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. 5092RAAM ActRMike Crapo IDJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words50
S. 5093PROKID ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words10
S. 5094Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2026DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words100
H.J.Res. 204Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens.RClay Fuller GAJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee96 words00
H.R. 9639FAIR Credit ActDRashida Tlaib MIJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.7k words30
H.R. 9795Never Forget the Victims of Terrorism: Joseph D. Mistrulli and Alan Kleinberg USVSST Fund Solvency ActDLaura Gillen NYJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee341 words170
H.R. 9796Supporting Grandfamilies Act of 2026DSuzanne Bonamici ORJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee625 words30
H.R. 9798Employer Health Plan Flexibility ActRRick W. Allen GAJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee428 words00
H.R. 9799Online Sellers’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026DBecca Balint VTJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words90
H.R. 9800Protection Against Mass Surveillance ActRTim Burchett TNJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee214 words80
H.R. 9802MARA Act of 2026RMike Ezell MSJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee7.7k words70
H.R. 9803Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026DBill Foster ILJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words180
H.R. 9808No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026DDoris O. Matsui CAJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words200
H.R. 9809Disabled Access Credit Modernization ActDSarah McBride DEJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee711 words90
H.R. 9810Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2026DLaMonica McIver NJJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2k words30
H.R. 9811Anti-Fraud Fund Act of 2026RBlake D. Moore UTJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee120 words120
H.R. 9812Protecting Mail-In Voting Act of 2026DSeth Moulton MAJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee128 words00
H.R. 9815Federal Bureau of Prisons Voting Assistance Act of 2026DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee414 words10
H.R. 9818Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2026DHillary J. Scholten MIJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words20
H.R. 9819AIDEN (Advancing Integrated Data for Equitable National Child Welfare)RDavid Schweikert AZJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee834 words00
H.R. 9820CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness ActDMelanie A. Stansbury NMJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words20
H.R. 9822SERVE ActRTony Wied WIJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee230 words00
S. 5044Honoring the Victims of Communist China’s Tyranny ActRRick Scott FLJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee598 words10
S. 5047Artificial Intelligence Physical Systems Coordination Act of 2026RTim Sheehy MTJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee810 words10
S. 5052Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026DAmy Klobuchar MNJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.3k words10

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