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

7,973 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3859A bill to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.RLindsey Graham SCFeb 12, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee73 words20
S. 4053A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.DAlex Padilla CAMar 11, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee418 words10
S. 5460Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026DMartin Heinrich NMSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee197 words140
S. 5462FCHIP Extension ActRJohn Hoeven NDSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee80 words31
S. 5474Safe Access to the Polls ActDTammy Baldwin WISep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee140 words10
S. 5478GRANITE ActRMike Lee UTSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee366 words00
S. 5479No Chinese Seafood in Congress ActRDan Sullivan AKSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee381 words00
S. 5480School Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2026DTim Kaine VASep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee289 words10
S. 5483Seneca Nation Law Enforcement Efficiency ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee139 words00
S. 5484Affordable HOMES Act of 2026RJames E. Risch IDSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee257 words50
S. 5486A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations.DSheldon Whitehouse RISep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee140 words00
S. 5487TWICE ActRJohn Kennedy LASep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee245 words01
H.R. 2302Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025RTom McClintock CAMar 24, 2025SubstantivePassed House478 words00
H.R. 9576National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026RBrad Finstad MNJul 2, 2026SubstantivePassed House191 words40
S. 2735Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025DAlex Padilla CASep 8, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee478 words10
S. 5445GRACE for Military Survivors ActDRichard Blumenthal CTSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words11
S. 5450A bill to adjust the rail safety inspections General Schedule classification, and for other purposes.DGary C. Peters MISep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee133 words10
S. 5451A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that recipients of Pell Grants be citizens or nationals of the United States.RJim Banks INSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee123 words00
S. 5456Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026IBernard Sanders VTSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee118 words92
S. 5457National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026REric Schmitt MOSep 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee204 words01
H.R. 10511Lower Commuting Costs Act of 2026DLaura Gillen NYSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee386 words31
H.R. 10514Disaster Relief Fairness Act of 2026DGabe Amo RISep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee385 words70
H.R. 10519To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to establish a Critical Infrastructure AI Cyber Defense Pilot Program, and for other purposes.DJosh Gottheimer NJSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee497 words41
H.R. 10520South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2026DPramila Jayapal WASep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee351 words80
H.R. 10526To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 West Memorial Drive in Muncie, Indiana, as the "Officer Blake A. Reynolds Post Office Building".RVictoria Spartz INSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee83 words80

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