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. 9427AI Workforce Impact Study Act of 2026DValerie P. Foushee NCJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee292 words10
H.R. 9428COVID–19 Commuter Benefits Distribution ActDLaura Gillen NYJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee295 words30
H.R. 9429The Public Service Accountability ActDMaggie Goodlander NHJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words10
H.R. 9430American Drone Manufacturing Dominance Act of 2026RPat Harrigan NCJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words30
H.R. 9431Fair Telehealth Billing Act of 2026DJahana Hayes CTJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee286 words00
H.R. 9435EXCLAVE Act of 2026DRick Larsen WAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee602 words10
H.R. 9437Right to Vote ActDSummer L. Lee PAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee996 words250
H.R. 9439Voluntary Consumer AI Disclosure Pilot ActDZoe Lofgren CAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee434 words00
H.R. 9443Saving FACE Act of 2026RAndrew Ogles TNJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee240 words40
H.R. 9447Getting Terrorist Fanatics Out Act of 2026RBeth Van Duyne TXJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee144 words40
H.R. 9449Global Climate Resilience Act of 2026DGeorge Whitesides CAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words20
H.R. 9450Countering Russian Trafficking ActRJoe Wilson SCJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee898 words20
H.R. 9451SABER Act of 2026RJoe Wilson SCJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee93 words20
H.R. 9452Budgeting for a Better America ActRSteve Womack ARJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.5k words180
S. 4876DNII Act of 2026DMark R. Warner VAJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee532 words30
S. 4878Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026DTammy Baldwin WIJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee963 words40
S. 4881Unlocking Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Funding ActDPeter Welch VTJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee265 words10
S. 4882ICTS Supply Chain Security Act of 2026RTim Scott SCJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words10
S. 4883A bill to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under that Act.RJohn Kennedy LAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee109 words10
S. 4884Right to Vote ActDJon Ossoff GAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee996 words100
S. 4885Shandra Eisenga Human Cell and Tissue Product Safety ActDGary C. Peters MIJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee990 words10
S. 4888PREVENT ActDAngela D. Alsobrooks MDJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee253 words10
S. 4889Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers ActDTim Kaine VAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words80
S. 4891Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters ActRJoni Ernst IAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee121 words00
S. 4895Turn the Tide ActDJeanne Shaheen NHJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee7.8k words10

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