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. 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
H.R. 10717Wigs for Warriors ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee79 words20
H.R. 10718Federal Employee Records Relief ActDJames R. Walkinshaw VAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee552 words71
H.R. 10719Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots ActDGeorge Whitesides CAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words40
H.R. 10720For the relief of Godfrey Oliver Wade.DEverton Blair Jr. GAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee456 words00
H.R. 10463Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration ActRVictoria Spartz INSep 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee749 words00
H.R. 10543PREP ActDMadeleine Dean PASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.5k words00
H.R. 10555VETS Access ActDJared F. Golden MESep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee166 words10
S. 1254A bill to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.RJames E. Risch IDApr 2, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee616 words10
S. 1568LIT Act of 2025RMike Lee UTMay 1, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee611 words61
S. 2938Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act of 2025RJosh Hawley MOSep 29, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words21
S. 2970A bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.RMike Lee UTOct 3, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee134 words10
S. 3371National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement ActDChris Van Hollen MDDec 4, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee468 words10
S. 3524American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025RDavid McCormick PADec 17, 2025SubstantiveDiscussed in committee465 words220
S. 4116Geo POWER ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COMar 17, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee538 words31
S. 4166SECURE Grid ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMar 24, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee807 words22
S. 4252WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMMar 26, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee106 words11

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