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
S. 5228STOP the SWAMP ActRRoger Marshall KSAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee904 words00
S. 5229SWIPES ActRAshley Moody FLAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee873 words00
S. 5230Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2026RRick Scott FLAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee380 words00
S. 5231Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage ActDEdward J. Markey MAAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee592 words60
S. 5232Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2026DTina Smith MNAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee596 words10
S. 5233Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2026DJacky Rosen NVAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee464 words10
S. 5234Human-Wildlife Conflict Reduction Act of 2026DAdam B. Schiff CAAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee505 words50
S. 5237Stop Superbugs ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee132 words10
S. 5239American Glove Act of 2026RBernie Moreno OHAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 5241A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 1st Avenue Southeast in Austin, Minnesota, as the "John Madden Memorial Post Office".DAmy Klobuchar MNAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee77 words10
S. 5242Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2026RJim Banks INAug 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee366 words10
H.J.Res. 208Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the United States and the States to jointly ensure a high-quality education to all persons within the United States.DMark DeSaulnier CAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee90 words00
H.J.Res. 209Supporting the designation of November 9 of each year as "Gold Star Father's Day".DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee437 words60
H.R. 10013Compassionate Care ActDNanette Diaz Barragán CAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words60
H.R. 10016Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2026RBen Cline VAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words10
H.R. 10017Permanent CBDC Ban ActRMichael Cloud TXAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee37 words330
H.R. 10018Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers ActDMadeleine Dean PAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee385 words10
H.R. 10019Incentivizing Value Capture for Greener Transportation ActDMark DeSaulnier CAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 10020Medicare at Home ActDDebbie Dingell MIAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee930 words40
H.R. 10021To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Earl L. Nolte for acts of valor as a member of the Army during World War II.RBrad Finstad MNAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee125 words10
H.R. 10022CLUSTER ActRJames Gallagher CAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee88 words10
H.R. 10023ASSET ActDJimmy Gomez CAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words20
H.R. 10029Supporting Students and Families ActRMichael Lawler NYAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee422 words00
H.R. 10030Supporting Our Educators Act of 2026RMichael Lawler NYAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee110 words00
H.R. 10031READ ActDLucy McBath GAAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words70

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