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. 10884To provide additional options on certain federal application forms to allow an individual to elect to be an organ donor and for other purposes.RMichael Lawler NYOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committeeText pending20
H.R. 10885PROTECT Small Restaurants ActDSusie Lee NVOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee536 words50
H.R. 10886Dual Citizen Disclosure ActRNancy Mace SCOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee162 words00
H.R. 10887Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2026DSeth Magaziner RIOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3k words00
H.R. 10888Coastal Ocean Research for Management Act of 2026DSeth Magaziner RIOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee640 words00
H.R. 10889GAS Act of 2026RBrian J. Mast FLOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee319 words00
H.R. 10890To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the motor fuel deduction.RBrian J. Mast FLOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee285 words00
H.R. 10891Scams Tax Relief ActDJoseph D. Morelle NYOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee245 words00
H.R. 10892Performance Life Disclosure Act of 2026DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee783 words00
H.R. 10893Emergency Assistance Privacy Protection Act of 2026DBrittany Pettersen COOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee212 words10
H.R. 10894Disaster Data Protection ActDBrittany Pettersen COOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words10
H.R. 10895Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2026DMary Gay Scanlon PAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3k words00
H.R. 10896To terminate the diversity immigrant visa program.RKeith Self TXOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee217 words00
H.R. 10897Sami’s LawRChristopher H. Smith NJOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words10
H.R. 10898Locality Pay Adjustment ActDDarren Soto FLOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee103 words20
H.R. 10899Power Outage Family Assistance ActDHaley M. Stevens MIOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee402 words00
H.R. 10900Law Enforcement Accountability for Plate Reader Abuse ActDEmilia Strong Sykes OHOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee589 words00
H.R. 10901Streamlining Affordable Housing Act of 2026DNorma J. Torres CAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee802 words00
H.R. 10902Safe Transit ActRJefferson Van Drew NJOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4k words00
H.R. 10903Socorro Vet Center ActDGabe Vasquez NMOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee85 words00
H.R. 10904American Cost of Living Defense ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee597 words00
H.R. 10905No Personal Data in Grocery Pricing ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
H.R. 10906Strong American Wood ActRBruce Westerman AROct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.9k words10
H.R. 10907Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections ActDGeorge Whitesides CAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words380
H.R. 1382To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration, and for other purposes.DJared Huffman CAFeb 14, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee256 words80

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