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
S. 1759Supersonic Aviation Modernization ActRTed Budd NCMay 14, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee119 words53
S. 5072Taxpayer Transparency and Notice ActDBen Ray Luján NMJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee260 words10
S. 5074Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience ActDPeter Welch VTJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee397 words00
S. 5078Small Tax Case Threshold Modernization ActRJohn Cornyn TXJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee248 words10
S. 5079AG2PI Act of 2026RDavid McCormick PAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee54 words10
S. 5080Modal Parity in Permitting ActDAngela D. Alsobrooks MDJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee298 words10
S. 5084A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply inflation adjustments to the base amount and adjusted base amount for purposes of determining taxable social security benefits.RJohn Kennedy LAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee128 words00
S. 5085A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply inflation adjustments to the additional hospital insurance tax on high income taxpayers.RJohn Kennedy LAJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee249 words00
S. 5088Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care ActDAngela D. Alsobrooks MDJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee367 words02
H.J.Res. 204Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that certain individuals are natural born citizens.RClay Fuller GAJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee96 words00
H.R. 1561ALERT Communities ActDJasmine Crockett TXFeb 25, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee380 words11
H.R. 183Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass ActRTom McClintock CAJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House215 words10
H.R. 2001Action for Dental Health ActDRobin L. Kelly ILMar 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House60 words92
H.R. 2715Destruction of Hazardous Imports ActRClay Higgins LAApr 8, 2025SubstantivePassed House437 words183
H.R. 2821FDA Modernization Act 3.0REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAApr 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House420 words413
H.R. 3029To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes.DAndrea Salinas ORApr 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House418 words31
H.R. 3747Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training ActRTroy Balderson OHJun 5, 2025SubstantivePassed House105 words973
H.R. 4348To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes.RChristopher H. Smith NJJul 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House141 words360
H.R. 6213Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025RMark B. Messmer INNov 20, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee84 words748
H.R. 6238NIH IMPROVE ActDLauren Underwood ILNov 20, 2025SubstantivePassed House304 words41
H.R. 6330Federal Relocation Payment Improvement ActRBrian Jack GADec 1, 2025SubstantivePassed House396 words01
H.R. 6529Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs ActDGreg Landsman OHDec 9, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee174 words254
H.R. 7466SAFE CATTLE ActRRonny Jackson TXFeb 10, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee462 words110
H.R. 8003Expanding the Fast Track Act of 2026DChristopher R. Deluzio PAMar 19, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee83 words61
H.R. 8747K–12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of 2026RRandy Fine FLMay 12, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee405 words01

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