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
H.R. 8954Tribal Regulatory Reform Implementation Act of 2026RJeff Hurd COMay 21, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee97 words00
H.R. 9209Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026REric A. "Rick" Crawford ARJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee108 words00
H.R. 9213American Electric Rail Mapping Act of 2026DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee293 words21
H.R. 9214TSP Modernization ActRMike Bost ILJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee214 words241
H.R. 9215Prioritizing Warfighters in Defense Contracting ActRTim Burchett TNJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee187 words00
H.R. 9216Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026DGreg Casar TXJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee144 words322
H.R. 9220Restore Military Families’ Voices ActDSara Jacobs CAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee459 words00
H.R. 9223To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers, and for other purposes.RJulia Letlow LAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee119 words00
H.R. 9225To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study to assess whether certain aircraft certified under part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, may be used in operations conducted under part 121 of such title, and for other purposes.RTracey Mann KSJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee276 words20
H.R. 9230Statutory Term Limits on Congressional Pay and Power ActRChip Roy TXJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee437 words00
H.R. 9233To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Armando Rodriguez Post Office".DJuan Vargas CAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee81 words00
H.R. 9235Disaster Ready Infrastructure Act of 2026DGeorge Whitesides CAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee187 words20
S. 1157Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025DTina Smith MNMar 26, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate445 words63
S. 2393Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization ActRJerry Moran KSJul 23, 2025SubstantiveBecame law228 words10
S. 4712Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026RChuck Grassley IAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee107 words00
S. 4713Preventing Payouts for Insurrectionists ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee421 words00
S. 4714FENCE ActRPete Ricketts NEJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words40
S. 4716SNAP Fraud Reporting Act of 2026RRick Scott FLJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee441 words00
S. 4718Restore Military Families’ Voices ActDElizabeth Warren MAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee460 words20
S. 4720Protecting U.S. Fishers from Illegal Foreign Flags Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee234 words30
S. 4722A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Armando Rodriguez Post Office".DAlex Padilla CAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee81 words00
S. 4725Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2026DEdward J. Markey MAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee112 words40
S.J.Res. 192A joint resolution providing 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 "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".DRon Wyden ORMay 19, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee97 words200
H.R. 9177Improving Mentorship in STEM Higher Education ActDJennifer L. McClellan VAJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee496 words62
H.R. 9181Rail Motive Power Source Integration Act of 2026DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee249 words31

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