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

305 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 3100CHILD Act of 2026RRussell Fry SCApr 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee169 words40
H.R. 5723FRAUD in VA Disability Exams ActDMark Takano CAOct 8, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee873 words00
H.R. 10306Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025RMark E. Amodei NVSep 8, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee275 words00
H.R. 3331Mariner Exam Modernization ActDSalud O. Carbajal CAMay 13, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee689 words20
H.R. 4598Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJul 22, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words00
H.R. 7254To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.DJared Huffman CAJan 27, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee238 words110
H.R. 7954Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management ActRJeff Hurd COMar 17, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words150
H.R. 8483Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2026RDarrell Issa CAApr 23, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee814 words00
H.R. 9269Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network ActDJames E. Clyburn SCJun 11, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee64 words100
H.R. 9600Common Sense 250 Act of 2026DJamie Raskin MDJul 6, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee107 words10
H.R. 9640Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026RRobert J. Wittman VAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee315 words80
H.R. 9785South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies ActRDusty Johnson SDJul 20, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words00
H.R. 1382To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration, and for other purposes.DJared Huffman CAFeb 14, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee256 words80
H.R. 10238Cybersecurity for Small Businesses Act of 2026RTony Wied WISep 2, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee352 words30
H.R. 10329Combating Foreign Threats to Main Street Act of 2026RRoger Williams TXSep 10, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee747 words10
H.R. 10353SBIC Reporting Modernization Act of 2026RBrad Finstad MNSep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee198 words10
H.R. 10355Disaster Loan Outreach Consistency ActDAnalilia Mejia NJSep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee264 words20
H.R. 10371Ensuring SBA Implementation of GAO Recommendations Act of 2026DLaMonica McIver NJSep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee84 words20
H.R. 9718Reshoring American Manufacturing Act of 2026RTony Wied WIJul 15, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee359 words60
H.R. 6698Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025RKeith Self TXDec 12, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee368 words00
H.R. 7260National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026RRyan Mackenzie PAJan 27, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee599 words10
S. 239Crow Revenue ActRSteve Daines MTJan 24, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee2.1k words10
H.R. 5436End Transcript Withholding for Veterans ActDJohn W. Mannion NYSep 17, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee121 words10
H.R. 8052Veteran Infection Prevention ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VAMar 24, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee308 words00
S. 3313Wintergreen Emergency Egress ActDTim Kaine VADec 2, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee451 words10

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