Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 11, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,085 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 11, 2026

In committee 15,433 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,605 85%Discussed in committee, not voted out828 5%Approved by committee664 4%Passed the House or Senate828 5%Passed the House and Senate18 <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 11, 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

280Skipped committeeof the 988 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 file10,233 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
15,433 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
664 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both97 days
828 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law20 days
18 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. 116 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

17,085 bills · latest action first

Needs both chambersClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10692Restoring Essential Plan Coverage ActDAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee354 words180
H.R. 10693GI Bill Transferability ActRJimmy Patronis FLOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee236 words70
H.R. 10694More Nurses in Rural Schools ActDMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee399 words10
H.R. 10695United States Submarine Cable Security Policy Act of 2026RAugust Pfluger TXOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words10
H.R. 10696Ad-Free Means Ad-Free ActDJosh Riley NYOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee395 words00
H.R. 10697No Troops in Our Streets Act of 2026DPatrick Ryan NYOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words50
H.R. 10698ICE Shootings Transparency ActDAndrea Salinas OROct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee196 words80
H.R. 10699Dropbox Access ActDMary Gay Scanlon PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee869 words20
H.R. 10700Accessible Voting Act of 2026DMary Gay Scanlon PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words30
H.R. 10701FTC Autonomy ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee139 words10
H.R. 10702Workers’ Retirement Savings Protection Act of 2026DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee468 words00
H.R. 10703Protecting Workers’ Benefits ActDRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee378 words00
H.R. 10704Direct CARE Opportunity Act of 2026DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words40
H.R. 10705Stop SIM Box Scams ActRJefferson Shreve INOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words31
H.R. 10706Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid ActRAdrian Smith NEOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words00
H.R. 10707Internationally Trained Physicians Assistance Act of 2026DAdam Smith WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee672 words10
H.R. 10708Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act of 2026DAdam Smith WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee365 words10
H.R. 10709Multigenerational HOMES ActDMarilyn Strickland WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10710Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act of 2026DMarilyn Strickland WAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee909 words10
H.R. 10711Reducing Visa Delays ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee267 words00
H.R. 10712First Responder Behavioral Health Access ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee775 words11
H.R. 10713Federal Telework Protection ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words80
H.R. 10714Strengthening Emergency Responses ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee447 words00
H.R. 10715Domestic Visa Renewal Modernization ActDSuhas Subramanyam VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee267 words60
H.R. 10716Integrity for Taxpayers ActRDavid J. Taylor OHOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee249 words30

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