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. 4971Western Water Infrastructure Fairness ActDMark Kelly AZJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee113 words10
S. 4972Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2026DSheldon Whitehouse RIJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee972 words60
S. 4973American Citizenship ActREric Schmitt MOJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee134 words10
S. 4976Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026RLisa Murkowski AKJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee32k words10
S. 4977REDACT ActDCory A. Booker NJJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee443 words00
S. 4978Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026RTommy Tuberville ALJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee504 words40
S. 4980Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act of 2026DEdward J. Markey MAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee394 words10
H.R. 9647To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.DSuzanne Bonamici ORJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee134 words110
H.R. 9648General John D. Lavelle ActRDon Bacon NEJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee77 words20
H.R. 9649Stop Retail Food Store SNAP Trafficking Act of 2026RTim Burchett TNJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee442 words00
H.R. 9650Vessel Identification Protection Act of 2026RMike Ezell MSJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee548 words10
H.R. 9651Space Ready 2.0 ActRMike Haridopolos FLJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words30
H.R. 9654National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 Technical Corrections Act of 2026DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee775 words00
H.R. 9655FAIR Data ActDJosh Riley NYJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 9657Protecting American Homes from Hedge Funds ActDAdam Smith WAJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words30
H.R. 9658Nuclear Regulatory Modernization Act of 2026RVictoria Spartz INJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee713 words10
H.R. 9660No Hostile ONLOOKERS ActRClaudia Tenney NYJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee354 words00
S. 4946Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026DElizabeth Warren MAJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words40
S. 4956Farmers and Ranchers Relief Act of 2026RCynthia M. Lummis WYJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee201 words40
S. 4957A bill to improve the administration of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and for other purposes.DAdam B. Schiff CAJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee551 words30
H.J.Res. 201Designating an official residence for the Speaker of the House of Representatives.RDarrell Issa CAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee211 words00
H.R. 9622Modernizing Aeronautical Standards ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee691 words00
H.R. 9623Protecting Americans’ Health Care Act of 2026DBrendan F. Boyle PAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee95 words00
H.R. 9626To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the State and local tax deduction marriage penalty.DJosh Gottheimer NJJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee299 words10
H.R. 9627Hmong Congressional Gold Medal ActRGlenn Grothman WIJul 9, 2026CeremonialIn committee502 words100

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