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
S. 4896Child Care Innovation Advancement Act of 2026DAmy Klobuchar MNJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
S. 4897Credit for Prior Learning ActDAmy Klobuchar MNJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee474 words10
S. 4898Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026RRick Scott FLJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00
S. 4899Securing Partner Supply Chains ActDTim Kaine VAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee641 words10
S. 4900North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2026DTim Kaine VAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words10
S. 4901Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2026DCatherine Cortez Masto NVJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee169 words10
S. 4902PROTECT ActRTed Cruz TXJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee381 words00
S. 4903A bill to improve the point-in-time count conducted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.RJohn Barrasso WYJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee744 words30
S. 4904Risk-based Oversight for Integrity ActRDavid McCormick PAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
S. 4909Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal ActDMark Kelly AZJun 24, 2026CeremonialIn committee1k words60
S. 4910Servicemember Residence Protection Act of 2026RAshley Moody FLJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee173 words00
S. 4911Investing in State Energy Act of 2026DJeanne Shaheen NHJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee496 words40
S. 4912BUFFER ActDPeter Welch VTJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee159 words10
S. 4914Green Ribbon Act of 2026DCory A. Booker NJJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words40
S. 4918Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2026DJeanne Shaheen NHJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee573 words30
S. 4919Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery ActDPatty Murray WAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.3k words260
S. 4920SAFER Health Act of 2026DMazie K. Hirono HIJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee806 words130
S. 4923Food Assurance and Security ActDLisa Blunt Rochester DEJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee725 words10
S. 4924Preserving Patient Access ActDJacky Rosen NVJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee616 words10
S. 4929EBOLA ActDJeanne Shaheen NHJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee414 words110
S. 4930Unmanned System Command and Control Integration Assessment Act of 2026RDavid McCormick PAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words10
S. 4932No Lead in Toys ActDJon Ossoff GAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee228 words10
S. 4933Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal ActDMartin Heinrich NMJun 24, 2026CeremonialIn committee1.1k words340
S. 4934National Fab Lab Network Act of 2026DChris Van Hollen MDJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
S. 4937Investor Choice Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee955 words50

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