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. 9476To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in administering the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.RMariannette Miller-Meeks IAJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee548 words00
H.R. 9502Protect Seniors and Veterans from Health Care Fraud Act of 2026RRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr. PAJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee562 words00
H.R. 9510VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026DMaxine Dexter ORJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee186 words10
H.R. 9536FEES Act of 2026RThomas P. Tiffany WIJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 9540Community Housing Act of 2026DBecca Balint VTJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.6k words160
H.R. 9543To amend the Act of July 5, 1884, to permit the imposition of taxes on vessels operating as tourist accommodations, and for other purposes.DEd Case HIJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee171 words00
H.R. 9545HONEST Act of 2026RClay Fuller GAJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 9546Cloud Security ActDJosh Gottheimer NJJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee806 words10
H.R. 9547Veterans and Servicemembers PTSD Emerging Treatment Review Act of 2026RAbraham J. Hamadeh AZJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee976 words40
H.R. 9549To amend title 10, United States Code, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, and the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 to repeal certain reporting requirements related to unfunded priorities, and for other purposes.DPramila Jayapal WAJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee101 words30
H.R. 9552NOPE Act of 2026DWilliam R. Keating MAJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee463 words10
H.R. 9553Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act of 2026DGreg Landsman OHJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee269 words70
H.R. 9556Support Our Miners ActDSummer L. Lee PAJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee427 words20
H.R. 9557Ounce of Prevention ActDSam T. Liccardo CAJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee542 words70
H.R. 955821st Century Federal Writers’ Project ActDTed Lieu CAJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words50
H.R. 9560No Profiting from Public Service ActDKristen McDonald Rivet MIJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words30
H.R. 9561Shandra Eisenga TB Study Act of 2026RJohn R. Moolenaar MIJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee441 words30
H.R. 9562Anchors Away ActRAndrew Ogles TNJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee461 words20
H.R. 9563No Cashing In ActDChris Pappas NHJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee215 words10
H.R. 9564Military Housing Innovation ActDScott H. Peters CAJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee566 words20
H.R. 9567Preserving Our Constitution Act of 2026RKeith Self TXJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee996 words80
H.R. 9569Making Condos Safer and Affordable Act of 2026DDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLJun 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee937 words10
H.R. 9505Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026RBrian Babin TXJun 29, 2026CeremonialIn committee679 words40
H.R. 9506To amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a prize competition program relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.RNicholas J. Begich III AKJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2k words10
H.R. 9507FISH Act of 2026RNicholas J. Begich III AKJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words00

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