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

3,762 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 494National Plan for Epilepsy ActREric Schmitt MOFeb 10, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate525 words244
S. 5363New Source Review Permitting Improvement ActRJon Husted OHAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee760 words10
S. 5367Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026DRuben Gallego AZAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee928 words00
S. 5370Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in the People’s Republic of China ActRTed Budd NCAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee718 words51
S. 5373USPS Executive Benefit and Bonus Removal ActRMike Rounds SDAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee881 words01
S. 5379BIS STRENGTH ActRJon Husted OHAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee853 words14
S. 5381ADVERSARIES ActRJon Husted OHAug 7, 2026SubstantiveIn committee537 words10
H.R. 10051PERM Backlog Reduction Act of 2026RGlenn Grothman WIAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee695 words31
H.R. 10053Public Service Homeownership Assistance ActRMichael Lawler NYAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee528 words01
H.R. 10057Early Childhood Educator Professional Improvement Act of 2026DGrace Meng NYAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee919 words50
H.R. 10058Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026DJoseph D. Morelle NYAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee999 words00
H.R. 10064Foreign Service Language Readiness ActDJohnny Olszewski, Jr. MDAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee678 words10
H.R. 10066Stop Corrupt Trading ActDAndrea Salinas ORAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee779 words60
H.R. 10068PROTECT ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee879 words21
H.R. 10069Military Readiness Through Resilient Lands ActDGeorge Whitesides CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee920 words20
S. 4505A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities.RJoni Ernst IAMay 12, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee649 words100
S. 5279National American History and Founders Month ActRRoger F. Wicker MSAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee775 words20
S. 5286Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs ActDJeanne Shaheen NHAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee655 words10
S. 5295NIH Mentorship Modernization ActRDavid McCormick PAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee505 words10
S. 5299Native Language Educators in Classrooms ActDMartin Heinrich NMAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee865 words10
S. 5304Fairness for Farm Workers ActDAlex Padilla CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee690 words130
S. 5305Campus Lifeline ActRDavid McCormick PAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee624 words30
S. 5308Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026DChristopher A. Coons DEAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee542 words70
S. 5310Robotics Supply Chain Improvement ActRMike Rounds SDAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee746 words10
S. 5312PROTECT ActDRichard Blumenthal CTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee874 words50

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