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 15,426 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out835 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate820 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 979 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 · 21% 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 committee139 days
15,426 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
820 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 139 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. 111 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

820 bills · latest action first

Stage: Passed the House or SenateNeeds both chambersClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 675Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library ActRJohn Hoeven NDFeb 20, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending20
S. 1055Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity ActRMike Rounds SDMar 13, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate124 words11
S. 1514Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer ActDMaria Cantwell WAApr 29, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate356 words10
S. 1564Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery ActDPatty Murray WAMay 1, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate489 words32
S. 1574Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMay 1, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending40
S. 2273Wyoming Education Trust Modernization ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYJul 14, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate87 words11
S. 2339EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025DAmy Klobuchar MNJul 17, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate55 words11
S. 2437Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026DJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 24, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate619 words10
S. 2498National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment ActRThom Tillis NCJul 29, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate868 words10
S. 2754Crystal Reservoir Conveyance ActDMichael F. Bennet COSep 10, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate1.2k words10
S. 3219Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMNov 19, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate952 words10
S. 3315Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026RBill Cassidy LADec 2, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending53
S. 3383Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025DBrian Schatz HIDec 8, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending20
S. 3798Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026RTed Cruz TXFeb 5, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate770 words21
S. 4009Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection ActRTed Cruz TXMar 5, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.9k words110
S. 4395Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026RDavid McCormick PAApr 27, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate137 words4219
S. 4668Protect College Sports Act of 2026RTed Cruz TXJun 2, 2026SubstantivePassed SenateText pending98
S. 4974Making America's Food Safer ActRTommy Tuberville ALJul 14, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.4k words21
S. 5045Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026RJohn R. Curtis UTJul 21, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.1k words70
S. 5249MORE American Fuel Act of 2026DMark Kelly AZAug 5, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate721 words35
S. 528GLRI Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIFeb 11, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending91
S. 5600Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2026RAlan Armstrong OKSep 29, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.3k words30
S. 3257John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation ActRJohn Hoeven NDNov 20, 2025SubstantivePassed SenateText pending317
S. 3258Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026DTammy Duckworth ILNov 20, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate794 words134
H.R. 2306Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes ActRJohn R. Moolenaar MIMar 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House332 words80

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