Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 11, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 19,857 bills and resolutions have gotten

So far · as of Nov 11, 2026

In committee 17,493 88%
Sent to committee, never taken up16,656 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out837 4%Approved by committee707 4%Passed the House or Senate1,476 7%Passed the House and Senate39 <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.

88% of this Congress’s bills and resolutions have not left committee; the 118th was at 89% at month 22. 1 in 142 became law.

Includes 2,392 non-binding resolutions and ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 11, 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

777Skipped committeeof the 1,657 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
111forced 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 file12,751 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied6,114 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied913 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: 79 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 committee114 days
17,493 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber10 days
707 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both72 days
838 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
18 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 114 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 523
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
LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill or resolution is 523 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 142 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

707 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 2289American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAMar 24, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee14k words1410
H.R. 5877Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025RScott Fitzgerald WIOct 31, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee268 words30
H.R. 7688DPA Modernization Act of 2026RWarren Davidson OHFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee8.8k words41
S. 545Combating Illicit Xylazine ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVFeb 12, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee2.3k words320
S. 2351Space Exploration Research ActRTed Cruz TXJul 17, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words50
H.R. 1071No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025RDarrell Issa CAFeb 6, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee208 words51
H.R. 2076Lulu’s LawRGary J. Palmer ALMar 11, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee84 words31
H.R. 5750EQUALS Act of 2025RBrandon Gill TXOct 14, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.8k words42
H.R. 7677Closing the Provider Fraud Gap ActRBurgess Owens UTFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee395 words10
H.R. 7720Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026RMark B. Messmer INFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee114 words11
H.R. 7721CRACKDOWN Act of 2026RGlenn Grothman WIFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee267 words01
H.R. 7722Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act of 2026RRobert F. Onder, Jr. MOFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee182 words10
H.R. 7723Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act of 2026RVirginia Foxx NCFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee668 words11
H.R. 7724No Waivers for Fraud Act of 2026RJoe Wilson SCFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee95 words01
H.R. 7725Stop Child Care Fraud Act of 2026RMichael A. Rulli OHFeb 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee139 words01
H.R. 785Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026RJennifer A. Kiggans VAJan 28, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee125 words180
H.R. 4171SEED Act of 2025RAndrew R. Garbarino NYJun 26, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee329 words01
H.R. 7127Restoring the Secondary Trading Market ActRDaniel Meuser PAJan 16, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee147 words01
S.J.Res. 103A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".DRichard Blumenthal CTJan 27, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee33 words292
S.J.Res. 107A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".DCatherine Cortez Masto NVFeb 12, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee52 words30
H.R. 2409Guidance Clarity Act of 2025REric Burlison MOMar 27, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee199 words70
H.R. 7376Local Water Protection ActDHillary J. Scholten MIFeb 4, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee53 words10
S. 1602Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHMay 5, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee2.2k words10
H.R. 1799Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization ActRBarry Loudermilk GAMar 3, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee695 words206
H.R. 6967Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026RFrank D. Lucas OKJan 7, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee786 words10

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