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

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10313To facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.RRuss Fulcher IDSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee146 words00
H.R. 10315AI LABS ActDJosh Gottheimer NJSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee395 words11
H.R. 10319Gender Delusion Disqualification ActRNancy Mace SCSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee394 words01
H.R. 10320Town Halls for All Act of 2026DJoe Neguse COSep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee344 words00
H.R. 10323Thirty-Two Hour Workweek ActDMark Takano CASep 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee459 words61
H.R. 3495Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization ActIKevin Kiley CAMay 19, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee74 words314
H.R. 8781Title IX Clarification Act of 2026RJodey C. Arrington TXMay 13, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee267 words444
H.R. 9501AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026RVern Buchanan FLJun 29, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee241 words30
H.R. 10172To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes.DEleanor Holmes Norton DCAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee201 words00
H.R. 10298Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2026DBill Foster ILSep 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee411 words91
H.R. 10299To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 83 East Park Street in Alamo, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth Nolen Davis Post Office".RDavid Kustoff TNSep 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee77 words60
H.R. 10302Certainty in Litigation for Electric Asset Reliability (CLEAR) Act of 2026DScott H. Peters CASep 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee293 words12
H.R. 10303FLIGHT DECK ActDNellie Pou NJSep 4, 2026SubstantiveIn committee483 words30
H.R. 10241I–47 Future Interstate Act of 2026RBrian Babin TXSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee150 words60
H.R. 10243Protecting Elders From Government Error ActRClay Higgins LASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee392 words00
H.R. 10244No Taxpayer Funds for Congressional First Class Flights ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee255 words00
H.R. 10247Future of America’s Workforce ActRNicholas J. Begich III AKSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee418 words10
H.R. 10250No Preference ActRStephanie I. Bice OKSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee198 words41
H.R. 10252Launching with Healthcare ActDJanelle S. Bynum ORSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee62 words160
H.R. 10253To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1706 South Burnside Avenue in Gonzales, Louisiana, as the "Cpl. Lawrence Brown Post Office Building".DTroy A. Carter LASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee78 words50
H.R. 10257To require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities.RMario Diaz-Balart FLSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee337 words100
H.R. 10259DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026DVeronica Escobar TXSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee435 words00
H.R. 10261Edgely Community Protection and Transparency ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PASep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee241 words10
H.R. 1026221st Century SPR ActDLizzie Fletcher TXSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee376 words10
H.R. 10263Halt Abusive Internet Lawsuits Act of 2026RRuss Fulcher IDSep 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee251 words04

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