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 15,426 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 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 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

820 bills · latest action first

Stage: Passed the House or SenateNeeds both chambersClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7890Science of Reading Act of 2026RErin Houchin INMar 12, 2026SubstantivePassed House583 words31
H.R. 8193To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 189 East Main Street in Xenia, Ohio, as the "Gil Whitney Post Office Building".RMichael R. Turner OHApr 2, 2026CeremonialPassed House77 words140
H.R. 9086Foreign Service Modernization ActRMichael Lawler NYJun 2, 2026SubstantivePassed House12k words31
H.R. 9191National Fossil Act of 2026RErin Houchin INJun 8, 2026SubstantivePassed House164 words90
H.R. 9497Water Resources Development Act of 2026RSam Graves MOJun 29, 2026SubstantivePassed House55k words322
H.R. 9570To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 West Lovett Street in Charlotte, Michigan, as the "Francis C. Flaherty Post Office Building".RTom Barrett MIJul 2, 2026CeremonialPassed House80 words120
H.J.Res. 210Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".RVince Fong CAAug 6, 2026SubstantivePassed House42 words76
H.R. 1266Combating Illicit Xylazine ActDJimmy Panetta CAFeb 12, 2025SubstantivePassed House1k words1143
H.R. 1342Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance ActRScott Perry PAFeb 13, 2025SubstantivePassed House52 words20
H.R. 1682BELO’S ActRGabe Evans COFeb 27, 2025SubstantivePassed House82 words50
H.R. 2004Tyler’s LawDTed Lieu CAMar 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House275 words652
H.R. 2140Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025DDoris O. Matsui CAMar 14, 2025SubstantivePassed House43 words35
H.R. 2709Save Our Sequoias ActRVince Fong CAApr 8, 2025SubstantivePassed House4.8k words291
H.R. 2846To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).DChrissy Houlahan PAApr 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House61 words40
H.R. 2978GUARD ActRZachary Nunn IAApr 21, 2025SubstantivePassed House1.3k words549
H.R. 4646Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025RMonica De La Cruz TXJul 23, 2025SubstantivePassed House74 words70
H.R. 5109Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency ActDTroy A. Carter LASep 3, 2025SubstantivePassed House226 words72
H.R. 5517Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYSep 19, 2025SubstantivePassed House297 words270
H.R. 6633High-Capacity Grid ActRJulie Fedorchak NDDec 11, 2025SubstantivePassed House555 words419
H.R. 7436Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training ActDSeth Magaziner RIFeb 9, 2026SubstantivePassed House1.3k words30
H.R. 7443I&A Mission Reorientation Act of 2026RAugust Pfluger TXFeb 9, 2026SubstantivePassed House637 words30
H.R. 8005Stop Pills That Kill ActRGabe Evans COMar 19, 2026SubstantivePassed House2.1k words00
H.R. 8278Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision ActRMarlin A. Stutzman INApr 14, 2026SubstantivePassed House1.1k words14
H.R. 8775Ending Predator Access to Union Power ActRJoe Wilson SCMay 12, 2026SubstantivePassed House96 words02
H.R. 900Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025DDarren Soto FLJan 31, 2025SubstantivePassed House223 words83

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