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 15,435 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,606 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out829 5%Approved by committee665 4%Passed the House or Senate826 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 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 985 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
15,435 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
665 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
826 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 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. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

3,739 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 465GRID Power ActRJohn Hoeven NDFeb 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee671 words411
S. 5352Desalination Reauthorization ActDAlex Padilla CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee618 words10
S. 5360Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity ActRDavid McCormick PAAug 7, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee660 words52
S. 5606Hong Konger Promise of Refuge ActDJeff Merkley ORSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee565 words00
S. 5610Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026RAshley Moody FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee685 words00
S. 5613Ecuador Shrimp Tariff ActRCindy Hyde-Smith MSSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee622 words00
S. 5615VEST ActRAshley Moody FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee651 words00
S. 5618Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2026DRichard Blumenthal CTSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee983 words89
S. 5626Higher Education Grant Flexibility Act of 2026DChris Van Hollen MDSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee698 words60
S. 5627John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2026DCory A. Booker NJSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee879 words00
S. 5634SPELL ActDAlex Padilla CASep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee569 words10
S. 5636Supporting Focus in Schools ActDRuben Gallego AZSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee606 words00
S. 5639Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2026RMike Rounds SDSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee871 words10
S. 5641Opportunities for Nuclear Energy Investment ActRTim Scott SCSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee626 words01
S. 5645Data Center Community Empowerment Act of 2026RJohn R. Curtis UTSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee771 words10
S. 5651National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2026DElizabeth Warren MASep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee793 words30
S. 5657SOS Campus ActDTim Kaine VASep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee882 words20
S. 5663PROOF ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee799 words00
S. 5666NO CHEATS ActRBernie Moreno OHSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee698 words00
S. 5675Nutrition Continuity for Military Families Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee778 words80
S.J.Res. 219A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget and establishing the requisite procedures.RAshley Moody FLSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee655 words01
S. 5574NEST ActDAndy Kim NJSep 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee693 words10
S. 5578A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Hawaiian Islands Program, and for other purposes.DMazie K. Hirono HISep 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee974 words10
S. 5585BRIDGE Act of 2026DAlex Padilla CASep 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee942 words10
S. 5590Electric Grid Supply Chain Security ActRJim Banks INSep 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee777 words00

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