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. 6955Main Street Capital Access ActRJ. French Hill ARJan 7, 2026SubstantivePassed House23k words337
H.R. 9770Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027RTom Cole OKJul 18, 2026SubstantivePassed House2.7k words02
H.R. 1493To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes.DFrank Pallone, Jr. NJFeb 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.5k words60
H.R. 183Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass ActRTom McClintock CAJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House215 words10
H.R. 2001Action for Dental Health ActDRobin L. Kelly ILMar 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House60 words92
H.R. 2715Destruction of Hazardous Imports ActRClay Higgins LAApr 8, 2025SubstantivePassed House437 words183
H.R. 2821FDA Modernization Act 3.0REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAApr 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House420 words413
H.R. 3029To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes.DAndrea Salinas ORApr 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House418 words31
H.R. 3491DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025DDiana DeGette COMay 19, 2025SubstantivePassed House567 words180
H.R. 3747Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training ActRTroy Balderson OHJun 5, 2025SubstantivePassed House105 words973
H.R. 4123FIT Procurement ActREric Burlison MOJun 25, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.4k words30
H.R. 4348To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes.RChristopher H. Smith NJJul 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House141 words360
H.R. 5160Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025RChristopher H. Smith NJSep 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House579 words211
H.R. 5362To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic".RBarry Loudermilk GASep 15, 2025CeremonialPassed House509 words130
H.R. 5578Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026DRobert Garcia CASep 26, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.5k words10
H.R. 6238NIH IMPROVE ActDLauren Underwood ILNov 20, 2025SubstantivePassed House304 words41
H.R. 6330Federal Relocation Payment Improvement ActRBrian Jack GADec 1, 2025SubstantivePassed House396 words01
H.R. 8790Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development ActRPat Harrigan NCMay 13, 2026SubstantivePassed House2.2k words12
H.R. 8823Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA ActRRyan Mackenzie PAMay 14, 2026SubstantivePassed House236 words12
S. 1041Affordable Prescriptions for Patients ActSponsor not on fileMar 13, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate794 words216
H.R. 2913Ukraine Support ActDGregory W. Meeks NYApr 14, 2025SubstantivePassed House14k words431
H.R. 4288To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".DJimmy Panetta CAJul 2, 2025CeremonialPassed House390 words522
H.R. 4647Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025DRosa L. DeLauro CTJul 23, 2025CeremonialPassed House981 words00
H.R. 6007To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony 'Tony' J. Gallopo VA Clinic".DJosh Gottheimer NJNov 10, 2025CeremonialPassed House81 words110
H.R. 6963To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".RClay Higgins LAJan 7, 2026CeremonialPassed House342 words50

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