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

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 19,835 bills and resolutions have gotten

So far · as of Nov 10, 2026

In committee 17,479 88%
Sent to committee, never taken up16,640 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out839 4%Approved by committee712 4%Passed the House or Senate1,464 7%Passed the House and Senate38 <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.

88% of this Congress’s bills and resolutions have not left committee; the 118th was at 89% at month 22. 1 in 142 became law.

Includes 2,386 non-binding resolutions and 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

25Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate
2Vetoedby the President
2Veto upheldof the 2 vetoed
7Committee recommended against itall House resolutions of inquiry

Routes around committee

775Skipped committeeof the 1,644 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
111forced 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 file12,730 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied6,113 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied913 bills and resolutions · 22% past committee

Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 79 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 committee114 days
17,479 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber11 days
712 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both70 days
831 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 114 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 523
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.Res. 598Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 589) providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.7 words
LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill or resolution is 523 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 135 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

193 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Words: 10k–20kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 4439Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJul 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee12k words01
S. 2312Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness ActSponsor not on fileJul 16, 2025SubstantiveIn committee12k words40
H.R. 4418Child Care for Working Families ActDRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAJul 15, 2025SubstantiveIn committee19k words1070
S. 2295Child Care for Working Families ActDPatty Murray WAJul 15, 2025SubstantiveIn committee19k words332
H.R. 4350Unearth America’s Future ActDHaley M. Stevens MIJul 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee16k words32
H.R. 4213Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026RMark E. Amodei NVJun 26, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee17k words038
S. 1801International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025RJames E. Risch IDMay 19, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words23
H.R. 3942Keeping Obstetrics Local ActDSuzanne Bonamici ORJun 12, 2025SubstantiveIn committee12k words12
S. 2059Keeping Obstetrics Local ActSponsor not on fileJun 12, 2025SubstantiveIn committee12k words190
H.R. 3921STOP CSAM Act of 2025RBarry Moore ALJun 11, 2025SubstantiveIn committee11k words303
H.R. 3877Washington, D.C. Residents Voting ActRH. Morgan Griffith VAJun 10, 2025SubstantiveIn committee11k words00
S. 1968Working Waterfronts Act of 2025RLisa Murkowski AKJun 5, 2025SubstantiveIn committee10k words21
H.R. 3543College for All Act of 2025DPramila Jayapal WAMay 21, 2025SubstantiveIn committee13k words781
S. 1832College for All Act of 2025IBernard Sanders VTMay 21, 2025SubstantiveIn committee13k words90
H.R. 3525Regulatory Accountability ActRBeth Van Duyne TXMay 20, 2025SubstantiveIn committee11k words01
H.R. 3338MARKET CHOICE ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAMay 13, 2025SubstantiveIn committee12k words11
S. 1708Regulatory Accountability ActRJames Lankford OKMay 12, 2025SubstantiveIn committee11k words10
H.R. 3248American Ownership and Resilience ActRBlake D. Moore UTMay 7, 2025SubstantiveIn committee14k words121
S. 1645American Ownership and Resilience ActDChris Van Hollen MDMay 7, 2025SubstantiveIn committee14k words60
H.R. 2392STABLE Act of 2025RBryan Steil WIMar 26, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words1726
H.R. 3115Assault Weapons Ban of 2025DLucy McBath GAApr 30, 2025SubstantiveIn committee14k words1944
S. 1526Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2025DJohn W. Hickenlooper COApr 30, 2025SubstantiveIn committee12k words310
S. 1531Assault Weapons Ban of 2025DAdam B. Schiff CAApr 30, 2025SubstantiveIn committee14k words314
H.R. 3080Health Care Fairness for All ActRPete Sessions TXApr 29, 2025SubstantiveIn committee18k words01
H.R. 3001To advance commonsense priorities.RBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAApr 24, 2025SubstantiveIn committee19k words01

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