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 15,433 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,605 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee664 4%Passed the House or Senate828 5%Passed the House and Senate18 <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 988 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
15,433 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
664 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both97 days
828 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
18 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. 116 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

7,977 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
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
H.R. 9846Childhood Disability Benefits Fairness ActDDebbie Dingell MIJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee161 words10
H.R. 9847Improving CARE for Youth ActRNeal P. Dunn FLJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee356 words51
H.R. 9848Military Spouse Employment and Child Care Readiness ActDVeronica Escobar TXJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee285 words00
H.R. 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026DShomari Figures ALJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee423 words530
H.R. 9850No Deliveries ActRRandy Fine FLJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee157 words00
H.R. 9851Protecting Access to Spiritual Treatment and Organized Religion Act of 2026RMike Flood NEJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee150 words00
H.R. 9852Slow Down ActDValerie P. Foushee NCJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee107 words00
H.R. 9856Prediction Markets Are Gambling ActDSteven Horsford NVJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee271 words30
H.R. 9859Ethical Investigations and Integrity ActRMark B. Messmer INJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee489 words00
H.R. 9861Veteran’s Surviving Spouse Parity Act of 2026DGwen Moore WIJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee224 words10
H.R. 9863To direct the Director of the Defense Health Agency to submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of establishing a pilot program that establishes a behavioral neurology fellowship program to provide training opportunities with respect to treating members of the Armed Forces and veterans with traumatic brain injuries.DJoe Neguse COJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee306 words10
H.R. 9864Reducing Military Health Care Wait Times ActDJoe Neguse COJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee359 words00
H.R. 9865Timely Electronic Health Record Transfers for Transitioning Servicemembers Act of 2026DJoe Neguse COJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee304 words30
H.R. 9866C.A.R.E. for Mental Health Professionals ActDJoe Neguse COJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee351 words11
H.R. 9867Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now ActDJoe Neguse COJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee165 words10
H.R. 9875Protecting Childcare from Private Equity ActDJosh Riley NYJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee426 words50
H.R. 9883Private Detention Corporate Accountability Act of 2026DDerek Tran CAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee260 words31
H.R. 9885Maintaining Small Business Engagement Act of 2026DNydia M. Velázquez NYJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee68 words00
H.R. 9888Military Installation Readiness and Resilience Act of 2026DJames R. Walkinshaw VAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee85 words20
H.R. 9889PILOT ActDGeorge Whitesides CAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee257 words10

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