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. 9518Health Savings for Families Act of 2026RDarin LaHood ILJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee164 words00
H.R. 9521Broadband Infrastructure Extension ActRAddison P. McDowell NCJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee165 words71
H.R. 9523TPS Relief ActDSeth Moulton MAJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee36 words00
H.R. 9525Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2026DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee156 words00
H.R. 9526Protecting Europe from Islamophobia ActDIlhan Omar MNJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee208 words00
H.R. 9528People Over Poison ActDChellie Pingree MEJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee83 words11
H.R. 9529NO PROFIT ActDAndrea Salinas ORJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee484 words00
H.R. 9531Preventing Stomach Cancer in Our Nation’s Heroes ActRChristopher H. Smith NJJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee202 words00
H.R. 9532No Medicare Clawbacks Act of 2026DRitchie Torres NYJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee244 words10
H.R. 9534Wildfire Response Modernization ActDGeorge Whitesides CAJun 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee157 words120
H.R. 9280Veterans to Advanced Manufacturing Plan ActRAshley Hinson IAJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee267 words10
H.R. 9316Travel Assistance for Veterans in Medical Deserts ActRKimberlyn King-Hinds MPJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee190 words10
S. 1003Lulu’s LawRKatie Boyd Britt ALMar 12, 2025SubstantiveBecame law202 words81
H.J.Res. 198Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment.RKeith Self TXJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee91 words90
H.R. 4122Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025RRick W. Allen GAJun 25, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee134 words71
H.R. 5243To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage.DJennifer L. McClellan VASep 10, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee324 words18
H.R. 8201To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes.DSusie Lee NVApr 6, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee212 words24
H.R. 8767Compensation Fund Recrediting ActRKeith Self TXMay 12, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee104 words00
H.R. 9321To temporarily expand the authorized uses of grants awarded under the Veterans Legacy Program of the National Cemetery Administration, and for other purposes.RZachary Nunn IAJun 15, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee219 words11
H.R. 9389Nutrition Education and Chronic Disease Prevention in Community Health Centers Act of 2026RDiana Harshbarger TNJun 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee436 words01
H.R. 9392Medicare Advantage Cost Transparency ActDDiana DeGette COJun 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee319 words17
H.R. 9395Transparency in Medicare Advantage Steering ActDAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYJun 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee341 words05
H.R. 9453End EPA Abuse Act of 2026RAndrew S. Clyde GAJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee314 words250
H.R. 9455SMOOTH Payments ActRAaron Bean FLJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee215 words10
H.R. 9456SNAP Citizenship and Residency Act of 2026RTim Burchett TNJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee147 words00

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