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. 9854Citizenship Act of 2026RBrandon Gill TXJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words50
H.R. 9856Prediction Markets Are Gambling ActDSteven Horsford NVJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee271 words70
H.R. 9857Protecting Americans from Doxing and Political Violence ActDRo Khanna CAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words00
H.R. 9858STRATA Act of 2026RYoung Kim CAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4k words120
H.R. 9859Ethical Investigations and Integrity ActRMark B. Messmer INJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee489 words00
H.R. 9860Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act of 2026DDave Min CAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words10
H.R. 9861Veteran’s Surviving Spouse Parity Act of 2026DGwen Moore WIJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee224 words10
H.R. 9863To direct the Director of the Defense Health Agency to submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of establishing a pilot program that establishes a behavioral neurology fellowship program to provide training opportunities with respect to treating members of the Armed Forces and veterans with traumatic brain injuries.DJoe Neguse COJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee306 words10
H.R. 9864Reducing Military Health Care Wait Times ActDJoe Neguse COJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee359 words00
H.R. 9865Timely Electronic Health Record Transfers for Transitioning Servicemembers Act of 2026DJoe Neguse COJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee304 words30
H.R. 9867Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now ActDJoe Neguse COJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee165 words10
H.R. 9868Preventing Forced Abortions Act of 2026RAndrew Ogles TNJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee506 words130
H.R. 9873Inclusive Democracy Act of 2026DAyanna Pressley MAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words130
H.R. 9874Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections ActDJamie Raskin MDJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words830
H.R. 9875Protecting Childcare from Private Equity ActDJosh Riley NYJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee426 words50
H.R. 9876BAN ActRJohn W. Rose TNJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee952 words00
H.R. 9878Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse ActDMary Gay Scanlon PAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee838 words20
H.R. 9879Super Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2026RKeith Self TXJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words00
H.R. 9880GPS Modernization Acceleration ActRJefferson Shreve INJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee918 words40
H.R. 9881Higher Education Accreditation Accountability ActDMark Takano CAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
H.R. 9884CHILE Act of 2026DGabe Vasquez NMJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee701 words20
H.R. 9885Maintaining Small Business Engagement Act of 2026DNydia M. Velázquez NYJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee68 words00
H.R. 9887Swatting Registry Best Practices ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 9888Military Installation Readiness and Resilience Act of 2026DJames R. Walkinshaw VAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee85 words20
H.R. 9889PILOT ActDGeorge Whitesides CAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee257 words10

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