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. 9464To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any research and development facility of the Forest Service.DMaggie Goodlander NHJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee52 words10
H.R. 9483Clean Ports for Commerce ActDHillary J. Scholten MIJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee125 words00
H.R. 9484Water Reservoir Transparency ActDHillary J. Scholten MIJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee153 words10
H.R. 9485Supporting Older Foster Youth ActDThomas R. Suozzi NYJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee64 words10
H.R. 9487No Goodwill for Harming Women ActRClaudia Tenney NYJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee229 words01
H.R. 9489GRACE for Military Survivors ActDMike Thompson CAJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words1070
H.R. 9493Home Internet Accessibility ActDNikema Williams GAJun 25, 2026SubstantiveIn committee476 words91
H.R. 5396Price Stability Act of 2026RJ. French Hill ARSep 16, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee42 words21
H.R. 7448Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026DNellie Pou NJFeb 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee322 words20
H.R. 826COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026RRoger Williams TXJan 28, 2025SubstantivePassed House268 words31
H.R. 8880Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026DLateefah Simon CAMay 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House383 words11
H.R. 8881SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026RBrad Finstad MNMay 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House358 words10
H.R. 9421Ban Abortion by Mail ActRSheri Biggs SCJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee438 words121
H.R. 9424Save Our Pedestrians Act of 2026RMike Carey OHJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee157 words11
H.R. 9427AI Workforce Impact Study Act of 2026DValerie P. Foushee NCJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee292 words10
H.R. 9428COVID–19 Commuter Benefits Distribution ActDLaura Gillen NYJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee295 words30
H.R. 9431Fair Telehealth Billing Act of 2026DJahana Hayes CTJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee286 words00
H.R. 9434REG Act of 2026RYoung Kim CAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee217 words01
H.R. 9439Voluntary Consumer AI Disclosure Pilot ActDZoe Lofgren CAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee434 words00
H.R. 9441SAFE Training for OB-GYNs ActDKelly Morrison MNJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee340 words103
H.R. 9443Saving FACE Act of 2026RAndrew Ogles TNJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee240 words40
H.R. 9447Getting Terrorist Fanatics Out Act of 2026RBeth Van Duyne TXJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee144 words40
H.R. 9451SABER Act of 2026RJoe Wilson SCJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee93 words20
S. 4881Unlocking Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Funding ActDPeter Welch VTJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee265 words10
S. 4883A bill to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under that Act.RJohn Kennedy LAJun 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee109 words10

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