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. 4704Redirecting Trump Slush Funds to Support Law Enforcement ActDJacky Rosen NVJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee196 words00
S. 4705Redirecting Trump Slush Funds to Lower Food Costs Act of 2026DJacky Rosen NVJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee167 words00
S. 4707Responsible Artificial Intelligence Defense Act of 2026DChristopher A. Coons DEJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3k words10
H.R. 8737Never Fight Alone ActRJimmy Patronis FLMay 12, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words150
H.R. 9018Fostering TRUST Act of 2026DDave Min CAMay 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee613 words90
H.R. 9138To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy administrative jurisdiction of certain land located on Adak Island, Alaska, and for other purposes.RNicholas J. Begich III AKJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee439 words00
H.R. 9139Medicaid Financing Clarification Act of 2026RKat Cammack FLJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee256 words30
H.R. 9141SAVE America Through REAL ID ActRJulie Fedorchak NDJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee534 words10
H.R. 9143Foreign Adversary Patent Disclosure ActRScott Fitzgerald WIJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee348 words00
H.R. 9149National Diabetes Project ActRJohn James MIJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee892 words00
H.R. 9153To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 to exempt certain military installations from guidance regarding the maintenance of the aggregate square footage of facilities of the Department of Defense.RFrank D. Lucas OKJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee62 words00
H.R. 9154SHRIMP Act of 2026RNancy Mace SCJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee496 words40
H.R. 9156Tiananmen Square Memorial Act of 2026RAndrew Ogles TNJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee258 words60
H.R. 9157American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act of 2026RChip Roy TXJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words10
H.R. 9158Hong Kong Equal Treatment ActRKeith Self TXJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee551 words00
H.R. 9159Protect Our Homes ActDDarren Soto FLJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 9160No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families ActRW. Gregory Steube FLJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words120
H.R. 9161Secure Aluminum Supply Chains ActDHaley M. Stevens MIJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee256 words00
H.R. 9163Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026DBennie G. Thompson MSJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee185 words60
H.R. 9165Diplomatic Reserve Corps Pilot Program Act of 2026DDina Titus NVJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee628 words20
H.R. 9167Public Lands Integrity ActDGabe Vasquez NMJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee84 words60
H.R. 9168Complete America’s Great Trails ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VAJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 9169PKD Cures ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee500 words70
S. 4682Ultimate Human Responsibility in Defense Systems Act of 2026DMark Kelly AZJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
S. 4683WARP Act of 2026DMark Kelly AZJun 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10

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