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

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9749Protecting America’s Food Supply Act of 2026RMichael Lawler NYJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee300 words10
H.R. 9750Public Service Retirement Tax Relief Act of 2026RMichael Lawler NYJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee186 words00
H.R. 9755Biotechnology Diplomacy Leadership Act of 2026RRichard McCormick GAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee499 words10
H.R. 9756MAT Act of 2026RJohn J. McGuire III VAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee80 words00
H.R. 9764HONOR ActDBradley Scott Schneider ILJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee215 words11
H.R. 9765Educators for America ActDAdam Smith WAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee126 words01
H.R. 9766Building Community in America ActDAdam Smith WAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee347 words00
H.R. 9767Craft Distilled Spirits Direct-to-Consumer Shipping Act of 2026RW. Gregory Steube FLJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee362 words10
S. 5009MERIT Act of 2026DElissa Slotkin MIJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee76 words00
S. 5010NO BOSS ActDChristopher A. Coons DEJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee304 words40
S. 5013Veteran Acquired Brain Injury Caregiving ActRBill Cassidy LAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee346 words00
S. 5014Veteran Suicide Spousal Career Services ActRBill Cassidy LAJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee201 words00
S. 5015Broadband MAP Act of 2026RJohn Thune SDJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee275 words21
S. 5018Disaster Relief Fairness Act of 2026DJack Reed RIJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee385 words11
S. 5023Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026RMarsha Blackburn TNJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee379 words90
S. 5024Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026RJohn Cornyn TXJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee78 words11
S. 5027Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee433 words02
S. 5029Educators for America ActDMark Kelly AZJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee126 words00
S. 5031Building Community in America ActDMark Kelly AZJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee347 words10
S.J.Res. 198A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".DRon Wyden ORJun 24, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee97 words210
H.R. 139Sunshine Protection Act of 2025RVern Buchanan FLJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House374 words347
H.R. 1687CLEAN ActRRuss Fulcher IDFeb 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House498 words42
H.R. 5587HEATS ActRYoung Kim CASep 26, 2025SubstantivePassed House460 words24
H.R. 6251To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.RNicholas J. Begich III AKNov 21, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee195 words21
H.R. 655Dalles Watershed Development ActRCliff Bentz ORJan 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House412 words00

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