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. 9701Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.RBen Cline VAJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee169 words490
H.R. 9703Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2026DDebbie Dingell MIJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee358 words10
H.R. 9709Medicare Premiums Reduction Act of 2026RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee193 words10
H.R. 9714Capping Appointed Positions ActDHillary J. Scholten MIJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee105 words21
H.R. 9715Intelligent Arbitration Act of 2026RDavid Schweikert AZJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee295 words00
H.R. 9717Customer Property Protection ActDShri Thanedar MIJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee187 words10
S. 4239Plug Offshore Wells ActDPeter Welch VTMar 26, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee350 words31
S. 4960CLEAN ActRJames E. Risch IDJul 14, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee498 words00
S. 4975HEATS ActRJohn Hoeven NDJul 14, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee460 words20
S. 4984Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities ActRTom Cotton ARJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee269 words00
S. 4987Pharmaceutical Investment Oversight and Accountability ActDElizabeth Warren MAJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee482 words20
S. 5001Ballots by Election Day ActRAshley Moody FLJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee345 words00
S. 5002Duster Inhalation Prevention ActDRon Wyden ORJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee354 words10
S. 5003ACCESS Rural America ActDTammy Baldwin WIJul 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee290 words11
H.R. 3106Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025DTimothy M. Kennedy NYApr 30, 2025SubstantivePassed House339 words10
H.R. 3194LOCOMOTIVES ActRJohn R. Moolenaar MIMay 5, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee216 words276
H.R. 3535Stop Foreign Funds in Elections ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAMay 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House100 words21
H.R. 8535Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VAApr 27, 2026SubstantivePassed House171 words30
H.R. 8738FEC Administrative Improvements ActDJoseph D. Morelle NYMay 12, 2026SubstantivePassed House88 words30
H.R. 8874Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026DTroy A. Carter LAMay 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House84 words22
H.R. 8897Improving Travel for American Families ActRRyan Mackenzie PAMay 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House415 words22
H.R. 9317BUSES ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYJun 15, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee295 words32
H.R. 9328Improving Travel for Military Members ActRSheri Biggs SCJun 18, 2026SubstantivePassed House445 words22
H.R. 9388One-Stop Pilot Program Extension ActRCarlos A. Gimenez FLJun 23, 2026SubstantivePassed House265 words16
H.R. 9391Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026RAndrew R. Garbarino NYJun 23, 2026SubstantivePassed House102 words15

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