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 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. 137 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

7,986 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 6778Parkway Safety and Reinvestment ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VADec 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee436 words00
H.R. 6943Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026RGabe Evans COJan 6, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee235 words01
H.R. 7194Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor ActRJames R. Baird INJan 21, 2026SubstantiveBecame law225 words01
H.R. 7211To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War, and for other purposes.RH. Morgan Griffith VAJan 22, 2026SubstantiveBecame law217 words00
H.R. 7605African Development Foundation Termination Act of 2026RTim Burchett TNFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee326 words00
H.R. 7630Republic of Georgia Sovereignty ActRScott Perry PAFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee114 words00
H.R. 7633American Assistance Visibility ActRJefferson Shreve INFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee386 words20
H.R. 7641Transparency in Foreign Assistance ActRMichael Lawler NYFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee390 words20
H.R. 7642GUIDE ActRYoung Kim CAFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee126 words10
H.R. 7649Humanitarian Theft Enforcement ActRRichard McCormick GAFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee234 words10
H.R. 7654Advance Global Health ActRMichael Lawler NYFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee257 words10
H.R. 7669Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CAFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee133 words100
H.R. 7674Venezuela Democratic Transition Strategy ActDJared Moskowitz FLFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee358 words10
H.R. 8065Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act of 2026RDerek Schmidt KSMar 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee64 words00
H.R. 8095Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2026RGus M. Bilirakis FLMar 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee160 words10
H.R. 8098To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.DYvette D. Clarke NYMar 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee158 words360
H.R. 8099Plug Offshore Wells ActDMaxine Dexter ORMar 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee350 words100
H.R. 8101Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA)RRon Estes KSMar 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words235
H.R. 8103To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Cuba, and for other purposes.DPramila Jayapal WAMar 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee140 words350
H.R. 8105To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 819 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the "Jerry T. Hodges, Jr. Post Office Building".DSydney Kamlager-Dove CAMar 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee84 words310
H.R. 8108End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2026DRo Khanna CAMar 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee412 words120
H.R. 8109Save Struggling Hospitals ActRDavid Kustoff TNMar 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee265 words60
H.R. 8112Preserving Social Security and Medicare for Citizens Act of 2026RNancy Mace SCMar 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee355 words20
H.R. 8113To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, and for other purposes.RCeleste Maloy UTMar 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee316 words20
H.R. 8114Endless Mountains National Heritage Area ActRDaniel Meuser PAMar 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee321 words10

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