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

14,605 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10820Epstein Wall Street Records Act of 2026DRobert Garcia CAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words220
H.R. 10821To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to make changes to the Standard Maximum Deposit Insurance Amount, and for other purposes.DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee454 words00
H.R. 10822ALPR Accountability Act of 2026RPat Harrigan NCOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words10
H.R. 10823Northwest Wetlands Voluntary Incentives Program ActDVal T. Hoyle OROct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 10824Stroke Education and EMS Care Improvement Act of 2026DGeorge Latimer NYOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee961 words40
H.R. 10825Stop Illegal Super PAC Coordination ActRMichael Lawler NYOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee272 words00
H.R. 10826Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee470 words30
H.R. 10827Protection of Syrian Religious and Ethnic Minorities ActRRyan Mackenzie PAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee597 words30
H.R. 10828To impose sanctions with respect to oil and gas extraction and refinement by the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.DGregory W. Meeks NYOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committeeText pending350
H.R. 10829One Front Door for Elder Fraud Act of 2026DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee362 words20
H.R. 10830Build More Homes ActRJefferson Shreve INOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee368 words10
H.R. 10831Acquired Lands Revenue Modernization ActRDavid J. Taylor OHOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee168 words00
H.R. 10832IRAN ActRClaudia Tenney NYOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words180
H.R. 10833Doorway to the American Dream ActDShri Thanedar MIOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words00
H.R. 10834Gas Money Saved ActDDina Titus NVOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee206 words50
H.R. 10835Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act of 2026DNorma J. Torres CAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10836To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the live broadcast of military executions, and for other purposes.DEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee225 words30
H.R. 10837No Corrupt Lobbyists in Government ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee936 words00
H.R. 10838Honesty in Government Act of 2026DEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee260 words00
H.R. 10839Heat Island Reduction ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words20
S. 5682Foreign Government-Owned Media FARA Registration ActRRick Scott FLOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee520 words00
S. 5683Best Practices for Military Family Child Care Homes ActDJacky Rosen NVOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee451 words10
S. 5684No Cash for Incompetent and Malicious Contractors ActRRick Scott FLOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee398 words00
S. 5685Epstein Wall Street Records Act of 2026DElizabeth Warren MAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words30
S. 5686No Public Executions in America ActDMark Kelly AZOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee476 words10

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