr 13, 2026Substantive56 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
S.J.Res. 173In committee
A joint resolution 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 2022-07: Reasonable Investigation of Consumer Reporting Disputes".
DTammy Duckworth ILApr 13, 2026Substantive56 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
S.J.Res. 174In committee
A joint resolution 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 2022-04: Mitigating Harm From Repossession of Automobiles".
DElizabeth Warren MAApr 13, 2026Substantive53 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
S.J.Res. 175In committee
A joint resolution 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 2022-02: Deceptive Representations Involving the FDIC's Name or Logo or Deposit Insurance".
DElizabeth Warren MAApr 13, 2026Substantive61 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
S.J.Res. 176In committee
A joint resolution 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 "Disclosure of Consumer Complaint Narrative Data".
DElizabeth Warren MAApr 13, 2026Substantive51 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
S.J.Res. 177In committee
A joint resolution 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 "Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders; Rescission".
DElizabeth Warren MAApr 13, 2026Substantive51 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
S.J.Res. 178In committee
A joint resolution 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 "Procedures for Supervisory Designation Proceedings".
DElizabeth Warren MAApr 13, 2026Substantive43 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
S.J.Res. 179In committee
A joint resolution 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 "Disclosure of Consumer Complaint Data".
DElizabeth Warren MAApr 13, 2026Substantive50 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8223In committee
RECOUP Act of 2026
DDave Min CAApr 9, 2026Substantive465 words3 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 155In committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".
DJoe Courtney CTApr 9, 2026Substantive38 words68 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 1071Approved by committee
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
RDarrell Issa CAFeb 6, 2025Substantive208 words5 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 2076Approved by committee
Lulu’s Law
RGary J. Palmer ALMar 11, 2025Substantive84 words3 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 7976In committee
Moral Injury Recognition and Restitution Act
DSalud O. Carbajal CAMar 18, 2026Substantive270 words18 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8212In committee
Tech Diplomacy Training Act
RJames R. Baird INApr 9, 2026Substantive357 words3 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8213In committee
Defending Women in the Workplace Act
RSheri Biggs SCApr 9, 2026Substantive60 words15 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 8215In committee
Volume II Transparency Act of 2026
DSteve Cohen TNApr 9, 2026Substantive184 words1 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8216In committee
Improving Medicare Services Act of 2026
RMonica De La Cruz TXApr 9, 2026Substantive178 words4 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8217In committee
Next Gen Road Safety Act
DLaura Friedman CAApr 9, 2026Substantive114 words4 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 8218In committee
Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act
DJesús G. "Chuy" García ILApr 9, 2026Substantive389 words5 cosponsors4 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8228In committee
To nullify the Presidential Proclamation relating to Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems, and for other purposes.
DJimmy Panetta CAApr 9, 2026Substantive163 words10 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8230In committee
NO TOD Act
RScott Perry PAApr 9, 2026Substantive336 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8231In committee
Highways First Act
RScott Perry PAApr 9, 2026Substantive80 words0 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 8232In committee
To amend title 49, United States Code, to repeal certain employee protective arrangements, and for other purposes.
RScott Perry PAApr 9, 2026Substantive20 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8233In committee
No CIG Act
RScott Perry PAApr 9, 2026Substantive85 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied

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