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. 67Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory ReviewRAndy Biggs AZJan 3, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee724 words10
S. 1543Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025RJim Banks INApr 30, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words40
S. 1593Small Business Liberation ActDEdward J. Markey MAMay 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee69 words130
S. 585Servicemember to Veteran Health Care Connection Act of 2025IAngus S. King, Jr. MEFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.7k words30
S. 599DRIVE Act of 2025DPeter Welch VTFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee259 words130
S. 605CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025DRichard Blumenthal CTFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee155 words90
S. 784Rural Veterans Transportation to Care ActDJon Ossoff GAFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee302 words30
H.R. 1885Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act of 2025RGregory F. Murphy NCMar 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee267 words10
H.R. 513Offshore Lands Authorities Act of 2025RClay Higgins LAJan 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.9k words250
H.R. 931To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.RTroy Downing MTFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee213 words10
H.R. 1451Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025RJosh Brecheen OKFeb 21, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words00
H.R. 2968Business over Ballots ActRRoger Williams TXApr 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee343 words150
H.R. 397To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York, as the "Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office".DJoseph D. Morelle NYJan 14, 2025CeremonialDiscussed in committee80 words250
H.R. 2313Celestial Time Standardization ActDJennifer L. McClellan VAMar 25, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee415 words10
H.R. 2984ASTRO ActRBrian Babin TXApr 24, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee320 words10
H.R. 1423Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025DMike Levin CAFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee327 words570
H.R. 1508DHS Special Events Program and Support ActDDina Titus NVFeb 21, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee671 words30
H.R. 1527Reforming Education for Veterans ActRJohn James MIFeb 24, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee546 words00
H.R. 1793Veterans Readiness and Employment Transparency Act of 2025RAbraham J. Hamadeh AZMar 3, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee464 words260
H.R. 1872Fairness in Veterans’ Education ActRRonny Jackson TXMar 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee68 words10
H.R. 1960Simplifying Veterans Assistance Act of 2025RGlenn Thompson PAMar 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee192 words110
H.R. 2116Law Enforcement Support and Counter Transnational Repression ActRGabe Evans COMar 14, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee600 words40
H.R. 2139Strengthening State and Local Efforts to Counter Transnational Repression ActDSeth Magaziner RIMar 14, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words60
H.R. 2158Countering Transnational Repression Act of 2025RAugust Pfluger TXMar 14, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words80
H.R. 913Streamlining Aviation for Eligible Veterans Act of 2025RJay Obernolte CAFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee178 words10

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