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. 9789Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026RJohn R. Moolenaar MIJul 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee90 words10
H.R. 9793Weaponization Offender Claims Ban Act of 2026DBrittany Pettersen COJul 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee176 words00
H.R. 9794To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish the Senator Robert J. Dole Greatest Generation Education Program.RDerek Schmidt KSJul 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee497 words10
S. 5034Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Transparency Act of 2026DMark R. Warner VAJul 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee425 words11
S. 5036Judicial Integrity ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJul 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee189 words31
H.J.Res. 202Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".RHarriet M. Hageman WYJul 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee62 words04
H.R. 9533Veterans Health Administration Personnel Transparency and Accountability ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee191 words12
H.R. 1420Pacific Flyway Habitat Enhancement ActRDoug LaMalfa CAFeb 18, 2025SubstantiveIn committee234 words50
H.R. 4288To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".DJimmy Panetta CAJul 2, 2025CeremonialPassed House390 words522
H.R. 4970Orland Project Water Management ActRDoug LaMalfa CAAug 15, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee236 words00
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. 9719Federal Lands Lawful Carry ActRRudy Yakym III INJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee183 words332
H.R. 9724End Birthright Citizenship for Territories ActRH. Morgan Griffith VAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee484 words10
H.R. 9726CAP ActRTom Barrett MIJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee136 words01
H.R. 9727Outside Influence Prevention ActRTom Barrett MIJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee106 words00
H.R. 9729Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act of 2026DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee493 words30
H.R. 9730Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act of 2026DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee232 words70
H.R. 9731No GRIFT Act of 2026RAndy Biggs AZJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee213 words20
H.R. 9732Multi-Class Stock Company Voting Transparency Act.DSean Casten ILJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee139 words10
H.R. 9738Streamlining Military Infrastructure ActDVeronica Escobar TXJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words10
H.R. 9739Mount Cristo Rey Protection ActDVeronica Escobar TXJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee275 words20
H.R. 9741To name the District of Columbia tuition assistance grant program the "Eleanor Holmes Norton District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program".DRobert Garcia CAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee107 words00
H.R. 9742English Language Proficiency ActRBrandon Gill TXJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee57 words70
H.R. 9746Biomass Facility Construction ActIKevin Kiley CAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee323 words10

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