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. 9653Limiting Excessive Government Obstruction ActRBrad Knott NCJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee403 words00
H.R. 9659Fund Schools, Not ICE ActDGreg Stanton AZJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee151 words20
H.R. 9661Expedited Access to Biosimilars ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee420 words25
H.R. 9662Birthright CLAIM Act of 2026RW. Gregory Steube FLJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee436 words30
H.R. 9676Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2026DBill Foster ILJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee278 words02
H.R. 9677Grad Student Affordable Housing Act of 2026DValerie P. Foushee NCJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee403 words00
H.R. 9679REDACT ActDPramila Jayapal WAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee444 words10
H.R. 9680Replace UNRWA with Real Humanitarian Assistance ActRMichael Lawler NYJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee317 words301
H.R. 9681Fair Seeds for Farmers ActDJames P. McGovern MAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee396 words61
H.R. 9683FEMA Caseworker Accountability ActRTim Moore NCJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee175 words10
H.R. 9685No New Fencing At the White House ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee165 words00
H.R. 9690Water Emergency and Technical Assistance ActDLori Trahan MAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee392 words00
S. 4958Safeguard Kids ActRRick Scott FLJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee380 words00
S. 4963Outpatient Surgery Access Act of 2026RBill Cassidy LAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee273 words11
S. 4964Protecting Innocent Taxpayers from Endless Assessments ActRRoger Marshall KSJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee73 words10
S. 4969Warriors to Workforce Act of 2026RTim Sheehy MTJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee61 words01
S. 4970Wildfire Prevention and Recovery ActDMark Kelly AZJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee212 words11
S. 4971Western Water Infrastructure Fairness ActDMark Kelly AZJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee113 words10
S. 4973American Citizenship ActREric Schmitt MOJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee134 words10
S. 4977REDACT ActDCory A. Booker NJJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee443 words00
S. 4980Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act of 2026DEdward J. Markey MAJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee394 words10
H.R. 7258Energy Emergency Leadership ActRLaurel M. Lee FLJan 27, 2026SubstantivePassed House163 words45
H.R. 7401Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention ActRDaniel Meuser PAFeb 5, 2026SubstantivePassed House234 words10
H.R. 915Small Business Technological Advancement ActRMark Alford MOFeb 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House216 words30
H.R. 9647To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.DSuzanne Bonamici ORJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee134 words110

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