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. 9458Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery ActDRosa L. DeLauro CTJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.3k words300
H.R. 9459Home Affordability Through Mortgage Simplification ActRScott Fitzgerald WIJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee939 words00
H.R. 9462Investor Choice Act of 2026DBill Foster ILJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee955 words10
H.R. 9463National Fab Lab Network Act of 2026DBill Foster ILJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00
H.R. 9464To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any research and development facility of the Forest Service.DMaggie Goodlander NHJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee52 words10
H.R. 9465Combat Pay Protection ActRAbraham J. Hamadeh AZJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee711 words40
H.R. 9473Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJun 25, 2026CeremonialIn committee1.1k words680
H.R. 9477AI Incident Reporting ActRNathaniel Moran TXJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words30
H.R. 9478Methane Removal Research and Innovation Act of 2026DKevin Mullin CAJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee746 words20
H.R. 9479Remigration ActRAndrew Ogles TNJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words10
H.R. 9481RETURN ActDDeborah K. Ross NCJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee520 words50
H.R. 9482Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026DMary Gay Scanlon PAJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words110
H.R. 9483Clean Ports for Commerce ActDHillary J. Scholten MIJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee125 words00
H.R. 9484Water Reservoir Transparency ActDHillary J. Scholten MIJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee153 words10
H.R. 9485Supporting Older Foster Youth ActDThomas R. Suozzi NYJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee64 words10
H.R. 9488Health Disparity Zones Act of 2026DShri Thanedar MIJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words00
H.R. 9489GRACE for Military Survivors ActDMike Thompson CAJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words1090
H.R. 9490Bank Failure Accountability ActDRashida Tlaib MIJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words30
H.R. 9491Prison to Proprietorship ActDNydia M. Velázquez NYJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee991 words00
H.R. 9417Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal ActRDon Bacon NEJun 24, 2026CeremonialIn committee1k words510
H.R. 9419Power and Water for Families Act of 2026RMichael Baumgartner WAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3k words00
H.R. 9420Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026DAmi Bera CAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee963 words40
H.R. 9422Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026RGus M. Bilirakis FLJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words90
H.R. 9425Increasing Tribal Input on Nutrition Act of 2026DSharice Davids KSJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee952 words10
H.R. 9426Affordable Youth Enrichment Opportunities ActDShomari Figures ALJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee675 words20

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