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. 5123Lunar Landing Day ActRTim Sheehy MTJul 23, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate627 words30
S. 1525Common Cents ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYApr 30, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending217
S. 1838DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026DJohn W. Hickenlooper COMay 21, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending78
S. 2542Federal Building Threat Notification ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 30, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate438 words21
S. 2666Foreign Robocall Elimination ActRTed Budd NCAug 1, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate2.2k words33
S. 2677A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.RChuck Grassley IAAug 1, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending16
S. 289Youth Poisoning Protection ActDTammy Duckworth ILJan 29, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate305 words20
S. 3266USMMA Athletics Act of 2026RRoger F. Wicker MSNov 20, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate1.6k words10
S. 3897Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYFeb 24, 2026SubstantivePassed SenateText pending141
S. 3977Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026RChuck Grassley IAMar 3, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate369 words51
S. 434Space Commerce Advisory Committee ActDGary C. Peters MIFeb 5, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending20
S. 4472Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026RLisa Murkowski AKApr 30, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.1k words150
S. 4850Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment ActRJohn Kennedy LAJun 22, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate398 words40
S. 494National Plan for Epilepsy ActREric Schmitt MOFeb 10, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate525 words244
S. 850Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHMar 5, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending30
S. 3589RISE ActRJim Banks INJan 7, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.1k words111
H.R. 8595Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.RMario Diaz-Balart FLApr 30, 2026SubstantivePassed House50k words021
H.R. 4541To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.DDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLJul 17, 2025SubstantivePassed House698 words202
H.R. 1722Billion Dollar Boondoggle ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAFeb 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House538 words30
H.R. 1829Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2026RElijah Crane AZMar 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.9k words00
H.R. 204ACRES ActRThomas P. Tiffany WIJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House828 words02
H.R. 3937Wabeno Economic Development ActRThomas P. Tiffany WIJun 11, 2025SubstantivePassed House709 words03
H.R. 7283Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency ActRPat Fallon TXJan 30, 2026SubstantivePassed House57 words10
H.R. 8884Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans ActRAustin Scott GAMay 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House347 words11
H.R. 1118Value Over Cost Act of 2026RByron Donalds FLFeb 7, 2025SubstantivePassed House46 words10

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