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. 4741SAFE for Kids Act of 2026RJim Banks INJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words10
S. 4747Stopping Fraudulent Payments ActRJoni Ernst IAJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2k words10
H.R. 9209Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026REric A. "Rick" Crawford ARJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee108 words00
H.R. 9210BLANCHE Act of 2026DJamie Raskin MDJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee522 words90
H.R. 9215Prioritizing Warfighters in Defense Contracting ActRTim Burchett TNJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee187 words00
H.R. 9218Marcus’s LawDJosh Gottheimer NJJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee544 words10
H.R. 9219National Defense Infrastructure Protection Act of 2026RWesley Hunt TXJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words00
H.R. 9220Restore Military Families’ Voices ActDSara Jacobs CAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee459 words00
H.R. 9222Drain the Swamp ActDGreg Landsman OHJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee41k words20
H.R. 9223To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers, and for other purposes.RJulia Letlow LAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee119 words00
H.R. 9226Connecticut River Watershed Partnership ActDJames P. McGovern MAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words50
H.R. 9229Seaport Security Act of 2026RJimmy Patronis FLJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee812 words30
H.R. 9230Statutory Term Limits on Congressional Pay and Power ActRChip Roy TXJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee437 words00
H.R. 9234Careworker Visa Act of 2026DGabe Vasquez NMJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.5k words30
H.R. 9235Disaster Ready Infrastructure Act of 2026DGeorge Whitesides CAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee187 words20
S. 4711Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership ActDJacky Rosen NVJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
S. 4712Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026RChuck Grassley IAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee107 words00
S. 4713Preventing Payouts for Insurrectionists ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee421 words00
S. 4714FENCE ActRPete Ricketts NEJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words40
S. 4716SNAP Fraud Reporting Act of 2026RRick Scott FLJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee441 words00
S. 4717Asal Sayas National Strategy on Young Adult Cancers ActDEdward J. Markey MAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2k words10
S. 4718Restore Military Families’ Voices ActDElizabeth Warren MAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee460 words20
S. 4720Protecting U.S. Fishers from Illegal Foreign Flags Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee234 words30
S. 4722A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Armando Rodriguez Post Office".DAlex Padilla CAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee81 words00
S. 4725Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2026DEdward J. Markey MAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee112 words40

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