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. 10553Margin Eligibility Modernization ActRAndrew R. Garbarino NYSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee259 words10
H.R. 10554SCREEN Act of 2026RCarlos A. Gimenez FLSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee91 words50
H.R. 10556VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026RPaul A. Gosar AZSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee528 words340
H.R. 10557Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration ActDAdelita S. Grijalva AZSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee336 words161
H.R. 10558CLEAR ActRHarriet M. Hageman WYSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee502 words00
H.R. 10559LARC Access Expansion ActRAshley Hinson IASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee770 words22
H.R. 10560Skilled JOBS ActRJohn James MISep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee684 words00
H.R. 10561Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery ActDPramila Jayapal WASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words10
H.R. 10562Students Not Profits Act of 2026DPramila Jayapal WASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words40
H.R. 10563Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026DPramila Jayapal WASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words80
H.R. 10564Enduring Accountability ActDJulie Johnson TXSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee555 words10
H.R. 10565Sexual Abuse Services in Detention ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee686 words10
H.R. 10566Sunlight on SuperPACs Act of 2026DMarcy Kaptur OHSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee802 words80
H.R. 10567AI Emergency Button ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee156 words00
H.R. 10568Protecting Biological Data as Critical Infrastructure ActDRo Khanna CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee383 words21
H.R. 10569Protecting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing as Critical Infrastructure ActDRo Khanna CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee649 words21
H.R. 10570No Secrets for Data Centers Act of 2026DGreg Landsman OHSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee567 words20
H.R. 10571Surge to Save Newborns ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee306 words161
H.R. 10572Home Accessibility Improvements Inclusion ActRMichael Lawler NYSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee181 words00
H.R. 10573Tax Relief for Surviving Spouses ActRMichael Lawler NYSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee111 words10
H.R. 10574American Leadership in Fusion ActDZoe Lofgren CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.9k words91
H.R. 10575Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026DZoe Lofgren CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words16
H.R. 10576Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments Act of 2026DBetty McCollum MNSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee612 words20
H.R. 10577To prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes.RMark B. Messmer INSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee250 words10
H.R. 10578AI DATA ActDDave Min CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30

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