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
S. 4780A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude micro-grants for food security from gross income.RLisa Murkowski AKJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee163 words00
S. 4783COMPASS ActRTed Cruz TXJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee305 words30
S. 4785FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026DTina Smith MNJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee229 words10
S. 736Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband ActRChuck Grassley IAFeb 26, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate184 words171
H.J.Res. 196Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.DJonathan L. Jackson ILJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee189 words180
H.R. 9238To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.REric A. "Rick" Crawford ARJun 10, 2026SubstantiveFailed in House117 words00
H.R. 9264No Exceptions for Non-Citizens Voting ActREric Burlison MOJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee150 words30
H.R. 9266Chief Chris Eddy’s LawREarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee182 words00
H.R. 9267Transit Oriented Development Act of 2026DEd Case HIJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee469 words20
H.R. 9273To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require public institutions of higher education that receive grants under the Medical Student Education program to include training for medical students relating to menopause in the curriculums of such institutions, and for other purposes.DValerie P. Foushee NCJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee77 words30
H.R. 9274Gun Violence Prevention and Public Safety Database Act of 2026DValerie P. Foushee NCJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee440 words20
H.R. 9275Buy Now Pay Later Consumer Protection Act of 2026DDaniel S. Goldman NYJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee314 words00
H.R. 9277To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act does not include any evidence that the court determines is not the product of reliable scientific principles and methods.RHarriet M. Hageman WYJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee83 words00
H.R. 9278To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act requires de novo trial of the facts when agency action seeks a sanction.RHarriet M. Hageman WYJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee85 words02
H.R. 9286Broadband Deployment and Economic Impact Study Act of 2026DApril McClain Delaney MDJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee243 words80
H.R. 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026DGwen Moore WIJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee224 words1161
H.R. 9292Disaster Relief Integrity and Independence ActDJoe Neguse COJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee225 words21
H.R. 9293ReCement ActRJay Obernolte CAJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee276 words111
H.R. 9304Juice Access Improvement ActRGlenn Thompson PAJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee327 words50
H.R. 9305Juice for Healthy Families Act of 2026RGlenn Thompson PAJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee109 words50
H.R. 9306Hands Off Elections Act of 2026DJill N. Tokuda HIJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee234 words50
H.R. 9308Tax Relief for First Responder Beneficiaries ActRRandy K. Weber, Sr. TXJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee146 words10
S. 4753Port Modernization and Supply Chain Protection ActRMike Lee UTJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee67 words012
S. 4756Allied Partnership and Port Modernization ActRMike Lee UTJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee217 words00
S. 4758Incentivizing the Expansion of U.S. Ports ActRMike Lee UTJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee106 words00

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