Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 10, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 10, 2026

In committee 15,426 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out835 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate820 5%Passed the House and Senate17 <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 10, 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

279Skipped committeeof the 979 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 file10,218 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,872 bills · 10% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied909 bills · 21% 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 committee139 days
15,426 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
820 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
17 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 139 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. 111 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

279 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3424Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025DChristopher A. Coons DEDec 10, 2025SubstantiveBecame law1.6k words30
H.R. 7148Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026RTom Cole OKJan 20, 2026SubstantiveBecame lawText pending0126
H.R. 988To amend title 36, United States Code, to move the place of incorporation and domicile of the National Woman’s Relief Corps to Illinois, to move the principal office of such Corps to Murphysboro, Illinois, and for other purposes.RMike Bost ILFeb 5, 2025SubstantivePassed House126 words31
H.R. 6945Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families ActRMichelle Fischbach MNJan 6, 2026SubstantivePassed House151 words154
H.R. 6938Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026RTom Cole OKJan 6, 2026SubstantiveBecame lawText pending055
H.R. 224Disabled Veterans Housing Support ActRMonica De La Cruz TXJan 7, 2025SubstantiveBecame law336 words110
H.R. 7006Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026RTom Cole OKJan 12, 2026SubstantivePassed House87k words06
H.R. 2683Remote Access Security ActRMichael Lawler NYApr 7, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.1k words178
H.R. 6715Child Predators Accountability ActRMark Harris NCDec 15, 2025SubstantivePassed House202 words10
H.R. 6732Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment ActRAndy Biggs AZDec 16, 2025SubstantivePassed House253 words90
H.R. 909Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025RAnn Wagner MOFeb 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House433 words3270
H.R. 187MAPWaters Act of 2025RBlake D. Moore UTJan 3, 2025SubstantiveBecame law1.4k words31
H.R. 165Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site ActRDusty Johnson SDJan 3, 2025SubstantiveBecame law692 words00
H.R. 498Do No Harm in Medicaid ActRDan Crenshaw TXJan 16, 2025SubstantivePassed House766 words64
H.R. 6703Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IADec 15, 2025SubstantivePassed House16k words024
S. 3490National Historical Park and National Historic Landmark Establishment and Boundary Adjustments Act of 2025RJosh Hawley MODec 16, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate1.1k words20
H.R. 5457Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets ActDShontel M. Brown OHSep 18, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.4k words31
H.R. 5810Federal Supervisor Education ActRWilliam R. Timmons IV SCOct 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.1k words02
H.R. 2550Protect America's Workforce ActDJared F. Golden MEApr 1, 2025SubstantivePassed House110 words22617
H.R. 1912Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025DGerald E. Connolly VAMar 6, 2025SubstantiveBecame law492 words70
H.R. 452Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal ActRPete Stauber MNJan 15, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending2990
H.R. 970Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025DMarilyn Strickland WAFeb 4, 2025SubstantiveBecame law367 words21
H.R. 983Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025RDerrick Van Orden WIFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveBecame law397 words00
H.J.Res. 104Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".RTroy Downing MTJul 10, 2025SubstantiveBecame law188 words11
H.J.Res. 105Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".RJulie Fedorchak NDJul 10, 2025SubstantiveBecame law185 words01

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