Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 13, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,125 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 13, 2026

In committee 15,472 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,644 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee654 4%Passed the House or Senate838 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law144 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 144 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 119 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 13, 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

281Skipped committeeof the 999 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 file10,273 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
15,472 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
654 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
838 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law21 days
15 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 551
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 551 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 119 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

3,750 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
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
H.R. 10418VA Claims AI Accountability ActRTom Barrett MISep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee974 words00
S. 5463National American History and Founders Month ActRRoger F. Wicker MSSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee765 words20
S. 5465Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee998 words10
S. 5469HEART Foundation ActRThom Tillis NCSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee788 words11
S. 5472Supporting Small Affordable Housing Developers ActDPeter Welch VTSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee914 words00
S. 5473Homeownership Promise ActDJeff Merkley ORSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee571 words10
S. 5490A bill to designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.DRichard Blumenthal CTSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee528 words30
S. 5491Freedom from Intimidation in Elections ActDAlex Padilla CASep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee766 words80
S. 5447FAIR Fees Act of 2026DEdward J. Markey MASep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee605 words70
S. 5448Anti-Corruption Tax (ACT) ActDRichard Blumenthal CTSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee556 words00
H.R. 10512Child Care Tax Benefit Outreach and Assistance ActRDavid Kustoff TNSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee952 words00
H.R. 10513Faith-Based Affordable Housing Predevelopment Fund ActDAlma S. Adams NCSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee603 words20
H.R. 10516FAIR Fees Act of 2026DSteve Cohen TNSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee605 words20
H.R. 10518Diversify ActDJesús G. "Chuy" García ILSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee587 words121

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