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. 8904To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments.RAumua Amata Coleman Radewagen ASMay 19, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee111 words00
S. 2796Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange ActDAlex Padilla CASep 11, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee888 words10
S. 2871Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025DAlex Padilla CASep 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee363 words10
S. 630Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025RMarkwayne Mullin OKFeb 19, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words20
H.R. 1010BADGES for Native Communities ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.3k words90
H.R. 8682Accelerating Forest Management ActRTroy Downing MTMay 7, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee680 words10
H.R. 8736Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities ActRGlenn Grothman WIMay 12, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee269 words50
H.R. 2303Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction ActDMorgan McGarvey KYMar 24, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee76 words30
H.R. 2722VA Funding and Workforce Protection ActDTimothy M. Kennedy NYApr 8, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee571 words260
H.R. 3087Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization ActDBonnie Watson Coleman NJApr 29, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee372 words210
H.R. 3869Every Veteran Housed ActDMaxine Dexter ORJun 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee256 words10
H.R. 4114EVEST ActDMark Takano CAJun 24, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee708 words50
H.R. 5203To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update directives of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the management of acute sexual assault, and for other purposes.DKelly Morrison MNSep 8, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee712 words10
H.R. 6580VA National Formulary Act of 2025RMariannette Miller-Meeks IADec 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.5k words00
H.R. 6583VA Research Reform Act of 2025RGregory F. Murphy NCDec 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.7k words00
H.R. 6599Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025RJason Smith MODec 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.4k words00
H.R. 6733VISN Reform Act of 2025RMike Bost ILDec 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words10
H.R. 6740VA TRUST ActRMike Flood NEDec 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee393 words00
H.R. 6764Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025RKeith Self TXDec 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.6k words00
H.R. 6843Establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act of 2025RJuan Ciscomani AZDec 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words00
H.R. 6904Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement and Accountability ActRDerrick Van Orden WIDec 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee971 words00
H.R. 8669To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5951 Riverdale Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Eliot L. Engel Post Office".DRitchie Torres NYMay 7, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee77 words250
H.R. 3159Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization ActDApril McClain Delaney MDMay 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee460 words180
H.R. 5999To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.DHerbert C. Conaway, Jr. NJNov 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee93 words40
H.R. 6652U.S. Vets of the FAS ActRKimberlyn King-Hinds MPDec 11, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee496 words40

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