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

95 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outLobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 3447Chip Security ActRBill Huizenga MIMay 15, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words4315
S. 1380SPARC ActDJacky Rosen NVApr 9, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words59
S. 1784MAPS ActDGary C. Peters MIMay 15, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words75
S. 2903Safe Step ActRLisa Murkowski AKSep 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2k words4816
S. 3525American Franchise ActRRoger Marshall KSDec 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.3k words1111
S. 864HELP Copays ActRRoger Marshall KSMar 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee531 words2519
S. 942REDI ActDJacky Rosen NVMar 11, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee186 words1513
H.R. 5688Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity ActRDavid Rouzer NCOct 3, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee384 words8011
H.R. 6084ERISA Litigation Reform ActRRandy Fine FLNov 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee456 words114
H.R. 1566REPAIR ActRNeal P. Dunn FLFeb 25, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.9k words4429
H.R. 2110Safe Vehicle Access for Survivors ActDDebbie Dingell MIMar 14, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.3k words285
H.R. 3360Driver Technology and Pedestrian Safety Act of 2025DKevin Mullin CAMay 13, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words65
H.R. 5221PART ActRJames R. Baird INSep 9, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.4k words8013
H.R. 6688ADAS Functionality and Integrity ActRDiana Harshbarger TNDec 12, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee972 words67
H.R. 7390SELF DRIVE Act of 2026RRobert E. Latta OHFeb 5, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.1k words1513
H.R. 7272Pipeline Cybersecurity Preparedness ActRRandy K. Weber, Sr. TXJan 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee346 words55
H.R. 7273NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026RBrian Babin TXJan 30, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee20k words315
H.R. 4218CLEAR ActREarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJun 27, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.8k words85
H.R. 6875AI OVERWATCH ActRBrian J. Mast FLDec 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words4615
H.R. 6086Aviation Funding Solvency ActRSam Graves MONov 18, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee727 words2921
H.R. 3149App Store Accountability ActRJohn James MIMay 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.2k words213
H.R. 6265Safer GAMING ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJNov 21, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words25
H.R. 6291Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection ActRTim Walberg MINov 25, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.3k words114
H.R. 6292Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025DFrank Pallone, Jr. NJNov 25, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words07
H.R. 6333Parents Over Platforms ActDJake Auchincloss MADec 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words18

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