Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 10, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 10, 2026

In committee 15,421 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out830 5%Approved by committee669 4%Passed the House or Senate821 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 10, 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 980 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
15,421 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
669 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
821 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

93 bills · latest action first

Stage: Passed the House or SenateLobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7128TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026RMike Flood NEJan 16, 2026SubstantivePassed House786 words413
H.R. 7258Energy Emergency Leadership ActRLaurel M. Lee FLJan 27, 2026SubstantivePassed House163 words45
H.R. 7305Energy Threat Analysis Center Act of 2026DKathy Castor FLFeb 2, 2026SubstantivePassed House647 words17
H.R. 7757KIDS ActRBrett Guthrie KYMar 3, 2026SubstantivePassed House17k words115
S. 567First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending627
H.R. 8467ZOMBIE ActRGary J. Palmer ALApr 23, 2026SubstantivePassed House3.4k words018
H.R. 5408Faster Labor Contracts ActDDonald Norcross NJSep 16, 2025SubstantivePassed House979 words11037
H.R. 7037Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies ActRYoung Kim CAJan 13, 2026SubstantivePassed House10k words306
H.R. 1346To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.RAdrian Smith NEFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.2k words5520
H.R. 2853Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025RDavid P. Joyce OHApr 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.6k words20629
S. 2934Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025RJohn Cornyn TXSep 29, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate796 words15
S. 2975PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025RTed Cruz TXOct 6, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate18k words312
H.R. 4690Reliable Federal Infrastructure ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYJul 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House333 words76
H.R. 6387FIRE ActRGabe Evans CODec 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House751 words37
H.R. 1681Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews ActRGabe Evans COFeb 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House660 words25
H.R. 1689To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.DLaura Gillen NYFeb 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House37 words85
H.R. 7386First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026RNeal P. Dunn FLFeb 5, 2026SubstantivePassed House2.5k words16
H.R. 6398RED Tape ActRJohn Joyce PADec 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House121 words06
H.R. 6409FENCES ActRAugust Pfluger TXDec 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House540 words28
H.R. 7613ALERT ActRSam Graves MOFeb 20, 2026SubstantivePassed House20k words8732
S. 257Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025DMaria Cantwell WAJan 27, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending38
S. 836Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection ActDEdward J. Markey MAMar 4, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate5.7k words2015
H.R. 4626Home Appliance Protection and Affordability ActRRick W. Allen GAJul 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.9k words017
H.R. 4758Homeowner Energy Freedom ActRCraig A. Goldman TXJul 25, 2025SubstantivePassed House158 words26
H.R. 2189To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.RScott Fitzgerald WIMar 18, 2025SubstantivePassed House876 words956

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