Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 15, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 19,962 bills and resolutions have gotten

So far · as of Nov 15, 2026

In committee 17,573 88%
Sent to committee, never taken up16,752 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out821 4%Approved by committee710 4%Passed the House or Senate1,497 7%Passed the House and Senate36 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law144 <1%2 ceremonial

2 of 144 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 30%, but was at 12% at this point.

40 to 60% of a Congress’s laws arrive after Election Day.

88% of this Congress’s bills and resolutions have not left committee; the 118th was at 89% at month 22. 1 in 139 became law.

Includes 2,406 non-binding resolutions and ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 2026 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

25Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate
2Vetoedby the President
2Veto upheldof the 2 vetoed
7Committee recommended against itall House resolutions of inquiry

Routes around committee

783Skipped committeeof the 1,679 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
112forced 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 file12,332 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied6,438 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied1,108 bills and resolutions · 22% past committee

Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 84 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 committee116 days
17,573 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber11 days
710 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both70 days
853 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law21 days
15 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 116 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 525
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.Res. 598Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 589) providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.7 words
LongestS. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026507,769 words

The median bill or resolution is 525 words; 8 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 50 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

17,174 bills and resolutions · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10501Communist Control Act of 2026RRichard McCormick GASep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee114 words30
H.R. 10502To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the use of artificial intelligence systems to acquire, analyze, query, disseminate, or otherwise access information under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.RAddison P. McDowell NCSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee276 words20
H.R. 10503To establish a Federal grant program to reimburse certain States for the costs incurred and damage caused by widespread deployment of Federal immigration officials, and for other purposes.DIlhan Omar MNSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee470 words60
H.R. 10504CURE ActDJamie Raskin MDSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee341 words30
H.R. 10505Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026RMaria Elvira Salazar FLSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee79 words20
H.R. 10506Packers and Stockyards Improvements ActDMary Gay Scanlon PASep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words00
H.R. 10507Justice for Veterans and Victims of Terrorism Act of 2026RDavid J. Taylor OHSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee454 words20
H.R. 10508Revitalize Rural America ActDMike Thompson CASep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee15k words10
H.R. 10509BEEF ActDGabe Vasquez NMSep 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee465 words10
H.R. 3872To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.RPat Fallon TXJun 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House254 words20
H.R. 5631Geothermal Energy Advancement ActRJeff Hurd COSep 30, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.3k words55
H.R. 6006To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama, as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office".DShomari Figures ALNov 10, 2025CeremonialPassed House77 words130
H.R. 7365To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1225 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the "Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building".RJennifer A. Kiggans VAFeb 4, 2026CeremonialPassed House80 words100
H.R. 7834Safe Cloud Storage ActRLaurel M. Lee FLMar 5, 2026SubstantivePassed House1.4k words52
H.R. 7890Science of Reading Act of 2026RErin Houchin INMar 12, 2026SubstantivePassed House583 words34
H.R. 8193To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 189 East Main Street in Xenia, Ohio, as the "Gil Whitney Post Office Building".RMichael R. Turner OHApr 2, 2026CeremonialPassed House77 words140
H.R. 9086Foreign Service Modernization ActRMichael Lawler NYJun 2, 2026SubstantivePassed House12k words31
H.R. 9191National Fossil Act of 2026RErin Houchin INJun 8, 2026SubstantivePassed House164 words90
H.R. 9497Water Resources Development Act of 2026RSam Graves MOJun 29, 2026SubstantivePassed House55k words327
H.R. 9570To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 West Lovett Street in Charlotte, Michigan, as the "Francis C. Flaherty Post Office Building".RTom Barrett MIJul 2, 2026CeremonialPassed House80 words120
S. 1257A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.RJames E. Risch IDApr 2, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee227 words10
S. 1288Finger Lakes National Heritage Area ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYApr 3, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee292 words00
S. 1321Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 2025RJohn R. Curtis UTApr 8, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee689 words10
S. 1413A bill to authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act.DAlex Padilla CAApr 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee90 words11
S. 2015National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025Sponsor not on fileJun 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words40

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