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
H.J.Res. 106Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".RNicholas J. Begich III AKJul 14, 2025SubstantiveBecame law176 words01
H.J.Res. 130Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.RHarriet M. Hageman WYOct 8, 2025SubstantiveBecame law186 words11
H.J.Res. 131Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.RNicholas J. Begich III AKOct 10, 2025SubstantiveBecame law171 words02
H.R. 1461To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 521 Thorn Street in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, as the "Mary Elizabeth 'Bettie' Cole Post Office Building".DChristopher R. Deluzio PAFeb 21, 2025CeremonialPassed House82 words160
H.R. 186Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location ActRBlake D. Moore UTJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House413 words80
H.R. 1512Taiwan Assurance Implementation ActRAnn Wagner MOFeb 21, 2025SubstantiveBecame law330 words30
H.R. 695Medal of Honor ActRTroy E. Nehls TXJan 23, 2025SubstantiveBecame law501 words40
H.R. 6019To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.RAustin Scott GANov 12, 2025SubstantivePassed House56 words390
H.R. 4405Epstein Files Transparency ActDRo Khanna CAJul 15, 2025SubstantiveBecame law776 words240
H.R. 5371Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026RTom Cole OKSep 16, 2025SubstantiveBecame lawText pending068
H.R. 1612Flatside Wilderness Additions ActRJ. French Hill ARFeb 26, 2025SubstantivePassed House182 words00
H.R. 197Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025RPete Stauber MNJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House843 words20
H.R. 5125District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025RPete Sessions TXSep 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House272 words21
H.R. 5143District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025RClay Higgins LASep 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House424 words20
H.R. 4922D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025RByron Donalds FLAug 8, 2025SubstantivePassed House958 words80
H.R. 5140To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age.RBrandon Gill TXSep 4, 2025SubstantivePassed House154 words60
H.R. 2170To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, VA Clinic, and for other purposes.RChristopher H. Smith NJMar 18, 2025SubstantiveBecame law799 words110
H.R. 2503Undersea Cable Control ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJMar 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House935 words20
H.R. 2635Uyghur Policy Act of 2025RYoung Kim CAApr 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.3k words140
H.R. 2643Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025DGregory W. Meeks NYApr 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.3k words90
H.R. 4215International Traffic in Arms Regulations Licensing Reform ActRMichael Baumgartner WAJun 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House623 words61
H.R. 4216Made-in-America Defense ActRSheri Biggs SCJun 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House610 words52
H.R. 4233ARMOR ActRYoung Kim CAJun 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House584 words60
H.R. 4490PARTNER ActDJoaquin Castro TXJul 17, 2025SubstantivePassed House724 words80
H.R. 1316Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency ActRRonny Jackson TXFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveBecame law502 words21

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