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. 1092WIPPES ActDJeff Merkley ORMar 24, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate1.7k words52
S. 2563Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025RTodd Young INJul 31, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate1.3k words11
S. 4123End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act of 2026RJohn Cornyn TXMar 17, 2026SubstantivePassed SenateText pending00
S. 4164A bill to make technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.RRoger F. Wicker MSMar 23, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate117 words10
S. 688Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025RDan Sullivan AKFeb 24, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending71
S. 843Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025DEdward J. Markey MAMar 4, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate622 words70
S. 921Tyler’s LawRJim Banks INMar 10, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate489 words132
H.R. 1958Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026RDavid J. Taylor OHMar 6, 2025SubstantivePassed House730 words341
H.R. 4638Federal Working Animal Protection ActRKen Calvert CAJul 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House171 words191
H.R. 556Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers ActRRobert J. Wittman VAJan 16, 2025SubstantivePassed House366 words832
H.R. 4294MAWS Act of 2026DSarah Elfreth MDJul 7, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.6k words102
H.R. 1366Mining Regulatory Clarity ActRMark E. Amodei NVFeb 14, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.2k words21
H.R. 1422Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025RMichael Lawler NYFeb 18, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.8k words2953
H.R. 1665DIGITAL Applications ActRKat Cammack FLFeb 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House469 words32
H.R. 2294To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.RMike Ezell MSMar 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House240 words250
H.R. 3073Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity ActRCeleste Maloy UTApr 29, 2025SubstantivePassed House442 words21
H.R. 4284Small Cemetery Conveyance ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJul 2, 2025SubstantivePassed House669 words10
H.R. 528Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration ActDBrittany Pettersen COJan 16, 2025SubstantivePassed House734 words21
H.R. 6392Home School Graduation Recognition ActRMark Harris NCDec 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House110 words90
H.R. 831Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025RKen Calvert CAJan 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House520 words50
S. 2074Servicemembers’ Credit Monitoring Enhancement ActDAmy Klobuchar MNJun 12, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate166 words31
S. 327HONOR ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJan 30, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate308 words10
S. 836Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection ActDEdward J. Markey MAMar 4, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate5.7k words2015
H.R. 6472Territorial Student Access to Higher Education ActRJames C. Moylan GUDec 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House243 words50
H.R. 7744Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026RTom Cole OKMar 2, 2026SubstantivePassed House19k words07

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