Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 10, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 10, 2026

In committee 15,421 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out830 5%Approved by committee669 4%Passed the House or Senate821 5%Passed the House and Senate17 <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.

90% of this Congress’s bills have not left committee; the 118th was at 92% at month 22. 1 in 122 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 10, 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

279Skipped committeeof the 980 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 file10,218 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,872 bills · 10% 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 committee140 days
15,421 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
669 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
821 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
17 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 140 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 550
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill is 550 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 110 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

140 bills · latest action first

Stage: Became lawClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 759Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans ActRTed Cruz TXFeb 26, 2025SubstantiveBecame law1.4k words11
S. 790A bill to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center".RCynthia M. Lummis WYFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveBecame law227 words10
H.R. 5334Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026DJimmy Panetta CASep 11, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending230
S. 307Prison Staff Safety Enhancement ActRMarsha Blackburn TNJan 29, 2025SubstantiveBecame law763 words31
S. 32LACARTed Cruz TXJan 8, 2025SubstantiveBecame law169 words10
H.R. 1276To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.RJames Comer KYFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveBecame law363 words00
H.R. 2069Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025RBarry Moore ALMar 11, 2025SubstantiveBecame law1.6k words30
H.R. 2196National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension ActRRichard Hudson NCMar 18, 2025SubstantiveBecame law207 words61
H.R. 5366Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty ActRW. Gregory Steube FLSep 15, 2025SubstantiveBecame law927 words142
S. 858Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location ActRJames C. Justice WVMar 5, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending130
H.R. 6500Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027RJason Smith MODec 9, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending15
S. 629Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025RDeb Fischer NEFeb 19, 2025SubstantiveBecame law592 words20
H.R. 664421st Century ROAD to Housing ActRJ. French Hill ARDec 11, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending3151
S. 1003Lulu’s LawRKatie Boyd Britt ALMar 12, 2025SubstantiveBecame law202 words81
S. 254ARTIST ActRDan Sullivan AKJan 24, 2025SubstantiveBecame law875 words10
S. 2Secure America ActRLindsey Graham SCMay 20, 2026SubstantiveBecame lawText pending020
H.R. 3490Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025DGerald E. Connolly VAMay 19, 2025SubstantiveBecame law473 words10
S. 2393Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization ActRJerry Moran KSJul 23, 2025SubstantiveBecame law228 words10
S. 4530A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.RMitch McConnell KYMay 14, 2026SubstantiveBecame law188 words10
H.R. 3497Medal of Sacrifice ActRBrian J. Mast FLMay 19, 2025SubstantiveBecame law933 words360
H.R. 2066Investing in All of America Act of 2025RDaniel Meuser PAMar 11, 2025SubstantiveBecame law720 words80
H.R. 2815Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025RNicholas J. Begich III AKApr 10, 2025SubstantiveBecame law680 words00
H.R. 972Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline ActDDina Titus NVFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveBecame law806 words00
S. 1020A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.RSteve Daines MTMar 13, 2025SubstantiveBecame law401 words72
S. 98Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025RShelley Moore Capito WVJan 15, 2025SubstantiveBecame law556 words44

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