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. 8841Veteran Scam Victims Foundation ActDGeorge Whitesides CAMay 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words20
H.R. 9135TDIU Reform Act of 2026RKeith Self TXJun 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee668 words00
H.R. 9150Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access ActRDarin LaHood ILJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee231 words50
H.R. 9205Protect Every Preschooler Act of 2026DSuhas Subramanyam VAJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee120 words100
H.R. 9212VA Emergency Transportation ActRMark Alford MOJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee390 words20
H.R. 9371SLASH Prices ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
H.R. 9398Historic Preservation and Land Conservation Certainty ActRMike Carey OHJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words00
H.R. 9400American Rescuers of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026DJudy Chu CAJun 23, 2026CeremonialIn committee760 words180
H.R. 9401Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026DSteve Cohen TNJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6k words840
H.R. 9403JROTC POWER ActDVeronica Escobar TXJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee384 words10
H.R. 9405Esther Coopersmith Award ActDLois Frankel FLJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee925 words10
H.R. 9408Open Meetings Act of 2026DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GAJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee379 words100
H.R. 9411Next Mission ActDJohn W. Mannion NYJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee620 words20
H.R. 9412Stop Scamming Americans ActDSarah McBride DEJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee149 words40
H.R. 9413Military Family Limb Loss Support ActDGrace Meng NYJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee499 words10
H.R. 9414Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026DMark Pocan WIJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words540
S. 4854Foster Youth Housing Opportunity ActRChuck Grassley IAJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee838 words10
S. 4856Remote Waste Storage ActRDan Sullivan AKJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee84 words10
S. 4857Open Meetings Act of 2026DMazie K. Hirono HIJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee379 words00
S. 4858Alaska National Guard Rural Community Revival ActRDan Sullivan AKJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee808 words00
S. 4859Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026DMazie K. Hirono HIJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words300
S. 4860CHILE Act of 2026DBen Ray Luján NMJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee701 words100
S. 4861Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee128 words10
S. 4862A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to consider certain acreage not planted due to a lack of irrigation water to be eligible for prevented planting payments, and for other purposes.DMichael F. Bennet COJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee454 words00
S. 4864PUPIL ActDEdward J. Markey MAJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words30

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