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. 9629Protecting Communities from Data Center Impacts Act of 2026DGreg Landsman OHJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee175 words10
H.R. 9631Bear Poaching Elimination ActRMichael T. McCaul TXJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words30
H.R. 9632Accelerating Innovation (AI) for Kids with Cancer ActRMichael T. McCaul TXJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee582 words20
H.R. 9633Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act of 2026RJohn J. McGuire III VAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words50
H.R. 9634Voter Choice ActDKelly Morrison MNJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee516 words80
H.R. 9635Getting Innovations to Patients During Shutdowns ActDKevin Mullin CAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee536 words00
H.R. 9636Improving CTU Act of 2026RRobert F. Onder, Jr. MOJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee223 words00
H.R. 9068TRUST ActDJoe Neguse COMay 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words30
H.R. 9099DHS Release Transparency ActDTimothy M. Kennedy NYJun 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee263 words200
H.R. 9109Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026RW. Gregory Steube FLJun 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words00
H.R. 9113Department of Homeland Security Accountability Act of 2026DJames R. Walkinshaw VAJun 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee672 words150
H.R. 9206DHS CANDOR ActDShri Thanedar MIJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 9271Governors’ Right to Inspect Act of 2026DAdriano Espaillat NYJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
H.R. 9294Oversight of Temporary ICE Holding Cells ActDBrittany Pettersen COJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee88 words30
H.R. 9314DHS Surveillance Technology Moratorium Act of 2026DDaniel S. Goldman NYJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words80
H.R. 9358Improving the Lives of the American People ActDSeth Magaziner RIJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.5k words00
H.R. 9374Find Our Families Act of 2026DRashida Tlaib MIJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words530
H.R. 9386United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2026DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJun 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00
H.R. 9565Enhanced Counter-Narcotics Detection and Technology ActRDavid Schweikert AZJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee619 words00
H.R. 9247ON TIME ActRErin Houchin INJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee134 words20
H.R. 9351COMPASS ActRPat Harrigan NCJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee305 words60
H.R. 9406To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on the number of waivers to certain pay limitations that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue for critical health care personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs.DJosh Harder CAJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee50 words20
H.R. 9410VA Education Oversight Improvement ActRRyan Mackenzie PAJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee356 words00
H.R. 9591Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026DAlma S. Adams NCJul 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee870 words190
H.R. 9592American Space Leadership for the 21st Century ActRSheri Biggs SCJul 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10

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