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. 4759Tax Relief for Innocent Spouses ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee144 words10
S. 4760A bill to 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.RTom Cotton ARJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee108 words00
S. 4761Tax Court Parity ActRTim Scott SCJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee423 words10
S. 4764A bill to 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.RTom Cotton ARJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee108 words00
S. 4768A bill to provide for a requirement for networked autonomous kinetic capability against small unmanned aircraft systems.RJohn Cornyn TXJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee196 words00
S. 4771Protecting Asylum Integrity ActRRick Scott FLJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee430 words10
S. 4772Renewable Energy Choice ActDJeff Merkley ORJun 11, 2026SubstantiveIn committee215 words00
H.J.Res. 195Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".DSuzanne Bonamici ORJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee43 words220
H.R. 7882To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.RPete Stauber MNMar 9, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee211 words20
H.R. 9180CDBG–DR Automated Assessment ActDWesley Bell MOJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee146 words01
H.R. 9236HAILEY Act of 2026RRudy Yakym III INJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee109 words110
H.R. 9239Drain the Slush Fund ActDJason Crow COJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee99 words40
H.R. 9240Tax Dollar Accountability ActRByron Donalds FLJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee186 words00
H.R. 9243Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026DJosh Harder CAJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee387 words01
H.R. 9249No PLA Employees Act of 2026RJohn R. Moolenaar MIJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee240 words10
H.R. 9252POWER Moldova Act of 2026DDeborah K. Ross NCJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee260 words10
H.R. 9254Stop the SPLC Act of 2026RChip Roy TXJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee85 words90
S. 3500Hydropower Licensing Transparency ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVDec 16, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee440 words12
S. 4732Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee387 words31
S. 4736Multigenerational Care and Support ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHJun 10, 2026SubstantiveIn committee330 words10
H.R. 3490Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025DGerald E. Connolly VAMay 19, 2025SubstantiveBecame law473 words10
H.R. 5929Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2026RAndy Barr KYNov 7, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee273 words20
H.R. 6297PEACE ActRRandy Fine FLNov 25, 2025SubstantivePassed House225 words51
H.R. 6917To take certain land into trust for the benefit of the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians.DDina Titus NVDec 19, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee410 words10
H.R. 7668Countering China’s Control of the Caucasus ActRJoe Wilson SCFeb 24, 2026SubstantivePassed House406 words10

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