Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 9, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 9, 2026

In committee 15,426 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out835 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate820 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 9, 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 979 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 · 21% 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 committee139 days
15,426 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
820 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 139 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. 111 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

909 bills · latest action first

Lobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9747Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce ActDRaja Krishnamoorthi ILJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words19
S. 5025Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026RDarline Graham SCJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee9.7k words637
S. 5028Ratepayer Protection ActRJon Husted OHJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee701 words1621
H.R. 1181Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActRRiley M. Moore WVFeb 11, 2025SubstantivePassed House892 words1326
H.R. 139Sunshine Protection Act of 2025RVern Buchanan FLJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House374 words347
H.R. 3074Common Cents ActRLisa C. McClain MIApr 29, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.6k words15
H.R. 3514Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025RMike Kelly PAMay 20, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words30832
H.R. 9645Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans ActRJason Smith MOJul 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee22k words012
H.R. 9693Patients First Act of 2026RJohn Joyce PAJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.4k words6933
S. 4949Water Resources Development Act of 2026RShelley Moore Capito WVJul 13, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee79k words410
H.R. 3194LOCOMOTIVES ActRJohn R. Moolenaar MIMay 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee216 words276
H.R. 8770SAFEGUARDS Act of 2026RDale W. Strong ALMay 12, 2026SubstantivePassed House700 words69
H.R. 9388One-Stop Pilot Program Extension ActRCarlos A. Gimenez FLJun 23, 2026SubstantivePassed House265 words16
H.R. 9391Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026RAndrew R. Garbarino NYJun 23, 2026SubstantivePassed House102 words15
H.R. 9618DEF ActRJulie Fedorchak NDJul 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.8k words75
H.R. 9661Expedited Access to Biosimilars ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee420 words25
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
H.R. 8684Transparency in Billing Act of 2026RVirginia Foxx NCMay 7, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee700 words16
H.R. 9232Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense ActRMatt Van Epps TNJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words15
H.R. 9599SECURE 340B ActDScott H. Peters CAJul 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee20k words815
H.R. 7895PBM Kickback Prohibition ActRRick W. Allen GAMar 12, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee298 words08
H.R. 9504Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency ActRGregory F. Murphy NCJun 29, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.5k words115

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