Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 14, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,167 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 14, 2026

In committee 15,496 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,684 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out812 5%Approved by committee667 4%Passed the House or Senate843 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <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.

90% of this Congress’s bills have not left committee; the 118th was at 92% at month 22. 1 in 119 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 14, 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

282Skipped committeeof the 1,004 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 file10,316 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,871 bills · 11% 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 committee142 days
15,496 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
667 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
843 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 142 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 552
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestS. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026507,769 words

The median bill is 552 words; 8 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 40 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

8,033 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7699Tribal Police Department Parity ActRDusty Johnson SDFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee264 words11
H.R. 7700Annual Public Housing Inspections Accountability ActRMichael Lawler NYFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee115 words00
H.R. 7701Public Housing Rent Reduction for First Responders ActRMichael Lawler NYFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee380 words00
H.R. 7702Death Penalty for Child Rapists ActRNancy Mace SCFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee483 words10
H.R. 7703Stop Illegal Alien Cops ActRMary E. Miller ILFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee51 words230
H.R. 7704VA Call Center Multi-Factor Authentication ActRBarry Moore ALFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee137 words40
H.R. 7707OLYMPICS ActRAndrew Ogles TNFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee450 words00
H.R. 7708PAPERS Act of 2026DChellie Pingree MEFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee299 words00
H.R. 7710Defense Community Infrastructure Program Tribal Eligibility Act of 2026DEmily Randall WAFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee135 words50
H.R. 7711No Rewards for January 6 Rioters ActDDeborah K. Ross NCFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee206 words110
H.R. 7713Combating Deceptive Practices in Assistance Programs Act of 2026RDavid Schweikert AZFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee101 words00
H.R. 7714To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 North Colorado Street in Chandler, Arizona, as the "Mayor Coy Payne Memorial Post Office Building".DGreg Stanton AZFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee83 words81
H.R. 7716Tariff Free Farming ActDJill N. Tokuda HIFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee192 words80
H.R. 7719SOS Act of 2026RTony Wied WIFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee276 words10
S. 3908SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services ActRJohn Hoeven NDFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee189 words11
S. 3909Stop Illegal Alien Cops ActRTed Budd NCFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee51 words64
S. 3911A bill to designate the Pride flag as an authorized flag eligible for display at units of the National Park System, to express the sense of the Senate that the Pride flag should be on display at the Stonewall National Monument in the State of New York, and for other purposes.DCharles E. Schumer NYFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee316 words01
S. 3913Self-Initiation Trade Enforcement Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee395 words10
S. 3916Gun Owner Registration Information Protection ActRCindy Hyde-Smith MSFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee185 words172
S. 3922Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2026RAshley Moody FLFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee353 words10
H.R. 1965Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment ActDGabe Vasquez NMMar 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee183 words460
H.R. 4781RESCUE Act of 2025RAndy Barr KYJul 29, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee176 words170
H.R. 7049Improving Mental Health Care and Coordination for Homeless Veterans ActRDavid G. Valadao CAJan 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee318 words00
H.R. 7141Affordable Housing Guarantee ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAJan 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee114 words00
H.R. 7150To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a quarterly report on housing loans insured, guaranteed, or under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.DGeorge Whitesides CAJan 20, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee230 words01

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