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. 4845Protect Our Polls ActDElissa Slotkin MIJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words150
S. 4803Home Equity Lending Integrity ActDJeff Merkley ORJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee290 words00
S. 4805Save Our Shrimpers ActRCindy Hyde-Smith MSJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee145 words50
S. 4806POWER Up ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee422 words00
S. 4807Honor Gold Star Families ActRTim Sheehy MTJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee210 words10
S. 4808Privately Insured Credit Unions Conversion Modernization ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words10
S. 4809Venezuela Democratic Transition ActDTim Kaine VAJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words00
S. 4811Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion ActDGary C. Peters MIJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee279 words10
S. 4812FIRE SMART Act of 2026DAlex Padilla CAJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee597 words70
S. 4813A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.RThom Tillis NCJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee72 words00
S. 4816Addressing SILO Act of 2026DChristopher Murphy CTJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee688 words10
S. 4817CHILD Labor ActDPatty Murray WAJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words120
S. 4818National Strategy for Social Connection ActDChristopher Murphy CTJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words00
S. 4820Regional Export Promotion Act of 2026DAngela D. Alsobrooks MDJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee643 words10
S. 4821STOP Scams Against Seniors ActRAshley Moody FLJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee384 words00
S. 4788Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026RAshley Moody FLJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
S. 4789Blue Star Mothers Day ActRJoni Ernst IAJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee246 words00
S. 4790Esther Coopersmith Award ActDTim Kaine VAJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee925 words10
S. 4791A bill to abolish the Anti-Weaponization Fund, and for other purposes.DCharles E. Schumer NYJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee73 words250
S. 4793Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2026RTim Scott SCJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee324 words40
S. 4794Precision Agriculture Cybersecurity ActRTim Sheehy MTJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee764 words10
S. 4798INVEST ActRJon Husted OHJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee261 words00
S. 4800Land of the Free Act of 2026DAlex Padilla CAJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee44 words120
S. 4801Duty Status Reform ActRJerry Moran KSJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee35k words110
S.J.Res. 172A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.DRaphael G. Warnock GAApr 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee669 words10

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