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. 9751Consumer Appeal Rights Enforcement ActDSummer L. Lee PAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words20
H.R. 9753Fertility Cost Relief ActDMike Levin CAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee593 words10
H.R. 9754Health Claim Denial Transparency ActDLucy McBath GAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee781 words00
H.R. 9755Biotechnology Diplomacy Leadership Act of 2026RRichard McCormick GAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee499 words10
H.R. 9756MAT Act of 2026RJohn J. McGuire III VAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee80 words00
H.R. 9757Conversational AI Services ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee965 words00
H.R. 9758Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2026DGwen Moore WIJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.6k words50
H.R. 9759Turn the Tide ActDChris Pappas NHJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee7.7k words10
H.R. 9761Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring ActDBrittany Pettersen COJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee860 words10
H.R. 9762HOLDBACKS ActDNellie Pou NJJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee825 words00
H.R. 9766Building Community in America ActDAdam Smith WAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee347 words00
H.R. 9767Craft Distilled Spirits Direct-to-Consumer Shipping Act of 2026RW. Gregory Steube FLJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee362 words10
H.R. 9769Duty of Transparency ActDRitchie Torres NYJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee894 words20
S. 5009MERIT Act of 2026DElissa Slotkin MIJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee76 words00
S. 5010NO BOSS ActDChristopher A. Coons DEJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee304 words40
S. 5011Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee872 words50
S. 5012Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce ActDTim Kaine VAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words20
S. 5013Veteran Acquired Brain Injury Caregiving ActRBill Cassidy LAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee346 words00
S. 5014Veteran Suicide Spousal Career Services ActRBill Cassidy LAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee201 words00
S. 5016Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2026RRick Scott FLJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee974 words70
S. 5019Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring ActDChris Van Hollen MDJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee860 words90
S. 5021Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees ActDJeff Merkley ORJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words30
S. 5022Cannabis Administration and Opportunity ActDCory A. Booker NJJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee44k words170
S. 5023Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026RMarsha Blackburn TNJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee379 words90
S. 5029Educators for America ActDMark Kelly AZJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee126 words00

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