Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 9, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 9, 2026

In committee 15,426 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out835 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate820 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 9, 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

279Skipped committeeof the 979 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 file10,218 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,872 bills · 10% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied909 bills · 21% 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 committee139 days
15,426 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
820 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 139 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. 111 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

62 bills · latest action first

Stage: Became lawLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 1744United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026RChristopher H. Smith NJFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveBecame law191 words110
H.R. 8205Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026DMike Quigley ILApr 6, 2026SubstantiveBecame law739 words1030
H.R. 952Reversionary Interest Conveyance ActDDoris O. Matsui CAFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveBecame law525 words00
H.R. 227Clergy ActRVince Fong CAJan 7, 2025SubstantiveBecame law645 words210
H.R. 2388Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration ActDEmily Randall WAMar 26, 2025SubstantiveBecame law587 words00
H.R. 3620Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025RNicholas J. Begich III AKMay 29, 2025SubstantiveBecame law629 words00
H.R. 4467Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification ActDBennie G. Thompson MSJul 16, 2025SubstantiveBecame law306 words30
H.R. 6380Chiricahua National Park ActRJuan Ciscomani AZDec 3, 2025SubstantiveBecame law573 words10
H.R. 837To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.RElijah Crane AZJan 31, 2025SubstantiveBecame law493 words00
S. 240Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025RSteve Daines MTJan 24, 2025SubstantiveBecame law937 words10
S. 283Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement ActRTed Cruz TXJan 28, 2025SubstantiveBecame law591 words40
H.R. 5345Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActRDavid Kustoff TNSep 15, 2025SubstantiveBecame law323 words10
S. 766Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025RJoni Ernst IAFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveBecame law613 words40
S. 2398Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization ActRSusan M. Collins MEJul 23, 2025SubstantiveBecame law231 words210
H.R. 7250To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.RTroy Downing MTJan 27, 2026SubstantiveBecame law45 words00
S. 603A bill to designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.DTim Kaine VAFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveBecame law290 words10
S. 790A bill to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center".RCynthia M. Lummis WYFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveBecame law227 words10
H.R. 5334Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026DJimmy Panetta CASep 11, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending230
S. 32LACARTed Cruz TXJan 8, 2025SubstantiveBecame law169 words10
H.R. 1276To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.RJames Comer KYFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveBecame law363 words00
H.R. 2069Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025RBarry Moore ALMar 11, 2025SubstantiveBecame law1.6k words30
S. 858Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location ActRJames C. Justice WVMar 5, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending130
S. 629Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025RDeb Fischer NEFeb 19, 2025SubstantiveBecame law592 words20
S. 254ARTIST ActRDan Sullivan AKJan 24, 2025SubstantiveBecame law875 words10
H.R. 3490Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025DGerald E. Connolly VAMay 19, 2025SubstantiveBecame law473 words10

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