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

10,218 bills · latest action first

Lobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10954Don’t Flush Babies ActRSheri Biggs SCNov 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 10955EITC Age Parity Act of 2026DJudy Chu CANov 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee79 words100
H.R. 10956IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2026RMike Kennedy UTNov 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee752 words00
H.R. 10957PURGE ActRNancy Mace SCNov 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee947 words00
H.R. 10958Clothing Microplastic Transparency Act of 2026RNancy Mace SCNov 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee305 words00
H.R. 10959Right to Re-Enroll Act of 2026DAndrea Salinas ORNov 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee510 words10
H.R. 10960Keep Federal Tech Talent ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VANov 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee607 words00
H.R. 1945America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark ActRRobert F. Onder, Jr. MOMar 6, 2025SubstantiveTo President528 words30
H.R. 3100CHILD Act of 2026RRussell Fry SCApr 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee169 words40
H.R. 5723FRAUD in VA Disability Exams ActDMark Takano CAOct 8, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee873 words00
H.R. 1744United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026RChristopher H. Smith NJFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveBecame law102 words110
H.R. 8205Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026DMike Quigley ILApr 6, 2026SubstantiveBecame law616 words1030
H.J.Res. 221Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections.DHillary J. Scholten MINov 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee417 words00
H.R. 10952Health Forests Incentives Act of 2026RMichael Baumgartner WANov 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3k words00
H.R. 10953To direct the Secretary of Heath and Human Services to establish and carry out a program for making allotments to States to pay for the cost of carrying out the State Ombudsman Program to serve as a resource to provide information and support to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJNov 2, 2026SubstantiveIn committeeText pending00
H.R. 10306Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025RMark E. Amodei NVSep 8, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee275 words00
H.R. 10918Natural Gas Dominance ActRJodey C. Arrington TXOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee486 words20
H.R. 10919Safety Net Provider Drug Pricing Protection ActRJack Bergman MIOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee389 words130
H.R. 10920Telehealth Access and Licensure Portability Act of 2026RKat Cammack FLOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee133 words00
H.R. 10921Breast Cancer Patient Equity ActDJudy Chu CAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee571 words10
H.R. 10922Fraud Accountability and Mandatory Sentencing ActRBen Cline VAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 10923Public Health and Research Reforms in Controlled Substances Act of 2026DSteve Cohen TNOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee13k words00
H.R. 10924Medicare for America Act of 2026DRosa L. DeLauro CTOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee28k words00
H.R. 10925Countering Online Trafficking ActRJames Gallagher CAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee225 words00
H.R. 10926Election Worker and Polling Place Protection ActDJosh Gottheimer NJOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee653 words10

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