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

7,973 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5274Ride in Freedom ActRTim Sheehy MTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee268 words00
S. 5276Reducing Red Tape for Rebuilding ActDAdam B. Schiff CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee98 words10
S. 5281Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2026DPeter Welch VTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee472 words41
S. 5282Chama Basin Watershed Protection ActDBen Ray Luján NMAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee367 words10
S. 5291Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026DAdam B. Schiff CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee404 words11
S. 5294Keeping China Off the Rails Act of 2026RJoni Ernst IAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee414 words02
S. 5297American Pharmaceutical Security ActDAdam B. Schiff CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee247 words10
S. 5301Voice for Farm Workers ActDAlex Padilla CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee369 words70
S. 5306Affordable Electricity Rates Act of 2026DRichard Blumenthal CTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee232 words00
S. 5314No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks ActRJoni Ernst IAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee208 words00
S. 5322Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Improvement ActRCindy Hyde-Smith MSAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee223 words00
S. 5323A bill to designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Elliot L. Engel Building".DCharles E. Schumer NYAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee69 words20
S. 5325Delaney Hall Closure ActDCory A. Booker NJAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee183 words10
S. 5327Constructing the Path to Suicide Prevention ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee391 words51
S. 5329Space Superiority Readiness Act of 2026DCatherine Cortez Masto NVAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee173 words10
S. 5331Protect American Values Act of 2026DMazie K. Hirono HIAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee343 words150
S. 5334A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lubbock, Texas, as the "Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic".RJohn Cornyn TXAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee103 words10
S. 5336Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026RDeb Fischer NEAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee124 words44
S. 5340A bill to require a drone posture review.DElissa Slotkin MIAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee84 words00
S. 5341Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026DChristopher Murphy CTAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee147 words190
S. 5342A bill to require a report on the advisability and feasibility of establishing a Drone Center of Excellence within the Army National Guard.DElissa Slotkin MIAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee169 words00
S. 5344A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to submit a report on efforts to support the production, testing, and sustainment of autonomous maneuver systems, components for such systems, and low-cost interceptors.DElissa Slotkin MIAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee233 words00
S. 5348Depot Data Transparency ActRJohn Cornyn TXAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee99 words10
S. 5349DEPOTS ActRJohn Cornyn TXAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee178 words02
S. 5355Ballots by Election Day ActRJames Lankford OKAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee372 words10

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