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. 9969Baby Brent’s BillDChris Pappas NHJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee790 words20
H.R. 9971Advancing International and Foreign Language Education ActDDeborah K. Ross NCJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.8k words20
H.R. 9972American Patients First Act of 2026RPete Sessions TXJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words00
H.R. 9973Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act of 2026 (II)DMelanie A. Stansbury NMJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee758 words00
H.R. 9974Young Farmer Success ActRGlenn Thompson PAJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee210 words40
H.R. 9975Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2026DPaul Tonko NYJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words10
H.R. 9976SWAT Act of 2026RDavid G. Valadao CAJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee262 words10
S. 5133Preventing Tax Fraud and Identity Theft ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee282 words10
S. 5135AI Ads ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee314 words00
S. 5138Fairness for Immigrant Families Act of 2026DCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words00
S. 5140Digital Equities and No Automatic Disqualifications ActRJames C. Justice WVJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee534 words00
H.R. 9917AI Kill Switch ActDTed Lieu CAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2k words140
H.R. 9918Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity ActDDoris O. Matsui CAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.J.Res. 206Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that any Representative or Senator be a natural born citizen.RScott Perry PAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee139 words00
H.J.Res. 207Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Small Business Administration relating to "Citizenship and Residency Requirements and Recission of Procedural Notice 5000-872050" and "Revised Applicant Ownership, Citizenship, and Residency Requirements for 7(a) and 504 Loans".DNydia M. Velázquez NYJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee87 words00
H.R. 9824Daycare Not Detentions Act of 2026DSuzanne Bonamici ORJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee322 words170
H.R. 9882DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity ActDShri Thanedar MIJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee908 words10
H.R. 9892Stop EU Overreach ActRCraig A. Goldman TXJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words120
H.R. 9893Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026RChristopher H. Smith NJJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee164 words100
H.R. 9894Investing in State Energy Act of 2026DChris Pappas NHJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee496 words30
H.R. 9895American Dream Accounts Act of 2026RAaron Bean FLJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words10
H.R. 9897Trump-Reagan Election Enforcement ActRLauren Boebert COJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee843 words00
H.R. 9898Transportation for Reentry ActDEmanuel Cleaver MOJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee955 words170
H.R. 9899Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026DJason Crow COJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee544 words350
H.R. 9900Privately Insured Credit Unions Conversion Modernization ActRWarren Davidson OHJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words10

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