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

114 bills · latest action first

Words: 20k–50kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 3069Medicare for All ActDPramila Jayapal WAApr 29, 2025SubstantiveIn committee21k words1186
H.R. 3077Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025DChellie Pingree MEApr 29, 2025SubstantiveIn committee32k words211
S. 1506Medicare for All ActIBernard Sanders VTApr 29, 2025SubstantiveIn committee21k words125
S. 1507Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025DMartin Heinrich NMApr 29, 2025SubstantiveIn committee32k words90
H.R. 2570Maximum Pressure ActRZachary Nunn IAApr 1, 2025SubstantiveIn committee22k words551
H.R. 2038American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025DEmanuel Cleaver MOMar 11, 2025SubstantiveIn committee23k words260
H.R. 2420Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 2025DMadeleine Dean PAMar 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee26k words130
S. 1198Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIMar 27, 2025SubstantiveIn committee26k words30
S. 919GENIUS Act of 2025RBill Hagerty TNMar 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee27k words36
H.R. 185Responsible Legislating ActDJames P. McGovern MAJan 3, 2025SubstantiveIn committee30k words00
H.R. 2025Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025RJuan Ciscomani AZMar 11, 2025SubstantiveIn committee42k words60
S. 934American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025DElizabeth Warren MAMar 11, 2025SubstantiveIn committee23k words71
H.R. 1865Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025DRaúl M. Grijalva AZMar 5, 2025SubstantiveIn committee21k words10
H.R. 25FairTax Act of 2025REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJan 3, 2025SubstantiveIn committee23k words142

Congress.gov bill status · 119th so far · 25 bills a page