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. 7103Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans ActRAbraham J. Hamadeh AZJan 15, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee467 words40
H.R. 7182VOTE ActDJulie Johnson TXJan 21, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee621 words50
H.R. 7764National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program Reassignment and Funding Reform Act of 2026RGabe Evans COMar 3, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee634 words20
H.R. 7950To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.RKeith Self TXMar 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words00
H.R. 8142Special Events Program Alignment Act of 2026RRyan Mackenzie PAMar 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee106 words10
H.R. 8721Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections ActRBryan Steil WIMay 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words30
H.R. 3563Taiwan PLUS ActRScott Perry PAMay 21, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee944 words20
H.R. 4332YALI Act of 2025DSydney Kamlager-Dove CAJul 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words210
H.R. 8019U.S.-Greece Defense Cooperation Advancement ActDChris Pappas NHMar 19, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee148 words90
H.R. 8562To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building".DRitchie Torres NYApr 28, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee69 words70
H.R. 8668State Department Recurring Reports Repeal and Sunset Act of 2026RKeith Self TXMay 7, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words00
H.R. 1755Timely and Accurate Benefits ActRWilliam R. Timmons IV SCFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee415 words60
H.R. 2488To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3817 Marysville Boulevard in Sacramento, California, as the "Grantland Johnson Post Office".DAmi Bera CAMar 31, 2025CeremonialDiscussed in committee73 words500
H.R. 6099To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2200 South Salina Street in Syracuse, New York, as the "Wallie Howard Jr. Post Office Building".DJohn W. Mannion NYNov 18, 2025CeremonialDiscussed in committee81 words200
H.R. 7287Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study ActRDusty Johnson SDJan 30, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee454 words30
H.R. 7331Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study ActRDusty Johnson SDFeb 3, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee267 words00
H.R. 7515To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nisqually Indian Tribe the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure.DMarilyn Strickland WAFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee447 words00
H.R. 8225To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 South Tremont Street in Tremonton, Utah, as the "Sorensen-Estrada Post Office".RBlake D. Moore UTApr 9, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee71 words30
H.R. 8259Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act of 2026RCliff Bentz ORApr 14, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words10
S. 3000FRAUD in VA Disability Exams Act of 2025DRichard Blumenthal CTOct 9, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee383 words00
S. 3098Presumptive CLARITY Act of 2025DRichard Blumenthal CTNov 4, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee325 words10
S. 3170Stuck On Hold ActRJohn Kennedy LANov 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee200 words10
S. 3286Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act 2.0RBill Cassidy LADec 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.9k words10
S. 3311Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2025DGary C. Peters MIDec 2, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee275 words20
S. 3395Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025DRichard Blumenthal CTDec 9, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee339 words80

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