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

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 11, 2026

In committee 15,435 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,606 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out829 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate826 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 11, 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

280Skipped committeeof the 985 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 file10,233 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
15,435 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
826 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. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

3,739 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10818Fire Service Workforce Stability Act of 2026RBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee564 words00
H.R. 10819United States-India Interparliamentary Group ActRJames Gallagher CAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee529 words40
H.R. 10824Stroke Education and EMS Care Improvement Act of 2026DGeorge Latimer NYOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee961 words40
H.R. 10827Protection of Syrian Religious and Ethnic Minorities ActRRyan Mackenzie PAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee597 words30
H.R. 10837No Corrupt Lobbyists in Government ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee936 words00
S. 240Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025RSteve Daines MTJan 24, 2025SubstantiveBecame law937 words10
S. 283Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement ActRTed Cruz TXJan 28, 2025SubstantiveBecame law591 words40
S. 5682Foreign Government-Owned Media FARA Registration ActRRick Scott FLOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee520 words00
S. 5689RECLAIM ActRBernie Moreno OHOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee884 words00
H.R. 10590Veteran Owner-Builders Rights ActDMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee822 words10
H.R. 5235Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025RNancy Mace SCSep 9, 2025SubstantiveTo President538 words20
H.R. 10796United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation ActRDon Bacon NEOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee781 words00
H.R. 10797Aerial Transport and High Consequence Infectious Diseases ActRDon Bacon NEOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee506 words00
H.R. 10807Get the Flock Out of Our Communities ActDRashida Tlaib MIOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee903 words60
H.R. 10809Make Data Centers Pay ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee717 words00
H.R. 10329Combating Foreign Threats to Main Street Act of 2026RRoger Williams TXSep 10, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee747 words10
H.R. 10771Emergency Preparedness in Higher Education ActDTroy A. Carter LAOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee742 words10
H.R. 10774SWIMS Act of 2026DSuzan K. DelBene WAOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee530 words260
H.R. 10776To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to change certain requirements regarding certain allowed take of marine mammals, and for other purposes.RMike Ezell MSOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee856 words00
H.R. 10778To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit to incentivize the use of certain low-emission anesthetic gases by health care facilities, and for other purposes.DValerie P. Foushee NCOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee754 words00
H.R. 10781National American History and Founders Month ActRMike Haridopolos FLOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee765 words10
H.R. 10793To modify the authority of Department of Defense for installation support services and intergovernmental support agreements, and for other purposes.RDerek Schmidt KSOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee614 words00
H.R. 10794Improving Access to WIC ActDNorma J. Torres CAOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee852 words250
H.R. 7683VA Fiscal Management Modernization ActRJack Bergman MIFeb 25, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee892 words01
S. 195American Music Tourism Act of 2025RMarsha Blackburn TNJan 22, 2025SubstantiveBecame law510 words52

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