Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 15, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,174 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 15, 2026

In committee 15,503 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,691 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out812 5%Approved by committee667 4%Passed the House or Senate843 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law144 <1%2 ceremonial

2 of 144 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 30%, but was at 12% 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 119 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 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

282Skipped committeeof the 1,004 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 file9,813 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied6,183 bills · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied1,102 bills · 22% past committee

Bills that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about 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: 76 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 committee142 days
15,503 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
667 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
843 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law21 days
15 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 142 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 552
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestS. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026507,769 words

The median bill is 552 words; 8 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 45 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

8,740 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 4586AIDADSheila Cherfilus-McCormick FLJul 22, 2025SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words50
H.R. 10203Improving Access to Higher Education ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.4k words00
H.R. 10205REACH Our Tribes ActDSharice Davids KSSep 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
H.R. 10208To provide for the continued use of certain trust land in San Diego County for healthcare purposes.RDarrell Issa CASep 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee192 words00
H.R. 10209GREEN Hospitals ActDPramila Jayapal WASep 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words00
H.R. 10211To codify Executive Order 14418 (relating to continuing to protect the meaning and value of American citizenship).RAnna Paulina Luna FLSep 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee37 words10
H.R. 10214To 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.DJoe Neguse COSep 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee53 words00
H.R. 10217Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area ActRHarold Rogers KYSep 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee303 words00
H.R. 10219SNAP Fraud Accountability ActRWilliam R. Timmons IV SCSep 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee51 words00
H.R. 10185Part D Premium Protection Act of 2026RGus M. Bilirakis FLAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee281 words10
H.R. 10186Hands Off Our Great Lakes ActDDebbie Dingell MIAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee217 words310
H.R. 10187Missed Paychecks for Missed Deadlines ActRPat Fallon TXAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee419 words00
H.R. 10188Protecting Pentagon Press Access ActDSara Jacobs CAAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 10189Defense AI Reliability and Reporting ActDSara Jacobs CAAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee917 words20
H.R. 10190Pennington County Land Conveyance ActRDusty Johnson SDAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee236 words00
H.R. 10191To require curbside delivery of mail at certain housing developments, and for other purposes.DTimothy M. Kennedy NYAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee118 words10
H.R. 10192GRANT Reform Act of 2026RTom McClintock CAAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee435 words00
H.R. 10195Mali Security Partnership and Counterterrorism ActDJimmy Panetta CAAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee586 words30
H.R. 10196Lake America ActRJimmy Patronis FLAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee142 words00
H.R. 10197Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation ActRAugust Pfluger TXAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words20
H.R. 10199Sell Your Stocks or Step Down ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words00
H.R. 10201COMPASS ActDFrederica S. Wilson FLAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee116 words00
H.R. 10202High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2026DFrederica S. Wilson FLAug 31, 2026SubstantiveIn committee616 words60
H.R. 10150Advancing Botanical Drug Development Act of 2026RLauren Boebert COAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee512 words10
H.R. 10151Water Authority Cybersecurity Protection ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PAAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee131 words20

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