Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 10, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 10, 2026

In committee 15,421 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out830 5%Approved by committee669 4%Passed the House or Senate821 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 10, 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

279Skipped committeeof the 980 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 file10,218 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
15,421 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
669 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
821 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. 110 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

405 bills · latest action first

Stage: Passed the House or SenateLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 6162Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025DMelanie A. Stansbury NMNov 19, 2025SubstantivePassed House743 words10
H.R. 199325th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin ActDDaniel S. Goldman NYMar 10, 2025CeremonialPassed House1.3k words3020
S. 4631Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIMay 21, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.7k words10
H.R. 1352To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.DSuhas Subramanyam VAFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House405 words00
H.R. 2252North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2026RJulie Fedorchak NDMar 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.7k words00
H.R. 3726Fisher House Availability Act of 2026RMariannette Miller-Meeks IAJun 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House513 words30
H.R. 4684Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026RMike Kennedy UTJul 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House733 words00
H.R. 6506Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement ActRNathaniel Moran TXDec 9, 2025SubstantivePassed House740 words10
H.R. 7432Fostering the Future ActRDarin LaHood ILFeb 9, 2026SubstantivePassed House2.6k words60
H.R. 5625Cashless Bail Reporting ActRMark Harris NCSep 30, 2025SubstantivePassed House158 words230
H.R. 6260Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025RScott Fitzgerald WINov 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House57 words50
H.R. 8365Monitor Accountability ActRAndy Biggs AZApr 20, 2026SubstantivePassed House524 words20
S. 71Baby Changing on Board ActDPeter Welch VTJan 13, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate422 words10
S. 1199SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension ActRJoni Ernst IAMar 27, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending10
S. 2232Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act of 2025DEdward J. Markey MAJul 9, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate926 words00
S. 2280A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.RJames C. Justice WVJul 15, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate479 words10
S. 4161Maverick ActRTim Sheehy MTMar 23, 2026SubstantivePassed SenateText pending10
S. 874Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025DGary C. Peters MIMar 5, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate1.7k words10
H.R. 6431New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency ActRMike Carey OHDec 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House359 words60
H.R. 6495Taxpayer Notification and Privacy ActRW. Gregory Steube FLDec 5, 2025SubstantivePassed House313 words10
H.R. 6903Ensuring Children Receive Support ActRBeth Van Duyne TXDec 18, 2025SubstantivePassed House169 words10
H.R. 6956BARCODE Efficiency ActDBradley Scott Schneider ILJan 7, 2026SubstantivePassed House475 words10
H.R. 7959IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement ActRMike Kelly PAMar 17, 2026SubstantivePassed House848 words50
H.R. 8364To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the increase of the retirement age in the United States Capitol Police.RBryan Steil WIApr 20, 2026SubstantivePassed House109 words10
H.R. 5201Kari's Law Reporting ActDDoris O. Matsui CASep 8, 2025SubstantivePassed House183 words20

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