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. 5200Emergency Reporting ActDDoris O. Matsui CASep 8, 2025SubstantivePassed House1k words21
H.R. 7386First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026RNeal P. Dunn FLFeb 5, 2026SubstantivePassed House2.5k words16
H.R. 6398RED Tape ActRJohn Joyce PADec 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House121 words06
H.R. 6409FENCES ActRAugust Pfluger TXDec 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House540 words28
H.R. 1011Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025RJulia Letlow LAFeb 5, 2025SubstantivePassed House424 words40
H.R. 7613ALERT ActRSam Graves MOFeb 20, 2026SubstantivePassed House20k words8732
H.R. 2159Count the Crimes to Cut ActRChip Roy TXMar 14, 2025SubstantivePassed House625 words40
H.R. 7084Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026RAugust Pfluger TXJan 15, 2026SubstantivePassed House524 words71
H.R. 8029Pay Our Homeland Defenders ActRJuan Ciscomani AZMar 20, 2026SubstantivePassed House19k words04
S. 1142Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment ActDAlex Padilla CAMar 26, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate69 words10
S. 257Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025DMaria Cantwell WAJan 27, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending38
H.R. 2247Airmen Certificate Accessibility ActRTim Burchett TNMar 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House185 words10
H.R. 2474Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access ActRDavid J. Taylor OHMar 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House123 words03
H.R. 3410Supersonic Aviation Modernization ActRTroy E. Nehls TXMay 14, 2025SubstantivePassed House232 words102
H.R. 4624Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026RBrian Jack GAJul 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House3.9k words131
H.R. 5663ACPAC Modernization ActDDina Titus NVSep 30, 2025SubstantivePassed House84 words21
H.R. 6267Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025RBrad Knott NCNov 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House322 words31
H.R. 6422American Water Stewardship ActRPete Stauber MNDec 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.3k words30
H.R. 6427Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025RNicholas J. Begich III AKDec 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House216 words32
H.R. 6460Recreational Drone Empowerment ActRTracey Mann KSDec 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House79 words12
H.R. 6480To direct the Administrator of General Services to submit a report to Congress on the state of the real estate portfolio of the Public Building Service, and for other purposes.DGreg Stanton AZDec 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House259 words10
H.R. 6481Federal Building Threat Notification ActDGreg Stanton AZDec 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House261 words10
H.R. 6618Wildfire Aerial Response Safety ActDJanelle S. Bynum ORDec 11, 2025SubstantivePassed House383 words40
H.R. 7342Made in America Jobs Act of 2026RJeff Hurd COFeb 4, 2026SubstantivePassed House314 words10
H.R. 7388Smart Space Act of 2026REric Burlison MOFeb 5, 2026SubstantivePassed House533 words00

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