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 15,426 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 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 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

7,973 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10943Counsel for Kids Act of 2026DHillary J. Scholten MIOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee184 words00
H.R. 10945Food is Medicine Access Act of 2026DEmilia Strong Sykes OHOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee390 words00
H.R. 10947Monitor Microplastics Now ActDRashida Tlaib MIOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words70
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. 10951No Bets on Wildfires ActDGeorge Whitesides CAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee81 words30
H.R. 7254To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.DJared Huffman CAJan 27, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee238 words110
H.R. 9269Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network ActDJames E. Clyburn SCJun 11, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee64 words100
H.R. 9600Common Sense 250 Act of 2026DJamie Raskin MDJul 6, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee107 words10
H.R. 9640Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026RRobert J. Wittman VAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee315 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. 10913Eliminating Dangerous Preservatives ActRNancy Mace SCOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee273 words00
H.R. 10862Military Suicide Prevention Oversight ActDGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. CAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee329 words00
H.R. 10863Vets and Pets ActDJ. Luis Correa CAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee366 words00
H.R. 10865Samier Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2026DDebbie Dingell MIOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee435 words00
H.R. 10866Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act of 2026RBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee366 words50
H.R. 10868Protecting Students from Sexually Explicit Materials ActRClay Fuller GAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee465 words00
H.R. 10869Protect Clean Water ActDLaura Gillen NYOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee376 words10
H.R. 10870Military Domestic Violence Survivors Support ActDMaggie Goodlander NHOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee218 words20
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. 10877Brews to Barns Act of 2026RMike Kelly PAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee458 words70
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. 10886Dual Citizen Disclosure ActRNancy Mace SCOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee162 words00

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