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 15,426 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out835 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate820 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 979 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 · 21% 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 committee139 days
15,426 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
820 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 139 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. 111 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

279 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 6007To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony 'Tony' J. Gallopo VA Clinic".DJosh Gottheimer NJNov 10, 2025CeremonialPassed House81 words110
H.R. 6963To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".RClay Higgins LAJan 7, 2026CeremonialPassed House342 words50
H.R. 139Sunshine Protection Act of 2025RVern Buchanan FLJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House374 words347
H.R. 8738FEC Administrative Improvements ActDJoseph D. Morelle NYMay 12, 2026SubstantivePassed House88 words30
H.R. 5347Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility ActRVern Buchanan FLSep 15, 2025SubstantivePassed House933 words42
H.R. 7757KIDS ActRBrett Guthrie KYMar 3, 2026SubstantivePassed House17k words115
S. 4828Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026REric Schmitt MOJun 18, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.7k words00
S. 4822Saving the OOI Act of 2026RLisa Murkowski AKJun 17, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate145 words110
H.R. 8340Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability ActDDave Min CAApr 16, 2026SubstantivePassed House2.1k words30
H.R. 8467ZOMBIE ActRGary J. Palmer ALApr 23, 2026SubstantivePassed House3.4k words018
H.R. 5408Faster Labor Contracts ActDDonald Norcross NJSep 16, 2025SubstantivePassed House979 words11037
H.R. 2505Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones ActDWilliam R. Keating MAMar 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.3k words72
H.R. 3429US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation ActDAmi Bera CAMay 15, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.1k words201
H.R. 3490Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025DGerald E. Connolly VAMay 19, 2025SubstantiveBecame law473 words10
H.R. 428Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026RCharles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann TNJan 15, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.1k words20
H.R. 5248PROFIT Act of 2026RYoung Kim CASep 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House5.3k words20
H.R. 6230Tehran Incitement to Violence ActRKeith Self TXNov 20, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.9k words32
H.R. 6297PEACE ActRRandy Fine FLNov 25, 2025SubstantivePassed House225 words51
H.R. 6338Stop Illegal Fishing ActDGregory W. Meeks NYDec 1, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.3k words30
H.R. 6916Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2026RKeith Self TXDec 19, 2025SubstantivePassed House928 words10
H.R. 7037Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies ActRYoung Kim CAJan 13, 2026SubstantivePassed House10k words306
H.R. 7668Countering China’s Control of the Caucasus ActRJoe Wilson SCFeb 24, 2026SubstantivePassed House406 words10
H.R. 8107Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs ActDRo Khanna CAMar 26, 2026SubstantivePassed House518 words10
H.R. 8428Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training ActRGlenn Grothman WIApr 22, 2026SubstantivePassed House730 words11
H.R. 8466TRUE Accountability ActRAndy Biggs AZApr 23, 2026SubstantivePassed House1k words11

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