Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 11, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 11, 2026

In committee 15,435 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,606 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out829 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate826 5%Passed the House and Senate17 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law140 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 140 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 29%, but was at 11% 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 122 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 11, 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

280Skipped committeeof the 985 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 file10,233 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,872 bills · 10% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied909 bills · 22% past committee

Bills that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee nearly 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: 71 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 committee140 days
15,435 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
826 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
17 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 140 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 550
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill is 550 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

386 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3647Disabled Veterans Dignity Act of 2026RJerry Moran KSJan 15, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee967 words00
S. 3653Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026RMarsha Blackburn TNJan 15, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee752 words80
S. 3726National Veterans Strategy Act of 2026RJerry Moran KSJan 29, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.5k words70
S. 3988Veterans STAND ActRJerry Moran KSMar 4, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee834 words00
S. 3992Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act of 2026RJim Banks INMar 4, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee919 words40
S. 4043Health Care for Homeless Veterans ActRJim Banks INMar 10, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee56 words10
S. 4220Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness ActRTim Sheehy MTMar 26, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words30
S. 4400Optimizing the VA Workforce for Veterans Act of 2026RJerry Moran KSApr 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2k words10
S. 749Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025RLisa Murkowski AKFeb 26, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee136 words90
H.R. 5543Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025DWesley Bell MOSep 23, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee398 words1010
H.R. 6331ADVERSARIES ActRMax L. Miller OHDec 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee281 words30
H.R. 7962Export Dispute Resolution ActRRichard McCormick GAMar 17, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee190 words10
H.R. 8169Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement ActRAnn Wagner MOMar 30, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee719 words10
H.R. 8202To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations.RRyan Mackenzie PAApr 6, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee158 words30
H.R. 8285Protecting American Competition Act of 2026RDarrell Issa CAApr 15, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee557 words60
H.R. 3756FISH Act of 2025RDan Crenshaw TXJun 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.5k words60
H.R. 4290Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025DGabe Vasquez NMJul 2, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee217 words10
H.R. 6001Veterans with ALS Reporting ActDJason Crow CONov 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee328 words90
H.R. 7288Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study ActRDusty Johnson SDJan 30, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee428 words00
H.R. 6654VAMOSA Act of 2025RNancy Mace SCDec 11, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee726 words00
H.R. 8010VA Police Recruitment and Retention Act of 2026DTimothy M. Kennedy NYMar 19, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee294 words10
H.R. 8041Supporting VA Families ActDJanelle S. Bynum ORMar 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee241 words940
H.R. 8043Vets CLEAR ActRJuan Ciscomani AZMar 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee396 words20
H.R. 7951Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority ActRDavid G. Valadao CAMar 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee278 words10
H.R. 1004Love Lives On Act of 2025RRichard Hudson NCFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee439 words1830

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