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 15,435 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,606 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out829 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate826 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 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 985 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
15,435 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
826 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 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. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

3,739 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10665SOS Campus ActDDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee828 words10
H.R. 10667Disaster Recovery and Resilience Act of 2026RVirginia Foxx NCOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee782 words00
H.R. 10668EASE ActRRussell Fry SCOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee541 words10
H.R. 10669LANDs ActRPaul A. Gosar AZOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee979 words70
H.R. 10671Securing Our Critical Infrastructure ActDJosh Gottheimer NJOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee674 words40
H.R. 10674National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2026DJared Huffman CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee793 words70
H.R. 10679America Votes Act of 2026DRick Larsen WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee574 words80
H.R. 10685Hong Konger Promise of Refuge ActDJames P. McGovern MAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee564 words10
H.R. 10687Utility Affordability and Transparency ActDFrank J. Mrvan INOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee787 words00
H.R. 10699Dropbox Access ActDMary Gay Scanlon PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee869 words20
H.R. 10707Internationally Trained Physicians Assistance Act of 2026DAdam Smith WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee672 words10
H.R. 10710Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act of 2026DMarilyn Strickland WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee909 words10
H.R. 10712First Responder Behavioral Health Access ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee775 words11
H.R. 10718Federal Employee Records Relief ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee552 words71
S. 3258Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026DTammy Duckworth ILNov 20, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate794 words134
H.R. 10463Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration ActRVictoria Spartz INSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee749 words00
H.R. 2400Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026RDoug LaMalfa CAMar 27, 2025SubstantiveTo President760 words00
H.R. 331To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.RRuss Fulcher IDJan 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House503 words10
H.R. 5729North Rim Restoration ActRElijah Crane AZOct 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House902 words70
H.R. 7257SECURE Grid ActRRobert E. Latta OHJan 27, 2026SubstantivePassed House771 words47
H.R. 7618American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026RJennifer A. Kiggans VAFeb 20, 2026SubstantivePassed House643 words60
S. 1254A bill to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.RJames E. Risch IDApr 2, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee616 words10
S. 1568LIT Act of 2025RMike Lee UTMay 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee611 words61
S. 4116Geo POWER ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COMar 17, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee538 words31
S. 4166SECURE Grid ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMar 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee807 words22

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