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

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9907LEARN AI ActRMike Haridopolos FLJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee248 words00
H.R. 9916Lowering CAR Insurance ActDSusie Lee NVJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee169 words12
H.R. 9919Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026RRichard McCormick GAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee379 words30
H.R. 9920Foster Youth Investment ActRBlake D. Moore UTJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee213 words00
H.R. 9924Local Input ActDJoe Neguse COJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee261 words01
H.R. 9926PATH ActRBurgess Owens UTJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee182 words30
H.R. 9927Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) ActDJimmy Panetta CAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee62 words10
H.R. 9928No Discounts for Foreigners ActRScott Perry PAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee130 words00
H.R. 9929To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".DScott H. Peters CAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee80 words350
H.R. 9930Supporting Our Military Child Care Workforce ActDBrittany Pettersen COJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee188 words30
H.R. 9936PERFORM ActRDale W. Strong ALJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee274 words80
S. 1135A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.RJohn R. Curtis UTMar 26, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee146 words10
S. 1175Small County PILT Parity ActRSteve Daines MTMar 27, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee366 words80
S. 1353A bill to extend the authority for modifications to the Second Division Memorial in the District of Columbia.RLisa Murkowski AKApr 8, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee50 words10
S. 1470Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion ActDMartin Heinrich NMApr 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee465 words31
S. 1518Strengthening America’s Turning Point ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYApr 29, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee75 words10
S. 2546A bill to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.DChristopher A. Coons DEJul 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee72 words41
S. 2787Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025RJohn Barrasso WYSep 11, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee158 words20
S. 3878A bill to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes.RCindy Hyde-Smith MSFeb 12, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee453 words12
S. 5096Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth ActRTim Scott SCJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee351 words10
S. 5099A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs.DCory A. Booker NJJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee45 words11
S. 5100A bill to name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony 'Tony' J. Gallopo VA Clinic".DCory A. Booker NJJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee103 words10
S. 5102Closing Bribery Loopholes ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee159 words00
S. 5103Stop MUSK ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee118 words00
S. 5104Fair Seeds for Farmers ActDElizabeth Warren MAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee450 words21

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