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 15,426 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out835 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate820 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 979 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 · 21% 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 committee139 days
15,426 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
820 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 139 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. 111 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

191 bills · latest action first

Words: 10k–20kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5391Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2026DTim Kaine VASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee12k words00
H.R. 5935Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement ActRKen Calvert CANov 7, 2025SubstantiveIn committee12k words10
S. 4189INSULIN Act of 2026DJeanne Shaheen NHMar 25, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words289
S. 5321HCBS Access ActDBen Ray Luján NMAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee14k words192
S. 5324Fairness to Freedom Act of 2026DAdam B. Schiff CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee10k words80
S. 5244SUSTAIN 340B ActRJerry Moran KSAug 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee14k words59
S. 5183Anti-Corruption Bureau Creation ActDCharles E. Schumer NYJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee20k words30
S. 5195Green New Deal for Public Schools ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words30
S. 3617Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2026DMark Kelly AZJan 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee17k words10
S. 4368Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement ActDAlex Padilla CAApr 22, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee12k words10
H.R. 9959Green New Deal for Public Schools ActDPramila Jayapal WAJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words180
H.R. 9962Green New Deal for Health ActDRo Khanna CAJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee16k words80
S. 4726PEACE in Sudan ActRJames E. Risch IDJun 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee10k words50
S. 5134Green New Deal for Health ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee16k words40
S. 5138Fairness for Immigrant Families Act of 2026DCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words00
H.R. 9925FRONTIER ActRJay Obernolte CAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee12k words117
H.R. 9837GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2026DShontel M. Brown OHJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee16k words10
S. 5094Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2026DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words100
H.R. 9393Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026RBrett Guthrie KYJun 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee20k words121
S. 5042Social Security 2100 ActDRichard Blumenthal CTJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee18k words42
H.R. 2913Ukraine Support ActDGregory W. Meeks NYApr 14, 2025SubstantivePassed House14k words431
S. 2120Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025RBill Cassidy LAJun 18, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate14k words122
S. 4983Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization ActRBernie Moreno OHJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee13k words20
S. 4995Agricultural Worker Justice Act of 2026DPeter Welch VTJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee10k words40
H.R. 8469Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.RJohn R. Carter TXApr 23, 2026SubstantivePassed House17k words015

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