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

405 bills · latest action first

Stage: Passed the House or SenateLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 675Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library ActRJohn Hoeven NDFeb 20, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending20
S. 1514Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer ActDMaria Cantwell WAApr 29, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate356 words10
S. 1574Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMay 1, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending40
S. 2437Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026DJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 24, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate619 words10
S. 2498National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment ActRThom Tillis NCJul 29, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate868 words10
S. 2754Crystal Reservoir Conveyance ActDMichael F. Bennet COSep 10, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate1.2k words10
S. 3219Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMNov 19, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate952 words10
S. 3383Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025DBrian Schatz HIDec 8, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending20
S. 4009Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection ActRTed Cruz TXMar 5, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.9k words110
S. 5045Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026RJohn R. Curtis UTJul 21, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.1k words70
S. 5600Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2026RAlan Armstrong OKSep 29, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.3k words30
H.R. 2306Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes ActRJohn R. Moolenaar MIMar 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House332 words80
H.R. 331To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.RRuss Fulcher IDJan 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House503 words10
H.R. 5729North Rim Restoration ActRElijah Crane AZOct 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House902 words70
H.R. 7618American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026RJennifer A. Kiggans VAFeb 20, 2026SubstantivePassed House643 words60
S. 1363New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination ActDBen Ray Luján NMApr 9, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate2.1k words00
S. 1962Secure Space Act of 2026RDeb Fischer NEJun 5, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate583 words10
S. 2933A bill to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer".RJames C. Justice WVSep 29, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate133 words10
H.R. 226Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition ActRCharles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann TNJan 7, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.9k words00
H.R. 2302Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025RTom McClintock CAMar 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House478 words00
H.R. 9576National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026RBrad Finstad MNJul 2, 2026SubstantivePassed House191 words40
H.R. 3857Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026RJeff Hurd COJun 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.1k words20
H.R. 3872To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.RPat Fallon TXJun 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House254 words20
H.R. 5254Gateway Partnership ActDWesley Bell MOSep 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.4k words20
H.R. 6006To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama, as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office".DShomari Figures ALNov 10, 2025CeremonialPassed House77 words130

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