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. 3062Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure ActRJulie Fedorchak NDApr 29, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.4k words212
H.R. 2591Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025DSean Casten ILApr 2, 2025SubstantivePassed House904 words437
H.R. 3055TRANSPORT Jobs ActRTom Barrett MIApr 29, 2025SubstantivePassed House505 words45
H.R. 4275Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025RSam Graves MOJul 2, 2025SubstantivePassed House68k words414
H.R. 1919Anti-CBDC Surveillance State ActRTom Emmer MNMar 6, 2025SubstantivePassed House502 words1356
H.R. 1770Consumer Safety Technology ActDDarren Soto FLMar 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.2k words36
S. 1467Homebuyers Privacy Protection ActDJack Reed RIApr 10, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate355 words3810
S. 129No Tax on Tips ActRTed Cruz TXJan 16, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate849 words85
H.R. 2255Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025RRussell Fry SCMar 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House297 words05
H.R. 2243LEOSA Reform ActRDon Bacon NEMar 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House747 words187
H.R. 1479Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025RYoung Kim CAFeb 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House2k words66
H.R. 2444Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025RJohn James MIMar 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House4.3k words49
H.R. 22SAVE ActRChip Roy TXJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House3.7k words11010
S.J.Res. 37A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.DTim Kaine VAMar 11, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate34 words79
S. 524Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025RTed Cruz TXFeb 11, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate69k words29
H.R. 471Fix Our Forests ActRBruce Westerman ARJan 16, 2025SubstantivePassed HouseText pending5631
H.R. 736Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025RZachary Nunn IAJan 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House87 words128
H.R. 21Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection ActRAnn Wagner MOJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House944 words1637

Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page