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. 9408Open Meetings Act of 2026DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GAJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee379 words100
H.R. 9412Stop Scamming Americans ActDSarah McBride DEJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee149 words40
H.R. 9413Military Family Limb Loss Support ActDGrace Meng NYJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee499 words10
S. 1146Cameras in the Courtroom ActDRichard J. Durbin ILMar 26, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee127 words40
S. 4856Remote Waste Storage ActRDan Sullivan AKJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee84 words10
S. 4857Open Meetings Act of 2026DMazie K. Hirono HIJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee379 words00
S. 4861Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2026DGary C. Peters MIJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee128 words10
S. 4862A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to consider certain acreage not planted due to a lack of irrigation water to be eligible for prevented planting payments, and for other purposes.DMichael F. Bennet COJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee454 words00
S. 4863Save Our Shrimpers ActRTed Cruz TXJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee148 words31
S. 4871Improving Personal Risk Assessments to Prevent Suicide ActDTina Smith MNJun 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words10
H.R. 9383Small Business and Consumer Credit Act of 2026RMike Carey OHJun 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee496 words114
H.R. 9384Stephen Wira ABLE ActDDebbie Dingell MIJun 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee221 words11
H.R. 9387REAL Butter ActRTony Wied WIJun 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee164 words111
S. 3799Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026RRoger Marshall KSFeb 5, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee69 words21
S. 4852BINS Act of 2026RJohn Hoeven NDJun 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee153 words10
S. 4853United States-Israel Agriculture Cooperation Improvement and Expansion ActRJohn Hoeven NDJun 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee389 words11
H.J.Res. 197Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".DKathy Castor FLJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee58 words160
H.R. 425Repealing Big Brother Overreach ActRWarren Davidson OHJan 15, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee221 words19317
H.R. 8290China Exchange Rate Accountability Act of 2026RPete Sessions TXApr 15, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee466 words00
H.R. 9336Better Care, Better Cost ActRCraig A. Goldman TXJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee373 words10
H.R. 9337Hydropower Licensing Affordability ActRCliff Bentz ORJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee121 words302
H.R. 9343Easy Access to Mail ActRTim Burchett TNJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee414 words10
H.R. 9346USDA Field Office Stability ActDSharice Davids KSJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee191 words31
H.R. 9348Public Access Protection ActDLaura Friedman CAJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee195 words00
H.R. 9350No 9/11 Family Left Behind Act of 2026DDaniel S. Goldman NYJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee313 words140

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