Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 11, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

119th118th
BillsBills + resolutions
Every bill ↓

How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 11, 2026

In committee 15,433 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,605 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee664 4%Passed the House or Senate828 5%Passed the House and Senate18 <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 11, 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

280Skipped committeeof the 988 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 file10,233 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
15,433 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
664 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both97 days
828 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
18 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. 116 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

17,085 bills · latest action first

Needs both chambersClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10516FAIR Fees Act of 2026DSteve Cohen TNSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee605 words20
H.R. 10517Fair Fees ActDSteve Cohen TNSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 10518Diversify ActDJesús G. "Chuy" García ILSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee587 words121
H.R. 10519To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to establish a Critical Infrastructure AI Cyber Defense Pilot Program, and for other purposes.DJosh Gottheimer NJSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee497 words41
H.R. 10520South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2026DPramila Jayapal WASep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee351 words80
H.R. 10521MA STARS ActRMike Kelly PASep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words01
H.R. 10522Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words201
H.R. 10523PUPPS ActRNancy Mace SCSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee714 words01
H.R. 10524HELPER Plus ActRRyan Mackenzie PASep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 10525Tropospheric Ozone Research Act of 2026DDeborah K. Ross NCSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10526To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 West Memorial Drive in Muncie, Indiana, as the "Officer Blake A. Reynolds Post Office Building".RVictoria Spartz INSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee83 words80
H.R. 10527Smithsonian Integrity and Historical Independence Act of 2026DMelanie A. Stansbury NMSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee503 words70
H.R. 10528To amend the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act to include secondary schools in best practices for teaching financial literacy, and for other purposes.RDavid G. Valadao CASep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee333 words20
H.R. 10529A River Runs Through It ActRRyan K. Zinke MTSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.8k words10
H.R. 5334Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026DJimmy Panetta CASep 11, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending230
H.J.Res. 213Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".RJames Gallagher CAAug 10, 2026SubstantivePassed House44 words55
H.R. 10326PROOF ActRJefferson Van Drew NJSep 10, 2026SubstantivePassed House851 words01
H.R. 10477Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2026RJ. French Hill ARSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10479Quantum Benchmark ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee292 words00
H.R. 10480Medal of Honor Access and Liaison ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee296 words00
H.R. 10481National Guard Heritage Welfare Society ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee101 words00
H.R. 10482Dashboard for MILCON Projects ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee386 words00
H.R. 10483Bone Marrow Radiation Shielding ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee228 words00
H.R. 10484Covered AI Prohibition ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee151 words00
H.R. 10485Minuteman III Health and Safety ActRDon Bacon NESep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee854 words00

Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page