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
H.R. 8326To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".DHerbert C. Conaway, Jr. NJApr 16, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee82 words120
H.R. 8359To change the address of the postal facility designated in honor of Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr.RAnn Wagner MOApr 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee79 words70
H.R. 8419To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3255 Northwest 94th Avenue in Coral Springs, Florida, as the "Nancy Metayer Post Office Building".DJared Moskowitz FLApr 21, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee78 words120
H.R. 8945To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86-014 Farrington Highway in Wai'anae, Hawai'i, as the "U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa Post Office Building".DJill N. Tokuda HIMay 20, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee82 words100
H.R. 8999To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan, as the "Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building".DHillary J. Scholten MIMay 21, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee82 words120
H.R. 9643Comment Integrity and Management ActRClay Higgins LAJul 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words00
H.R. 9721Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026RLloyd Smucker PAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words00
H.R. 9725Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2026RClay Higgins LAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3k words10
H.R. 7466SAFE CATTLE ActRRonny Jackson TXFeb 10, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee462 words110
H.R. 8981SCALE Biology ActDApril McClain Delaney MDMay 21, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.8k words50
H.R. 9326USA ActRDaniel Webster FLJun 15, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words10
H.R. 9646Quantum-Enhanced Critical Minerals Mapping Act of 2026RJeff Hurd COJul 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee673 words20
S. 1674Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025RMitch McConnell KYMay 8, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee140 words00
S. 3456Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass ActRTim Sheehy MTDec 11, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee208 words160
S. 3501Calumet National Heritage Area ActRTodd Young INDec 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words20
S. 3542Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025DCory A. Booker NJDec 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee297 words10
S. 3925Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park ActDRichard J. Durbin ILFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words70
S. 4595Mullica River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2026DAndy Kim NJMay 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee492 words10
S. 4767Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network ActRTim Scott SCJun 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee63 words30
H.R. 4970Orland Project Water Management ActRDoug LaMalfa CAAug 15, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee236 words00
H.R. 5880Fight Illicit Pill Presses ActRHarriet M. Hageman WYOct 31, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee767 words140
H.R. 7651Chloe Cole Act of 2026RRobert F. Onder, Jr. MOFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words960
H.R. 9641Essential Caregivers Act of 2026RClaudia Tenney NYJul 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words970
S. 1791Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025DMichael F. Bennet COMay 15, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7.2k words10
S. 4200Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMar 25, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee6.2k words00

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