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

17,070 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10871Military Family Relocation Support ActDMaggie Goodlander NHOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee176 words20
H.R. 10872Combatting Auto Robbery at the Source Act of 2026DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee164 words10
H.R. 10873AI Cyber Defense ActRPat Harrigan NCOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee575 words20
H.R. 10874Medicare Low Income Subsidy Equality Act of 2026DPablo José Hernández PROct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words30
H.R. 10875Improving Medicare Coverage ActDPramila Jayapal WAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words460
H.R. 10876Behavioral Healthcare Deregulation ActRMike Kelly PAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee986 words00
H.R. 10877Brews to Barns Act of 2026RMike Kelly PAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee458 words70
H.R. 10878Truth and Accountability Commission ActDRo Khanna CAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words00
H.R. 10879Workers’ Right to Compete ActDRo Khanna CAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10880Tell the Government Once ActRYoung Kim CAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 1088121st Century Vehicle Choice ActDGreg Landsman OHOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 10882Veteran Breast Cancer Fairness ActDRick Larsen WAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee58 words10
H.R. 10883American Home Mobility ActRMichael Lawler NYOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee229 words10
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

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