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

15,421 bills · latest action first

Stage: In committee (either)Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10743Nonprofit Security Grant Program Funding Improvement ActDSusie Lee NVOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee100 words50
H.R. 10744Red Meat Inspection Exemption ActRThomas Massie KYOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee488 words20
H.R. 10745Yaeli Martinez Child Protection ActRMary E. Miller ILOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee19k words170
H.R. 10746Fossil Free Finance Act of 2026DAyanna Pressley MAOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words10
H.R. 10747Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage Fairness Act of 2026DRaul Ruiz CAOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee120 words30
H.R. 10748Balkans Security Cooperation ActDRitchie Torres NYOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee664 words10
H.R. 10749RAISE Act of 2026DDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee143 words30
H.R. 10750Advanced Nuclear Fission and Fusion Propulsion Systems ActDGeorge Whitesides CAOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee499 words00
H.J.Res. 218Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.DSteve Cohen TNOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee179 words00
H.R. 10387To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out additional Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restoration projects not eligible under current policy of the Department of the Army, and for other purposes.DMarcy Kaptur OHSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee50 words00
H.R. 10640Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026DMaxine Waters CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words120
H.R. 10641Employee and Retiree Access to Justice ActDMark DeSaulnier CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 10642Stop the Settlements ActDJoaquin Castro TXOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words631
H.R. 10643H–1B Visa Fraud Crackdown ActRBeth Van Duyne TXOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee169 words50
H.R. 10644Faith and Rural Small Business ActRMark Alford MOOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee137 words00
H.R. 10645SMART ActRTroy Balderson OHOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee520 words40
H.R. 10646To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental support agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies, and for other purposes.DJoyce Beatty OHOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee45 words10
H.R. 10647IMD CARE ActRCliff Bentz OROct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words10
H.R. 10649Safe Disposal of Opioids Act of 2026DSuzanne Bonamici OROct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee471 words10
H.R. 10650American Glove Act of 2026RMike Carey OHOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
H.R. 10651End Tax Breaks for Dark Money ActDJudy Chu CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee198 words170
H.R. 10652San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund Reauthorization ActDGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words10
H.R. 10653Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026DSteve Cohen TNOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 10656Nicholas Douglas Quets Border Travel Safety ActRElijah Crane AZOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 10657SPROUT Act of 2026RJeff Crank COOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee577 words00

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