Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 11, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 11, 2026

In committee 15,435 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,606 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out829 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate826 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 11, 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

280Skipped committeeof the 985 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 file10,233 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,872 bills · 10% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied909 bills · 22% 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 committee140 days
15,435 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
826 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 140 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. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

5,872 bills · latest action first

Lobbying: 1 to 4 organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 1703Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2026RJohn Joyce PAFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveTo President307 words103
H.R. 2347Survivor Justice Tax Prevention ActRLloyd Smucker PAMar 25, 2025SubstantivePassed House543 words32
H.R. 9084Department of Energy Nuclear Transparency ActDKathy Castor FLJun 2, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee478 words12
H.R. 9613Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform ActRDiana Harshbarger TNJul 9, 2026SubstantivePassed House675 words13
H.R. 9614NRC Staff Pay Alignment ActDRobert Menendez NJJul 9, 2026SubstantivePassed House447 words02
S. 3589RISE ActRJim Banks INJan 7, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.1k words111
S. 4448Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026RJohn Thune SDApr 30, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee548 words23
S. 4691Disaster Communications Coordination and Preparedness ActRTim Sheehy MTJun 4, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee818 words11
H.R. 7730Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment ActRBen Cline VAFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveTo President367 words62
H.R. 9605Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation ActRGlenn Grothman WIJul 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.5k words11
H.R. 8347RURAL Healthcare ActRBurgess Owens UTApr 16, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee263 words12
H.R. 8660VEST ActRRyan Mackenzie PAMay 4, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee658 words12
H.R. 8183MATCH Act of 2026RBurgess Owens UTApr 2, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee2.3k words32
H.R. 8195Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026RTim Walberg MIApr 2, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1k words61
H.R. 7022Mystic Alerts ActRAugust Pfluger TXJan 12, 2026SubstantiveBecame law817 words41
H.R. 1721Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveBecame law432 words22
H.R. 2481Romance Scam Prevention ActRDavid G. Valadao CAMar 31, 2025SubstantiveBecame law1.7k words91
H.R. 4307Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking ActRTim Walberg MIJul 10, 2025SubstantiveBecame law546 words32
H.R. 7831License to Drill ActRMike Kennedy UTMar 5, 2026SubstantiveBecame law229 words33
S. 2403Retire through Ownership ActRRoger Marshall KSJul 23, 2025SubstantiveBecame law393 words11
H.R. 5284Claiming Age Clarity ActRLloyd Smucker PASep 10, 2025SubstantiveTo President144 words91
H.R. 9496End Tax Penalties on American Hostages ActRClaudia Tenney NYJun 29, 2026SubstantiveTo President1.3k words21
H.R. 10352504 Program Level Flexibility ActDLateefah Simon CASep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee274 words21
H.R. 10375504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2026DNydia M. Velázquez NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words31
H.R. 10770340B Rebate Model Delay ActRRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr. PAOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee214 words281

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