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. 116 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
H.R. 1519Public Safety Communications ActRKat Cammack FLFeb 24, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee480 words00
H.R. 4038Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025RYoung Kim CAJun 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee579 words20
H.R. 6998Renewed Hope ActRLaurel M. Lee FLJan 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words160
S. 1508Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity ActRJohn R. Curtis UTApr 29, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee442 words00
S. 2262American Voices in Federal Lands ActRJohn Barrasso WYJul 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee341 words70
H.R. 5095HOMEFRONT Act of 2025RJimmy Patronis FLSep 2, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee485 words10
S. 2327Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025RRand Paul KYJul 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee511 words60
S. 1992Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2025RJim Banks INJun 9, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.8k words30
S. 2737Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment ActRTommy Tuberville ALSep 9, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee527 words00
S. 3173Stop 8(a) Contracting Fraud ActRJoni Ernst IANov 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee370 words00
S. 1088World War II Women's Memorial Location ActDJeanne Shaheen NHMar 24, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee287 words80
S. 1131Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment ActDJon Ossoff GAMar 25, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.8k words10
S. 1280Down East Remembrance ActRThom Tillis NCApr 3, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee196 words10
S. 2308PATRIOT Parks ActRJim Banks INJul 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee770 words30
S. 2369Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal ActDChris Van Hollen MDJul 22, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee196 words00
S. 2708Appalachian Trail Centennial ActDTim Kaine VASep 4, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.8k words20
S. 573A bill to designate a mountain in the State of Alaska as Denali.RLisa Murkowski AKFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee67 words40
S. 730African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Study ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYFeb 25, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee829 words10
S. 791Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2025DChris Van Hollen MDFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee736 words20
H.R. 4413End the Cyprus Embargo ActDChris Pappas NHJul 15, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee644 words120
H.R. 5490Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates ActRJefferson Shreve INSep 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.5k words730
H.R. 6347Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025DJoaquin Castro TXDec 2, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee140 words70
H.R. 5717To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 Frelinghuysen Avenue in Newark, New Jersey, as the "Mildred Joyce Coleman Crump Post Office Building".DLaMonica McIver NJOct 8, 2025CeremonialDiscussed in committee83 words110
S. 1228A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to modify the cost-sharing requirement for conservation projects carried out by a qualified youth or conservation corps, and for other purposes.RJames E. Risch IDApr 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee53 words50
S. 1319Pecos Watershed Protection ActDMartin Heinrich NMApr 8, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee763 words10

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