Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 10, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 10, 2026

In committee 15,426 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out835 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate820 5%Passed the House and Senate17 <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 10, 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

279Skipped committeeof the 979 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 file10,218 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,872 bills · 10% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied909 bills · 21% 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 committee139 days
15,426 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
820 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
17 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 139 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. 111 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

279 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8665Allied Defense Sales ActRRyan K. Zinke MTMay 4, 2026SubstantivePassed House568 words80
S. 4530A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.RMitch McConnell KYMay 14, 2026SubstantiveBecame law188 words10
H.R. 199325th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin ActDDaniel S. Goldman NYMar 10, 2025CeremonialPassed House1.3k words3020
S. 4631Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIMay 21, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate1.7k words10
H.R. 1346To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.RAdrian Smith NEFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.2k words5520
H.R. 7147Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.RTom Cole OKJan 20, 2026SubstantiveBecame lawText pending015
S. 4465A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.RTom Cotton ARApr 30, 2026SubstantiveBecame law193 words10
H.R. 8364To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the increase of the retirement age in the United States Capitol Police.RBryan Steil WIApr 20, 2026SubstantivePassed House109 words10
H.J.Res. 140Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.RPete Stauber MNJan 12, 2026SubstantiveBecame law147 words43
H.R. 1689To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.DLaura Gillen NYFeb 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House37 words85
H.R. 1011Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025RJulia Letlow LAFeb 5, 2025SubstantivePassed House424 words40
S. 3971Small Business Innovation and Economic Security ActRJoni Ernst IAMar 3, 2026SubstantiveBecame law5.8k words13
H.R. 8029Pay Our Homeland Defenders ActRJuan Ciscomani AZMar 20, 2026SubstantivePassed House19k words04
S. 4164A bill to make technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.RRoger F. Wicker MSMar 23, 2026SubstantivePassed Senate117 words10
S. 4138A bill to waive the 60-day notice requirement for the posthumous honorary promotion of Captain Cody Khork, United States Army.RRoger F. Wicker MSMar 18, 2026SubstantiveBecame law124 words20
H.R. 1422Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025RMichael Lawler NYFeb 18, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.8k words2953
H.R. 7744Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026RTom Cole OKMar 2, 2026SubstantivePassed House19k words07
H.R. 6719James T. Woods ActRLaurel M. Lee FLDec 15, 2025SubstantivePassed House3.3k words20
H.R. 6329Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025RLisa C. McClain MIDec 1, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.3k words10
H.J.Res. 142Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.RBrandon Gill TXJan 22, 2026SubstantiveBecame law143 words15
S. 3705Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule ActRThom Tillis NCJan 27, 2026SubstantiveBecame law557 words20
H.J.Res. 72Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.DGregory W. Meeks NYMar 6, 2025SubstantivePassed House38 words105
H.R. 5616$2.50 for America’s 250th ActRRobert B. Aderholt ALSep 30, 2025SubstantivePassed House839 words610
H.R. 1834To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.DJames P. McGovern MAMar 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House135 words05
H.R. 260No Tax Dollars for Terrorists ActRTim Burchett TNJan 9, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.6k words270

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