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. 9648General John D. Lavelle ActRDon Bacon NEJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee77 words20
H.R. 9649Stop Retail Food Store SNAP Trafficking Act of 2026RTim Burchett TNJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee442 words00
H.R. 9660No Hostile ONLOOKERS ActRClaudia Tenney NYJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee354 words00
S. 4947Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans ActREric Schmitt MOJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee347 words01
S. 4948SBA IT Modernization Reporting ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee468 words11
S. 4953Form 5500 Filing Simplification ActRJim Banks INJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee447 words11
S. 4956Farmers and Ranchers Relief Act of 2026RCynthia M. Lummis WYJul 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee201 words40
H.J.Res. 201Designating an official residence for the Speaker of the House of Representatives.RDarrell Issa CAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee211 words00
H.R. 9620Military Next-Gen Collision Avoidance Act of 2026RTom Barrett MIJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee389 words01
H.R. 9623Protecting Americans’ Health Care Act of 2026DBrendan F. Boyle PAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee95 words00
H.R. 9626To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the State and local tax deduction marriage penalty.DJosh Gottheimer NJJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee299 words10
H.R. 9629Protecting Communities from Data Center Impacts Act of 2026DGreg Landsman OHJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee175 words10
H.R. 9636Improving CTU Act of 2026RRobert F. Onder, Jr. MOJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee223 words00
H.R. 9637Protecting Columbia River Salmon Act of 2026DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee359 words01
H.R. 9638Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026DMary Gay Scanlon PAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee346 words111
H.R. 9099DHS Release Transparency ActDTimothy M. Kennedy NYJun 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee263 words200
H.R. 9294Oversight of Temporary ICE Holding Cells ActDBrittany Pettersen COJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee88 words30
H.R. 9492Cybersecurity Logging Enforcement and Accountability Reporting ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VAJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee354 words21
H.R. 9516To codify Executive Order 14412, entitled "Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks".RPat Harrigan NCJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee26 words01
H.R. 9247ON TIME ActRErin Houchin INJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee134 words20
H.R. 9351COMPASS ActRPat Harrigan NCJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee305 words60
H.R. 9406To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on the number of waivers to certain pay limitations that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue for critical health care personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs.DJosh Harder CAJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee50 words20
H.R. 9410VA Education Oversight Improvement ActRRyan Mackenzie PAJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee356 words00
H.R. 9593Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026DDebbie Dingell MIJul 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee110 words10
H.R. 9594No PFAS in Cosmetics ActDDebbie Dingell MIJul 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee197 words111

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