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

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 11, 2026

In committee 15,420 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 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 file10,218 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
15,420 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. 110 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. 10788Lower Premiums, Faster Payments ActDFrank Pallone, Jr. NJOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words02
H.R. 4615Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2026RPete Stauber MNJul 22, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee429 words154
H.R. 7683VA Fiscal Management Modernization ActRJack Bergman MIFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee892 words01
S. 195American Music Tourism Act of 2025RMarsha Blackburn TNJan 22, 2025SubstantiveBecame law510 words52
H.R. 10731Rural Surgery Sustainability Act of 2026DSharice Davids KSOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee510 words01
H.R. 10737Establishing Gold Standard Science ActRScott Franklin FLOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words121
H.R. 2283Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery ActRMike Bost ILMar 24, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.5k words51
S. 1055Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity ActRMike Rounds SDMar 13, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate124 words11
S. 1564Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery ActDPatty Murray WAMay 1, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate489 words32
S. 2273Wyoming Education Trust Modernization ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYJul 14, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate87 words11
S. 2339EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025DAmy Klobuchar MNJul 17, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate55 words11
S. 3315Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026RBill Cassidy LADec 2, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending53
S. 3798Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026RTed Cruz TXFeb 5, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate770 words21
S. 4974Making America's Food Safer ActRTommy Tuberville ALJul 14, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.4k words21
S. 528GLRI Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIFeb 11, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending91
H.R. 10642Stop the Settlements ActDJoaquin Castro TXOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words641
H.R. 10666FCHIP Extension ActRJulie Fedorchak NDOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee80 words01
H.R. 10678Fight Against Fentanyl ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee59 words31
H.R. 10683Modern Skies ActRTracey Mann KSOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words01
H.R. 10705Stop SIM Box Scams ActRJefferson Shreve INOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words31
H.R. 10712First Responder Behavioral Health Access ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee775 words11
H.R. 10718Federal Employee Records Relief ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee552 words71
H.R. 6993BEACON Act of 2026RJack Bergman MIJan 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee2.6k words131
S. 3258Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026DTammy Duckworth ILNov 20, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate794 words134
H.R. 677EARARHarriet M. Hageman WYJan 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House331 words01

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