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

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 10, 2026

In committee 15,421 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,591 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out830 5%Approved by committee669 4%Passed the House or Senate821 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 10, 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 980 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 · 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
15,421 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
669 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
821 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. 110 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. 10661Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026DMadeleine Dean PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10662Better Transit for Riders ActDMark DeSaulnier CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee762 words00
H.R. 10663Domestic Violence SAFE Notice ActDDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words00
H.R. 10664SUCCESS Act of 2026DDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 10665SOS Campus ActDDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee828 words00
H.R. 10667Disaster Recovery and Resilience Act of 2026RVirginia Foxx NCOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee782 words00
H.R. 10668EASE ActRRussell Fry SCOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee541 words10
H.R. 10669LANDs ActRPaul A. Gosar AZOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee979 words70
H.R. 10670China FIREWALL Act of 2026DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee470 words10
H.R. 10671Securing Our Critical Infrastructure ActDJosh Gottheimer NJOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee674 words40
H.R. 10672America’s College Promise Act of 2026DAdelita S. Grijalva AZOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee10k words30
H.R. 10673Battery Safety Placarding ActRHarriet M. Hageman WYOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee445 words00
H.R. 10674National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2026DJared Huffman CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee793 words60
H.R. 10675BUILD with Allies Act of 2026RBill Huizenga MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee15k words10
H.R. 10676Foster Youth Dental Act of 2026DSydney Kamlager-Dove CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 10677Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee352 words10
H.R. 10679America Votes Act of 2026DRick Larsen WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee574 words70
H.R. 10680Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026DGeorge Latimer NYOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee458 words170
H.R. 10681National Critical Minerals Council ActDSusie Lee NVOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words20
H.R. 10682To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity in the taxation of professional sports franchises under the limitation on the deduction for certain employee remuneration, and for other purposes.RNicole Malliotakis NYOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee131 words90
H.R. 10684DOE Bioenergy Program Reauthorization ActDApril McClain Delaney MDOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words20
H.R. 10685Hong Konger Promise of Refuge ActDJames P. McGovern MAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee564 words10
H.R. 10686Community Disaster Protection ActDDave Min CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words210
H.R. 10687Utility Affordability and Transparency ActDFrank J. Mrvan INOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee787 words00
H.R. 10688Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2026DJoe Neguse COOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10

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