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. 9508Pacific Islands Liaison Initiative ActDEd Case HIJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee487 words30
H.R. 9509Kidney Disease Education Access Expansion Act of 2026DSuzan K. DelBene WAJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words50
H.R. 9512Doug LaMalfa Sacramento River Basin Water Security and Reliability Act of 2026RJames Gallagher CAJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words00
H.R. 9513Community Schools and Health Equity ActDJesús G. "Chuy" García ILJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee803 words20
H.R. 9514Homeownership Eligibility Reform ActRBrandon Gill TXJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee192 words160
H.R. 9517UNLOCK AUKUS ActRBill Huizenga MIJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee68 words110
H.R. 9518Health Savings for Families Act of 2026RDarin LaHood ILJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee164 words00
H.R. 9520War Hazards Compensation Reform ActRMichael Lawler NYJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee910 words00
H.R. 9522National Patriot Day Remembrance Flag ActRJohn J. McGuire III VAJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee912 words10
H.R. 9523TPS Relief ActDSeth Moulton MAJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee36 words00
H.R. 9525Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee156 words00
H.R. 9526Protecting Europe from Islamophobia ActDIlhan Omar MNJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee208 words00
H.R. 9527STRONG ActRBurgess Owens UTJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee576 words20
H.R. 9529NO PROFIT ActDAndrea Salinas ORJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee484 words00
H.R. 9531Preventing Stomach Cancer in Our Nation’s Heroes ActRChristopher H. Smith NJJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee202 words00
H.R. 9532No Medicare Clawbacks Act of 2026DRitchie Torres NYJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee244 words10
H.R. 9534Wildfire Response Modernization ActDGeorge Whitesides CAJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee157 words120
H.R. 9280Veterans to Advanced Manufacturing Plan ActRAshley Hinson IAJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee267 words10
H.R. 9316Travel Assistance for Veterans in Medical Deserts ActRKimberlyn King-Hinds MPJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee190 words10
H.J.Res. 198Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment.RKeith Self TXJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee91 words90
H.R. 9453End EPA Abuse Act of 2026RAndrew S. Clyde GAJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee314 words250
H.R. 9454Next Generation Shipping ActDNanette Diaz Barragán CAJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words80
H.R. 9455SMOOTH Payments ActRAaron Bean FLJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee215 words10
H.R. 9456SNAP Citizenship and Residency Act of 2026RTim Burchett TNJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee147 words00
H.R. 9457Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization ActDYvette D. Clarke NYJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee720 words290

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