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. 8352Criminal History Access Act of 2026RDerek Schmidt KSApr 16, 2026SubstantiveTo President289 words10
H.R. 997National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025RRandy Feenstra IAFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveTo President161 words10
H.R. 10238Cybersecurity for Small Businesses Act of 2026RTony Wied WISep 2, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee352 words30
H.R. 10795Sudan IMPACT ActRJames R. Baird INOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee347 words00
H.R. 10796United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation ActRDon Bacon NEOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee781 words00
H.R. 10797Aerial Transport and High Consequence Infectious Diseases ActRDon Bacon NEOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee506 words00
H.R. 10798Silicosis Prevention and Treatment ActDJ. Luis Correa CAOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee289 words20
H.R. 10799Protecting American Workers Through H–1B Modernization ActRGlenn Grothman WIOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee71 words00
H.R. 10800HEART ActDGeorge Latimer NYOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee428 words00
H.R. 10801School Freedom Act of 2026RNancy Mace SCOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words00
H.R. 10802ASSURE ActDJohnny Olszewski, Jr. MDOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words10
H.R. 10803Reimagining Safety ActDDelia C. Ramirez ILOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words50
H.R. 10804Utility Accountability ActDJosh Riley NYOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee377 words00
H.R. 10805Don’t Block LGBTQ Act of 2026DBradley Scott Schneider ILOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee245 words00
H.R. 10806Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act of 2026RClaudia Tenney NYOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words00
H.R. 10807Get the Flock Out of Our Communities ActDRashida Tlaib MIOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee903 words60
H.R. 10808STORK ActRMatt Van Epps TNOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee496 words00
H.R. 10809Make Data Centers Pay ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee717 words00
H.R. 10329Combating Foreign Threats to Main Street Act of 2026RRoger Williams TXSep 10, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee747 words10
H.R. 10353SBIC Reporting Modernization Act of 2026RBrad Finstad MNSep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee198 words10
H.R. 10355Disaster Loan Outreach Consistency ActDAnalilia Mejia NJSep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee264 words20
H.R. 10371Ensuring SBA Implementation of GAO Recommendations Act of 2026DLaMonica McIver NJSep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee84 words20
H.R. 10768To establish the Office of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Threats within the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.RTom Barrett MIOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committeeText pending00
H.R. 10769SUN ActDEverton Blair Jr. GAOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee131 words00
H.R. 10771Emergency Preparedness in Higher Education ActDTroy A. Carter LAOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee742 words10

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