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 15,433 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,605 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee664 4%Passed the House or Senate828 5%Passed the House and Senate18 <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 988 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
15,433 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
664 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both97 days
828 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
18 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

62 bills · latest action first

Stage: Became lawLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 1512Taiwan Assurance Implementation ActRAnn Wagner MOFeb 21, 2025SubstantiveBecame law330 words30
H.R. 695Medal of Honor ActRTroy E. Nehls TXJan 23, 2025SubstantiveBecame law501 words40
H.R. 2316Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025RJeff Hurd COMar 25, 2025SubstantiveBecame law158 words30
H.R. 998Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help ActRRandy Feenstra IAFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveBecame law870 words10
S. 2392Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025RJerry Moran KSJul 23, 2025SubstantiveBecame law485 words200
H.R. 4405Epstein Files Transparency ActDRo Khanna CAJul 15, 2025SubstantiveBecame law776 words240
H.R. 2170To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, VA Clinic, and for other purposes.RChristopher H. Smith NJMar 18, 2025SubstantiveBecame law799 words110
S. 423PRO Veterans Act of 2025RDan Sullivan AKFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending130
S. 1596Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge ActRJohn Cornyn TXMay 5, 2025SubstantiveBecame law295 words10
H.R. 2215Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study ActDSeth Moulton MAMar 18, 2025SubstantiveBecame law366 words00
H.J.Res. 60Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".RCeleste Maloy UTFeb 21, 2025SubstantiveBecame law122 words30
S.J.Res. 28A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".RPete Ricketts NEFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveBecame law121 words50

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