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. 9667Securing Healthcare and Income Entitlements for Lawfully Domiciled Citizens (SHIELD Citizens) ActRClay Fuller GAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee738 words60
H.R. 9669FACT Pilot Program ActDAlma S. Adams NCJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee863 words50
H.R. 9670Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2026DSteve Cohen TNJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words10
H.R. 9671Menopausal Workers’ Fairness Act of 2026DDebbie Dingell MIJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words90
H.R. 9673MARA Act of 2026RMike Ezell MSJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.4k words40
H.R. 9674United States Coast Guard Corrosion Control Assistance Team Pilot Program ActRMike Ezell MSJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 9675Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2026DBill Foster ILJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee622 words00
H.R. 9677Grad Student Affordable Housing Act of 2026DValerie P. Foushee NCJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee403 words00
H.R. 9679REDACT ActDPramila Jayapal WAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee444 words10
H.R. 9682Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2026RMariannette Miller-Meeks IAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words60
H.R. 9683FEMA Caseworker Accountability ActRTim Moore NCJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee175 words10
H.R. 9684PATH ActDDonald Norcross NJJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words20
H.R. 9685No New Fencing At the White House ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee165 words00
H.R. 9686FARM AI Act of 2026RZachary Nunn IAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words20
H.R. 9688High Court Gift Ban ActDJamie Raskin MDJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words450
H.R. 9690Water Emergency and Technical Assistance ActDLori Trahan MAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee392 words00
H.R. 96917(a) Program Risk Oversight ActDNydia M. Velázquez NYJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee826 words00
H.R. 9692TOTAL Screen Time ActDGeorge Whitesides CAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee525 words30
S. 4958Safeguard Kids ActRRick Scott FLJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee380 words00
S. 4959STOP Child Care Fraud ActRBill Cassidy LAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3k words10
S. 4961PATH ActDMartin Heinrich NMJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00
S. 4962Securing America's Water Supply ActDRaphael G. Warnock GAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee881 words10
S. 4964Protecting Innocent Taxpayers from Endless Assessments ActRRoger Marshall KSJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee73 words10
S. 4966High Court Gift Ban ActDBen Ray Luján NMJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
S. 4967Stop TNR Act of 2026DAdam B. Schiff CAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words10

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