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
S. 5107No Corporate Crooks ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee344 words00
S. 5114PATH ActRJohn R. Curtis UTJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee182 words10
S. 5115Farmers Lifeline Options for Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) ActDLisa Blunt Rochester DEJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee63 words10
S. 5118Local Input ActDBen Ray Luján NMJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee260 words00
S. 5119A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.DEdward J. Markey MAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee331 words130
S. 5127Harley Jacobsen Clinical Trial Participant Income Exemption Act of 2026RJim Banks INJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee407 words20
S. 5128GRACE ActRMike Lee UTJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee246 words10
S. 5132Tribal Access to Nutrition Assistance Act of 2026DPatty Murray WAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee84 words10
S. 815A bill to designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the "Rick Boucher Amphitheater".DMark R. Warner VAMar 3, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee90 words10
S.J.Res. 202A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Small Business Administration relating to "Citizenship and Residency Requirements and Recission of Procedural Notice 5000-872050" and "Revised Applicant Ownership, Citizenship, and Residency Requirements for 7(a) and 504 Loans".DEdward J. Markey MAJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee87 words00
H.R. 1118Value Over Cost Act of 2026RByron Donalds FLFeb 7, 2025SubstantivePassed House46 words10
H.R. 4283To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building".RDarrell Issa CAJul 2, 2025CeremonialDiscussed in committee83 words140
H.R. 8326To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".DHerbert C. Conaway, Jr. NJApr 16, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee82 words120
H.R. 8359To change the address of the postal facility designated in honor of Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr.RAnn Wagner MOApr 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee79 words70
H.R. 8419To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3255 Northwest 94th Avenue in Coral Springs, Florida, as the "Nancy Metayer Post Office Building".DJared Moskowitz FLApr 21, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee78 words120
H.R. 8945To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86-014 Farrington Highway in Wai'anae, Hawai'i, as the "U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa Post Office Building".DJill N. Tokuda HIMay 20, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee82 words100
H.R. 8999To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan, as the "Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building".DHillary J. Scholten MIMay 21, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee82 words120
H.R. 9026To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the "Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office".DLaura Gillen NYMay 26, 2026CeremonialDiscussed in committee80 words2513
H.R. 9720D.C. Taxing Authority Review ActRJames Comer KYJul 16, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee394 words211
H.R. 9826Glenwood Hot Springs Protection ActRJeff Hurd COJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee177 words10
H.R. 9828Federal Employee Financial Protection Act of 2026RMark Alford MOJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee290 words01
H.R. 9833Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care ActDNanette Diaz Barragán CAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee337 words173
H.R. 9841ACCESS ActRMike Carey OHJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee401 words01
H.R. 9843Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience ActDKathy Castor FLJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee396 words00
H.R. 9845Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Enhancement Act of 2026DJ. Luis Correa CAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee144 words200

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