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

821 bills · latest action first

Stage: Passed the House or SenateNeeds both chambersClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7258Energy Emergency Leadership ActRLaurel M. Lee FLJan 27, 2026SubstantivePassed House163 words45
H.R. 7266Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAJan 27, 2026SubstantivePassed House670 words22
H.R. 7305Energy Threat Analysis Center Act of 2026DKathy Castor FLFeb 2, 2026SubstantivePassed House647 words17
H.R. 7401Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention ActRDaniel Meuser PAFeb 5, 2026SubstantivePassed House234 words10
H.R. 7757KIDS ActRBrett Guthrie KYMar 3, 2026SubstantivePassed House17k words115
H.R. 8873Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks ActRBeth Van Duyne TXMay 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House1.4k words20
H.R. 915Small Business Technological Advancement ActRMark Alford MOFeb 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House216 words30
H.R. 4238DLARARTim Moore NCJun 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.5k words190
H.R. 7396Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity ActDSharice Davids KSFeb 5, 2026SubstantivePassed House574 words40
H.R. 826COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026RRoger Williams TXJan 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House268 words31
H.R. 8879Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026DJohnny Olszewski, Jr. MDMay 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House880 words10
H.R. 8880Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026DLateefah Simon CAMay 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House383 words11
H.R. 8881SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026RBrad Finstad MNMay 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House358 words10
H.R. 8882Main Street Competes ActDHillary J. Scholten MIMay 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House694 words21
S. 2585MAP for Broadband Funding ActRDeb Fischer NEJul 31, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate869 words10
S. 4828Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026REric Schmitt MOJun 18, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.7k words00
S. 4822Saving the OOI Act of 2026RLisa Murkowski AKJun 17, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate145 words110
H.R. 5103Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025RJohn J. McGuire III VASep 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.1k words40
H.R. 3922Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions ActDJoe Neguse COJun 11, 2025SubstantivePassed House438 words61
S. 162Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025RChuck Grassley IAJan 21, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending40
S. 1890Carla Walker ActRJohn Cornyn TXMay 22, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate2.4k words30
S. 2033Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions ActDRuben Gallego AZJun 11, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate303 words01
S. 3041Tribal Warrant Fairness ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVOct 23, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate204 words150
S. 4394Promoting Police Leadership ActRJohn Cornyn TXApr 27, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.1k words140
S. 567First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending627

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