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. 116 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

280 bills · latest action first

Route: Skipped committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.J.Res. 75Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".RCraig A. Goldman TXMar 10, 2025SubstantiveBecame law159 words133
H.R. 1503Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025RChristopher H. Smith NJFeb 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.6k words14
H.R. 1486Economic Espionage Prevention ActRRichard McCormick GAFeb 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House2k words30
H.R. 1540Falun Gong Protection ActRScott Perry PAFeb 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.3k words120
H.R. 1724No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor ActRNathaniel Moran TXFeb 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House416 words00
H.R. 1800Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2025RRyan Mackenzie PAMar 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House181 words22
H.R. 2416Taiwan International Solidarity ActDGerald E. Connolly VAMar 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House579 words120
H.R. 36MEGOBARI ActRJoe Wilson SCJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House3.4k words181
H.R. 530ACES ActRAugust Pfluger TXJan 16, 2025SubstantivePassed House609 words351
H.J.Res. 78Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt".RDoug LaMalfa CAMar 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House54 words81
H.R. 1228Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors ActRJuan Ciscomani AZFeb 12, 2025SubstantivePassed House53 words11
H.R. 22SAVE ActRChip Roy TXJan 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House3.7k words11010
H.R. 981VETT ActRDerrick Van Orden WIFeb 5, 2025SubstantivePassed House232 words00
H.R. 1039Clear Communication for Veterans Claims ActRTom Barrett MIFeb 6, 2025SubstantivePassed House370 words90
H.R. 586Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study ActRNick LaLota NYJan 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House419 words80
H.R. 877Deliver for Veterans ActRJames C. Moylan GUJan 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House118 words80
H.R. 1234To direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availability of the Annotated Constitution and pocket-part supplements by replacing the hardbound versions with digital versions.RStephanie I. Bice OKFeb 12, 2025SubstantivePassed House481 words30
H.R. 1534IMPACT ActRMax L. Miller OHFeb 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.2k words14
H.R. 1318United States Research Protection ActRMike Kennedy UTFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House159 words10
H.R. 1325Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025RFrank D. Lucas OKFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House225 words11
H.R. 1326DOE and USDA Interagency Research ActRFrank D. Lucas OKFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House802 words21
H.R. 1350DOE and NSF Interagency Research ActDHaley M. Stevens MIFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House771 words20
H.R. 1368DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination ActRNicholas J. Begich III AKFeb 14, 2025SubstantivePassed House739 words30
H.R. 359Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025RJay Obernolte CAJan 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House134 words10
H.R. 730Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education ActDChrissy Houlahan PAJan 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House2.2k words21

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