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
S. 1157Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025DTina Smith MNMar 26, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate445 words63
S. 645North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal ActRDeb Fischer NEFeb 20, 2025CeremonialPassed Senate811 words730
H.R. 8646Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027RAndy Harris MDMay 1, 2026SubstantivePassed House27k words044
H.R. 2860Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025DRick Larsen WAApr 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.5k words60
H.R. 7726Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026RMary E. Miller ILFeb 26, 2026SubstantivePassed House1.8k words01
H.R. 2389Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer ActDEmily Randall WAMar 26, 2025SubstantivePassed House292 words01
H.R. 2768Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026RCharles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann TNApr 9, 2025SubstantivePassed House128 words30
H.R. 2916To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.RElise M. Stefanik NYApr 14, 2025SubstantivePassed House258 words00
H.R. 3831Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025RDaniel Webster FLJun 6, 2025SubstantivePassed House61 words50
H.R. 41Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation ActRNicholas J. Begich III AKJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House3.6k words11
H.R. 4463To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.RRalph Norman SCJul 16, 2025SubstantivePassed House76 words20
H.R. 5682To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.RDarrell Issa CAOct 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House418 words00
H.R. 5911Crystal Reservoir Conveyance ActRJeff Hurd CONov 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.2k words00
H.R. 6162Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025DMelanie A. Stansbury NMNov 19, 2025SubstantivePassed House743 words10
H.R. 1041Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActRMike Bost ILFeb 6, 2025SubstantivePassed House693 words704
H.R. 6047Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026RTom Barrett MINov 17, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.3k words143
H.R. 199325th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin ActDDaniel S. Goldman NYMar 10, 2025CeremonialPassed House1.3k words3020
H.R. 2616Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids ActRTim Walberg MIApr 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House248 words43
H.R. 3234Keeping Deposits Local ActRTom Emmer MNMay 7, 2025SubstantivePassed House484 words112
H.R. 4544American Access to Banking ActDMaxine Waters CAJul 17, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.1k words01
H.R. 5317Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025RJ. French Hill ARSep 11, 2025SubstantivePassed House711 words02
S. 1473Stop Stealing our Chips ActRMike Rounds SDApr 10, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending11
S. 3023Safe Cloud Storage ActRMarsha Blackburn TNOct 21, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending82
S. 4460Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program ReauthorizationRChuck Grassley IAApr 30, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate323 words161
S. 4631Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIMay 21, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.7k words10

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