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. 2138Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025RMorgan Luttrell TXMar 14, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee364 words120
H.R. 2277FACT ActRPete Sessions TXMar 21, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee331 words40
S. 124Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025RJerry Moran KSJan 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.4k words180
S. 611Caring for Survivors Act of 2025DRichard Blumenthal CTFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee423 words60
S. 892Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025DMazie K. Hirono HIMar 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee397 words30
H.R. 1814Restoring the VA Home Loan Program in Perpetuity Act of 2025RDerrick Van Orden WIMar 3, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee182 words00
S. 241Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025RSteve Daines MTJan 24, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee17k words10
S. 562Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2025DMartin Heinrich NMFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee12k words10
S. 637Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2025DBen Ray Luján NMFeb 19, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee6k words20
H.R. 231Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act of 2025RHarriet M. Hageman WYJan 7, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee92 words20
H.R. 412To authorize the Bay Mills Indian Community of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe.RJack Bergman MIJan 15, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee246 words10

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