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

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4811Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion ActDGary C. Peters MIJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee279 words10
S. 4813A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.RThom Tillis NCJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee72 words00
S. 4814A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.DEdward J. Markey MAJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee37 words463
S. 4819Lifeline for First Responders ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee285 words103
S. 4821STOP Scams Against Seniors ActRAshley Moody FLJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee384 words00
S. 4789Blue Star Mothers Day ActRJoni Ernst IAJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee246 words00
S. 4791A bill to abolish the Anti-Weaponization Fund, and for other purposes.DCharles E. Schumer NYJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee73 words250
S. 4793Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2026RTim Scott SCJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee324 words40
S. 4796Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2026DCharles E. Schumer NYJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee420 words72
S. 4797Fresh Starts for Foster Youth ActRJohn Cornyn TXJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee332 words12
S. 4798INVEST ActRJon Husted OHJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee261 words00
S. 4799Slash the Pentagon ActDEdward J. Markey MAJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee109 words01
S. 4800Land of the Free Act of 2026DAlex Padilla CAJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee44 words110
S.J.Res. 190A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Executive Office for Immigration Review relating to "Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals".DTim Kaine VAApr 30, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee39 words10
H.R. 3922Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions ActDJoe Neguse COJun 11, 2025SubstantivePassed House438 words61
H.R. 8502HARVEST ActDShomari Figures ALApr 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee243 words30
H.R. 8953Preserving Community Food Assistance Act of 2026RRudy Yakym III INMay 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee67 words00
H.R. 9312To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.DTroy A. Carter LAJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee59 words20
H.R. 9313Water Access ActDDebbie Dingell MIJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee57 words10
H.R. 9315Workforce Dignity ActRGlenn Grothman WIJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee274 words10
H.R. 9319Keeping Pets and Families Together ActDTed Lieu CAJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee362 words20
H.R. 9322Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Act of 2026DJimmy Panetta CAJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee355 words60
H.R. 9324Government Bailout Prevention ActRW. Gregory Steube FLJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee425 words30
S. 2033Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions ActDRuben Gallego AZJun 11, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate303 words01
S. 3041Tribal Warrant Fairness ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVOct 23, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate204 words150

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