Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 9, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 9, 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 9, 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

15,426 bills · latest action first

Stage: In committee (either)Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10933EMS SUPPORT Act of 2026RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words00
H.R. 10934American Minerals Royalty and Investment Act of 2026DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words60
H.R. 10935Stockdale Mountain Land Conveyance ActDZoe Lofgren CAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee485 words10
H.R. 10936Eliminating Dangerous Color Additives ActRNancy Mace SCOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee250 words00
H.R. 10937PROTECT 340B Act of 2026DDoris O. Matsui CAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2k words140
H.R. 10938ABLE Veterans ActRMax L. Miller OHOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee54 words00
H.R. 10939Nigerian Accountability ActRBarry Moore ALOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee284 words00
H.R. 10940READI Act of 2026DKevin Mullin CAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 10941Antitrust Accountability and Transparency ActDJamie Raskin MDOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words90
H.R. 10942No Bonuses in Bankruptcy Act of 2026DMary Gay Scanlon PAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee396 words00
H.R. 10943Counsel for Kids Act of 2026DHillary J. Scholten MIOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee184 words00
H.R. 10944Homeownership Opportunity ActRW. Gregory Steube FLOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 10945Food is Medicine Access Act of 2026DEmilia Strong Sykes OHOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee390 words00
H.R. 10946Congressional Office of Technology Improvement and Enhancement ActDMark Takano CAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words40
H.R. 10947Monitor Microplastics Now ActDRashida Tlaib MIOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words70
H.R. 10948Hire Our Heroes ActRDerrick Van Orden WIOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee830 words50
H.R. 10949To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense.DGabe Vasquez NMOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee114 words00
H.R. 10950Data Center Oversight ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words00
H.R. 10951No Bets on Wildfires ActDGeorge Whitesides CAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee81 words30
H.R. 10908Ending Patient Runaround ActRMichael Cloud TXOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words00
H.R. 10909Deaths in Custody Reporting Reform ActDSteve Cohen TNOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.9k words80
H.R. 10910Dunkin’s LawRJames Gallagher CAOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee404 words00
H.R. 10911U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan Act of 2026DMarcy Kaptur OHOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee498 words30
H.R. 10912Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense ActDWilliam R. Keating MAOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee518 words50
H.R. 10913Eliminating Dangerous Preservatives ActRNancy Mace SCOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee273 words00

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