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. 10579Energy Cost Fairness and Reliability Act of 2026DDave Min CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee4.2k words10
H.R. 10580LABEL ActRTim Moore NCSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee218 words10
H.R. 10581Shenandoah VALOR ActRRiley M. Moore WVSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee795 words120
H.R. 10582Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization ActRNathaniel Moran TXSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3k words537
H.R. 10583Garrett’s LawDKevin Mullin CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee272 words01
H.R. 10584Wildfire and Grid Reliability ActDJoe Neguse COSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 10585Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActDAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words360
H.R. 10586NATO Shield ActDJimmy Panetta CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee852 words20
H.R. 10587American Homes First ActDChris Pappas NHSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee172 words00
H.R. 10588LIHEAP ActDChris Pappas NHSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee127 words00
H.R. 10589Consumer Fuel Costs Relief ActDChris Pappas NHSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee526 words00
H.R. 10591Safer Choice Program Authorization Act of 2026DScott H. Peters CASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2k words20
H.R. 10592Fentanyl Sanctions Reauthorization Act of 2026DBrittany Pettersen COSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee56 words10
H.R. 10593Permanently Authorizing PILT ActDBrittany Pettersen COSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee43 words120
H.R. 10594Reliable Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2026RAugust Pfluger TXSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words70
H.R. 10595Stop Wall Street Looting ActDMark Pocan WISep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee19k words91
H.R. 10596Safe Water for Schools Act of 2026DNellie Pou NJSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee59 words60
H.R. 10597Affordability is Access Act of 2026DAyanna Pressley MASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words412
H.R. 10598Improving Rural Transportation ActDJosh Riley NYSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee713 words10
H.R. 10599No Surprise Bills for Seniors ActDDeborah K. Ross NCSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee77 words00
H.R. 10600Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026DJanice D. Schakowsky ILSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee873 words962
H.R. 10601Muskegon County Environmental Infrastructure ActDHillary J. Scholten MISep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee68 words00
H.R. 10602Ottawa County Environmental Infrastructure ActDHillary J. Scholten MISep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee68 words00
H.R. 10603Kent County Environmental Infrastructure ActDHillary J. Scholten MISep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee68 words00
H.R. 10605SUNRAY for Energy ActDEric Sorensen ILSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00

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