Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 11, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 11, 2026

In committee 15,435 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,606 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out829 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate826 5%Passed the House and Senate17 <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 11, 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 985 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
15,435 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
826 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
17 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. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

386 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 2333Health Records Enhancement ActDPeter Welch VTJul 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee287 words00
S. 2683VSAFE Act of 2025RJohn Cornyn TXSep 2, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee538 words50
S. 2807RESPECT Act of 2025RJohn Cornyn TXSep 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee167 words40
S. 2981Veterans Prosthetics Advancement and Reform ActRJerry Moran KSOct 7, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee464 words20
S. 3119Fisher House Availability Act of 2025RJerry Moran KSNov 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee552 words10
S. 3138Veterans SPORT ActRJim Banks INNov 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee80 words60
S. 3303LINC VA ActRDan Sullivan AKDec 2, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words10
S. 342Purple Heart Veterans Education Act of 2025DPatty Murray WAJan 30, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.8k words110
S. 3758End Veterans Overdose Act of 2026DJeanne Shaheen NHFeb 2, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee491 words10
S. 4059End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility ActRJoni Ernst IAMar 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee232 words00
S. 410Love Lives On Act of 2025RJerry Moran KSFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee439 words510
S. 4130COST ActRJoni Ernst IAMar 18, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee481 words40
S. 649Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025RJerry Moran KSFeb 20, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee327 words50
S. 3409Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation ActRSteve Daines MTDec 9, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.9k words10
S. 3737GROW SMART ActDAlex Padilla CAJan 29, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.3k words00
S. 953Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025DMark Kelly AZMar 11, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee42k words10
H.R. 3553BRUSH Fires ActDDave Min CAMay 21, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee740 words140
H.R. 7065Seneca Nation Law Enforcement Efficiency ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYJan 14, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee78 words10
S. 601A bill to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.RRand Paul KYFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee154 words10
H.R. 7319VA Bonus and Relocation Recovery ActRKeith Self TXFeb 2, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee358 words10
H.R. 1803Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2025DGrace Meng NYMar 3, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee586 words40
H.R. 1957End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025DMark Takano CAMar 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words300
H.R. 1965Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment ActDGabe Vasquez NMMar 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee183 words460
H.R. 2969Finding ORE ActRRobert J. Wittman VAApr 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee789 words120
H.R. 4781RESCUE Act of 2025RAndy Barr KYJul 29, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee176 words170

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