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

191 bills · latest action first

Words: 10k–20kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7481Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026DRosa L. DeLauro CTFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee15k words1142
S. 2904SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026RJames E. Risch IDSep 18, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee17k words200
H.R. 7340Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAFeb 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words993
S. 3777Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026DJack Reed RIFeb 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words152
H.R. 7333Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026DLucy McBath GAFeb 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee14k words490
S. 3764Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026RLisa Murkowski AKFeb 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee14k words10
H.R. 7300Make Elections Great Again ActRBryan Steil WIJan 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee13k words705
H.R. 6637To advance bipartisan priorities.RBrian K. Fitzpatrick PADec 11, 2025SubstantiveIn committee19k words00
H.R. 5068MORE ActDJerrold Nadler NYAug 29, 2025SubstantiveIn committee15k words740
H.R. 6931Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025RElijah Crane AZDec 26, 2025SubstantiveIn committee17k words20
H.R. 4856Revitalizing America’s Housing ActRMichael Lawler NYAug 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee18k words01
H.R. 6913Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests ActDJared Huffman CADec 19, 2025SubstantiveIn committee13k words30
H.R. 6703Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IADec 15, 2025SubstantivePassed House16k words024
H.R. 6771Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025DMaxine Waters CADec 17, 2025SubstantiveIn committee19k words40
H.R. 6787Clean Competition ActDSuzan K. DelBene WADec 17, 2025SubstantiveIn committee10k words60
S. 3523Clean Competition ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIDec 17, 2025SubstantiveIn committee10k words51
S. 3474Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation ActSponsor not on fileDec 15, 2025SubstantiveIn committee13k words20
S. 3464Housing BOOM ActDAdam B. Schiff CADec 11, 2025SubstantiveIn committee13k words02
H.R. 6565Reuniting Families ActDJudy Chu CADec 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee11k words400
S. 3419Reuniting Families ActDMazie K. Hirono HIDec 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee11k words10
H.R. 6501Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PADec 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee11k words226
H.R. 6512Putting Patients First Healthcare Freedom ActRAndy Biggs AZDec 9, 2025SubstantiveIn committee17k words22
S. 3345PBM Price Transparency and Accountability ActRMike Crapo IDDec 4, 2025SubstantiveIn committee11k words2414
H.R. 6356Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2025DYvette D. Clarke NYDec 2, 2025SubstantiveIn committee10k words292
S. 3308Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2025DEdward J. Markey MADec 2, 2025SubstantiveIn committee10k words21

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