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

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,174 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 15, 2026

In committee 15,503 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,691 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 15, 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 file9,813 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied6,183 bills · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied1,102 bills · 22% past committee

Bills that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about 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: 76 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
15,503 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. 45 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

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7657Military Family Diaper Partnership ActDValerie P. Foushee NCFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee288 words61
H.R. 7659To designate the Pride flag as an authorized flag eligible for display at units of the National Park System, to express the sense of Congress that the Pride flag should be on display at the Stonewall National Monument in the State of New York, and for other purposes.DDaniel S. Goldman NYFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee312 words81
H.R. 7660HBCU Empowerment and Reform ActRRichard McCormick GAFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee46 words00
H.R. 7663Restoring Washington's Birthday Act of 2026RAndrew Ogles TNFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee71 words00
H.R. 7666SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services ActRAdrian Smith NEFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee189 words10
H.R. 7667TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees ActRJefferson Van Drew NJFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee271 words00
H.R. 982Warriors to Workforce ActRDerrick Van Orden WIFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee79 words11
S. 3895Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2026DRichard J. Durbin ILFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee457 words12
S. 3896Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Small Businesses Act of 2026RMarsha Blackburn TNFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee84 words00
S. 3898Gerald’s Law Reauthorization Act of 2026RJohn Boozman ARFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee67 words11
S. 3899Maverick ActRTim Sheehy MTFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee233 words10
S. 3907Foreign Stablecoin Transparency ActDJack Reed RIFeb 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee214 words01
H.R. 7647MORE Opportunities for Homeownership ActDVicente Gonzalez TXFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee62 words32
H.R. 7648Local Taxpayer Protection Act of 2026RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJFeb 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee492 words00
H.R. 7614To direct the Architect of the Capitol to install an adult changing room in the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center.RH. Morgan Griffith VAFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee91 words10
H.R. 7631Rural Water Security ActDBrittany Pettersen COFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee58 words60
H.R. 1319Modern Worker Empowerment ActIKevin Kiley CAFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee381 words2323
H.R. 1320Modern Worker Security ActIKevin Kiley CAFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee201 words913
H.R. 7603O&C Renewal Act of 2026RCliff Bentz ORFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee398 words01
H.R. 7604Contracting America First ActRLauren Boebert COFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee385 words01
H.R. 7611Protecting Puppies from Sharia ActRRandy Fine FLFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee90 words130
H.R. 7615RELIEF ActDSteven Horsford NVFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee205 words420
H.R. 7617To provide funding for administrative expenses of the Department of Homeland Security during any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2026, to require that the Department be responsive to congressional offices during such a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.DJulie Johnson TXFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee131 words11
H.R. 7619Keep Jobs in California Act of 2026IKevin Kiley CAFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee103 words00
H.R. 7620CHEERS Act of 2026RDarin LaHood ILFeb 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee296 words71

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