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. 8234Save Money, Save Lives ActDBrittany Pettersen COApr 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee109 words11
H.R. 8235Books Save Lives ActDAyanna Pressley MAApr 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee450 words180
H.R. 8237Quantum Instrumentation for Science and Engineering ActDAndrea Salinas ORApr 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee417 words10
H.R. 8240SAFER Act of 2026RThomas P. Tiffany WIApr 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee243 words10
H.R. 8242Health Coverage Tax Credit Reauthorization Act of 2026RMichael R. Turner OHApr 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee69 words40
H.R. 8243Virtual Readiness Act of 2026DEugene Simon Vindman VAApr 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee82 words10
H.R. 8244Neighborhood Skies Act of 2026DEugene Simon Vindman VAApr 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee123 words10
H.R. 8246OHH SNAP Act of 2026DNikema Williams GAApr 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee300 words200
H.R. 7677Closing the Provider Fraud Gap ActRBurgess Owens UTFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee395 words10
H.R. 7720Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026RMark B. Messmer INFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee114 words11
H.R. 7721CRACKDOWN Act of 2026RGlenn Grothman WIFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee267 words01
H.R. 7722Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act of 2026RRobert F. Onder, Jr. MOFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee182 words10
H.R. 7724No Waivers for Fraud Act of 2026RJoe Wilson SCFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee95 words01
H.R. 7725Stop Child Care Fraud Act of 2026RMichael A. Rulli OHFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee139 words01
H.R. 8197To terminate the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.RTim Burchett TNApr 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee420 words00
H.R. 8203Workforce Recovery and Resilience ActRRyan Mackenzie PAApr 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee386 words10
H.R. 8208Taxpayer Advocate Continuity ActDThomas R. Suozzi NYApr 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee122 words00
H.R. 7650McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee59 words00
H.R. 7840Event Contract Enforcement ActRBlake D. Moore UTMar 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee326 words71
H.R. 7913Higher Education Challenge Grant Modernization ActDApril McClain Delaney MDMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee170 words11
H.R. 7914Agricultural Conservation Mentorship ActDApril McClain Delaney MDMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee232 words10
H.R. 7921To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to rural decentralized water systems grants.DTerri A. Sewell ALMar 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee365 words10
H.R. 7938Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026DNikki Budzinski ILMar 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee199 words170
H.R. 7942DEATH BETS ActDMike Levin CAMar 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee167 words20
H.R. 7951Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority ActRDavid G. Valadao CAMar 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee278 words10

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