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

88 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeLobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 314Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025DAmy Klobuchar MNJan 29, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee2k words36
H.R. 2392STABLE Act of 2025RBryan Steil WIMar 26, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words1726
H.R. 9761071 Repeal to Protect Small Business Lending ActRRoger Williams TXFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee273 words529
H.R. 633TAKE IT DOWN ActRMaria Elvira Salazar FLJan 22, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee2.7k words417
S. 1040Drug Competition Enhancement ActSponsor not on fileMar 13, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee2.1k words214
S. 1095Stop STALLING ActDAmy Klobuchar MNMar 24, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee968 words58
S. 1096Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars ActDAmy Klobuchar MNMar 24, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee6.7k words713
S. 1097Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025DRichard J. Durbin ILMar 24, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words36
S. 527Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2025RChuck Grassley IAFeb 11, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee610 words118
S. 315AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025DEdward J. Markey MAJan 29, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee3.3k words5211
S. 875FIRM ActRTim Scott SCMar 6, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committeeText pending127
S. 919GENIUS Act of 2025RBill Hagerty TNMar 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee27k words36
S.J.Res. 4A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".RTed Cruz TXJan 23, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee41 words1410

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