Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 9, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 9, 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 9, 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

835 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 1254A bill to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.RJames E. Risch IDApr 2, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee616 words10
S. 1568LIT Act of 2025RMike Lee UTMay 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee611 words61
S. 2938Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act of 2025RJosh Hawley MOSep 29, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words21
S. 2970A bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.RMike Lee UTOct 3, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee134 words10
S. 3371National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement ActDChris Van Hollen MDDec 4, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee468 words10
S. 3524American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025RDavid McCormick PADec 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee465 words220
S. 4116Geo POWER ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COMar 17, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee538 words31
S. 4166SECURE Grid ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMar 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee807 words22
S. 4252WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMMar 26, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee106 words11
S. 4406Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVApr 28, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.8k words11
S. 465GRID Power ActRJohn Hoeven NDFeb 6, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee671 words411
S. 4846TAAP ActDMark Kelly AZJun 22, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee175 words10
S. 4870Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026RLisa Murkowski AKJun 23, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee175 words10
S. 5352Desalination Reauthorization ActDAlex Padilla CAAug 6, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee618 words10
S. 5359Pennington County Land Conveyance ActRJohn Thune SDAug 7, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee236 words10
S. 5360Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity ActRDavid McCormick PAAug 7, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee660 words52
S. 5374A bill to facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.RJames E. Risch IDAug 7, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee146 words10
S. 1750Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity ActRKatie Boyd Britt ALMay 14, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee157 words10
S. 3859A bill to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.RLindsey Graham SCFeb 12, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee73 words20
S. 4053A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.DAlex Padilla CAMar 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee418 words10
S. 5354Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026RLisa Murkowski AKAug 6, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee12k words90
H.R. 10152Open-Source AI Leadership ActRGabe Evans COAug 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words01
H.R. 10158Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026RDiana Harshbarger TNAug 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee922 words31
H.R. 10163American Quantum Competitiveness ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYAug 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1k words32
H.R. 10170Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act of 2026RMariannette Miller-Meeks IAAug 27, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee521 words11

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