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. 5030TRUTH in Coverage Act of 2026RRoger Marshall KSJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words10
S. 5031Building Community in America ActDMark Kelly AZJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee347 words10
H.R. 9694Epstein Files Transparency Act IIRThomas Massie KYJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words90
H.R. 9695McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement ActRCliff Bentz ORJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee552 words20
H.R. 9697Cyber Letters of Marque and Reprisal ActRTim Burchett TNJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 9698Advanced Coursework Equity ActDJoaquin Castro TXJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.9k words60
H.R. 9699Drug Deal Disclosure ActDJudy Chu CAJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words240
H.R. 9701Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.RBen Cline VAJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee169 words500
H.R. 9702Medicare-X Choice Act of 2026DAngie Craig MNJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words20
H.R. 9703Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2026DDebbie Dingell MIJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee358 words10
H.R. 9704Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act of 2026DShomari Figures ALJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee520 words10
H.R. 9705To require the Secretary of the Army to issue guidance relating to the review of applications for alteration or temporary or permanent occupation or use of certain hydropower projects, and for other purposes.DMaggie Goodlander NHJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee530 words10
H.R. 9706Facial Recognition to Protect Children ActDJosh Gottheimer NJJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words90
H.R. 9707GAP ActRPat Harrigan NCJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words20
H.R. 9708SECURED Act of 2026RDiana Harshbarger TNJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee938 words00
H.R. 9709Medicare Premiums Reduction Act of 2026RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee193 words10
H.R. 9711Autocycle Safety ActRJohn R. Moolenaar MIJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee650 words00
H.R. 9712Mamas First ActDGwen Moore WIJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words120
H.R. 9713No More Debt Relief to China ActRScott Perry PAJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee583 words00
H.R. 9715Intelligent Arbitration Act of 2026RDavid Schweikert AZJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee295 words00
H.R. 9716PRIVACY ActRKeith Self TXJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2k words70
H.R. 9717Customer Property Protection ActDShri Thanedar MIJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee187 words10
S. 4983Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization ActRBernie Moreno OHJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee13k words20
S. 4984Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities ActRTom Cotton ARJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee269 words00
S. 4985Language Access for All Act of 2026DAndy Kim NJJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words30

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