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. 9304Juice Access Improvement ActRGlenn Thompson PAJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee327 words50
H.R. 9305Juice for Healthy Families Act of 2026RGlenn Thompson PAJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee109 words50
H.R. 9306Hands Off Elections Act of 2026DJill N. Tokuda HIJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee234 words50
H.R. 9307Web of Biological Data Act of 2026RMatt Van Epps TNJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words20
H.R. 9308Tax Relief for First Responder Beneficiaries ActRRandy K. Weber, Sr. TXJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee146 words10
H.R. 9309PRIDE Act of 2026DNikema Williams GAJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee561 words160
S. 4751End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2026RTodd Young INJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words10
S. 4752A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information, and for other purposes.RSteve Daines MTJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee520 words10
S. 4755DEEP ActRMike Lee UTJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words00
S. 4756Allied Partnership and Port Modernization ActRMike Lee UTJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee217 words00
S. 4757Federal Flood Risk Management Act of 2026DChris Van Hollen MDJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words20
S. 4758Incentivizing the Expansion of U.S. Ports ActRMike Lee UTJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee106 words00
S. 4759Tax Relief for Innocent Spouses ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee144 words10
S. 4760A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.RTom Cotton ARJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee108 words00
S. 4761Tax Court Parity ActRTim Scott SCJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee423 words10
S. 4762Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment ActRRick Scott FLJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words20
S. 4763Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2026DEdward J. Markey MAJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words40
S. 4764A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.RTom Cotton ARJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee108 words00
S. 4766A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to evaluate the safety, quality, and qualification pathways of printable energetic feedstocks for controlled additive manufacturing applications.RJohn Cornyn TXJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee645 words00
S. 4768A bill to provide for a requirement for networked autonomous kinetic capability against small unmanned aircraft systems.RJohn Cornyn TXJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee196 words00
S. 4769Illegal Immigration Cost Recovery ActRRick Scott FLJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee742 words30
S. 4770Web of Biological Data Act of 2026RTodd Young INJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words30
S. 4771Protecting Asylum Integrity ActRRick Scott FLJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee430 words10
S. 4772Renewable Energy Choice ActDJeff Merkley ORJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee215 words00
S. 4774Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words50

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