Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 11, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 11, 2026

In committee 15,435 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,606 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out829 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate826 5%Passed the House and Senate17 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law140 <1%1 ceremonial

1 of 140 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 29%, but was at 11% 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 122 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 11, 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

280Skipped committeeof the 985 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 file10,233 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,872 bills · 10% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied909 bills · 22% past committee

Bills that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee nearly 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: 71 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 committee140 days
15,435 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
826 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
17 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 140 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 550
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill is 550 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

386 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 2164Dayton National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2025RMichael R. Turner OHMar 14, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee337 words00
H.R. 3420Words Matter Act of 2025RPete Sessions TXMay 15, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words150
H.R. 6196Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response ActDSara Jacobs CANov 20, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words30
H.R. 6428To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on participation in educational and cultural exchange programs.DAmi Bera CADec 4, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee702 words60
H.R. 6778Parkway Safety and Reinvestment ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VADec 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee436 words00
H.R. 7058Foreign Adversary AI Risk Assessment and Diplomacy ActRMichael Baumgartner WAJan 14, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee606 words100
H.R. 7605African Development Foundation Termination Act of 2026RTim Burchett TNFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee326 words00
H.R. 7616Transatlantic Academic Security and Risk Mitigation ActRRonny Jackson TXFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee645 words30
H.R. 7630Republic of Georgia Sovereignty ActRScott Perry PAFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee114 words00
H.R. 7632SHADOW ActRKeith Self TXFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee896 words50
H.R. 7633American Assistance Visibility ActRJefferson Shreve INFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee386 words20
H.R. 7641Transparency in Foreign Assistance ActRMichael Lawler NYFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee390 words20
H.R. 7642GUIDE ActRYoung Kim CAFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee126 words10
H.R. 7649Humanitarian Theft Enforcement ActRRichard McCormick GAFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee234 words10
H.R. 7653Biodefense Diplomacy Enhancement ActRKeith Self TXFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words60
H.R. 7654Advance Global Health ActRMichael Lawler NYFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee257 words10
H.R. 7669Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CAFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee133 words100
H.R. 7674Venezuela Democratic Transition Strategy ActDJared Moskowitz FLFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee358 words10
H.R. 7675Securing Partner Supply Chains ActDJoaquin Castro TXFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee616 words40
H.R. 8065Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act of 2026RDerek Schmidt KSMar 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee64 words00
S. 753Strengthening Exports Against China ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVFeb 26, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee218 words10
H.R. 7872To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.RHarriet M. Hageman WYMar 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee70 words00
H.R. 7948To deem certain individuals as parents of Department of Veterans Affairs employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave for such employees.DDelia C. Ramirez ILMar 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee154 words00
S. 1813High-Quality Charter Schools ActRTim Scott SCMay 20, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2k words30
S. 1830Right to Treat ActRRon Johnson WIMay 21, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee156 words00

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