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. 7264Restoring America’s Floodplains ActRMark B. Messmer INJan 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee345 words10
H.R. 7330DALCI ActRAshley Hinson IAFeb 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee321 words10
H.R. 7376Local Water Protection ActDHillary J. Scholten MIFeb 4, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee53 words10
H.R. 7383Feed Our Veterans ActDGabe Vasquez NMFeb 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee75 words50
H.R. 7406Meeting Demand for Organic Produce ActRDan Newhouse WAFeb 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee472 words00
H.R. 7426USDA Express Loan Act of 2026RBrad Finstad MNFeb 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee337 words10
H.R. 7455To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.DJill N. Tokuda HIFeb 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee149 words50
H.R. 7458Domestic ORE ActRHarriet M. Hageman WYFeb 10, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee461 words01
H.R. 7464TEMP ActRScott Franklin FLFeb 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee245 words201
H.R. 7469SNAP Online Access Act of 2026RMark B. Messmer INFeb 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee244 words12
H.R. 7475Expedited Guaranteed Lender Pilot Program ActRAustin Scott GAFeb 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee333 words00
H.R. 7476Water Infrastructure Assistance Reauthorization ActRDavid J. Taylor OHFeb 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee48 words00
H.R. 7477Fair Markets and Sports Integrity ActDDina Titus NVFeb 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee191 words10
H.R. 7488CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026RRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr. PAFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee375 words21
H.R. 7514Rural Health Care Facilities Revitalization ActDAndrea Salinas ORFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee353 words50
H.R. 7518To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to ensure adequate staffing and resources for the Institute of Tropical Forestry and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.DJill N. Tokuda HIFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee185 words30
H.R. 7530Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2026DDonald G. Davis NCFeb 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee327 words10
H.R. 7627Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion ActDJoe Neguse COFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee279 words00
H.R. 7665Friends in the Field ActDHillary J. Scholten MIFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee90 words01
H.R. 7734Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026RScott Franklin FLFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee294 words20
H.R. 7996Linemen Legacy ActRClay Higgins LAMar 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee94 words43
H.R. 8012HOWIE ActRMichael Lawler NYMar 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee112 words02
H.R. 8020American LNG First Act of 2026RScott Perry PAMar 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee233 words40
H.R. 8021American Petroleum First ActRScott Perry PAMar 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee225 words40
H.R. 8022DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026RAugust Pfluger TXMar 19, 2026SubstantiveIn committee74 words20

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