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

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10165EXIM Bank Continuity in Competitiveness ActRMichael Lawler NYAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee159 words10
H.R. 10166Foreign Propaganda Disclosure ActRAnna Paulina Luna FLAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee127 words200
H.R. 10169To prohibit the provision of Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland.RMary E. Miller ILAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee176 words00
H.R. 10174GRANITE ActRMichael A. Rulli OHAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee356 words10
H.R. 10175Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act of 2026DBradley Scott Schneider ILAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee146 words100
H.R. 10176No PRC Seafood in Congress ActRChristopher H. Smith NJAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee475 words00
H.R. 10178SHIELD ActRW. Gregory Steube FLAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee209 words61
H.R. 10180Self-Improving AI Monitoring ActDGeorge Whitesides CAAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee336 words20
H.R. 10182CEDS ActDNikema Williams GAAug 27, 2026SubstantiveIn committee253 words40
H.R. 1693To redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center".RHarriet M. Hageman WYFeb 27, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee133 words00
H.R. 5576Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands ActRRuss Fulcher IDSep 26, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee465 words32
H.R. 625LACA of 2026RMichael T. McCaul TXJan 22, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee79 words10
H.R. 7487Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion ActRLauren Boebert COFeb 11, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee475 words10
H.R. 9722Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026RBlake D. Moore UTJul 16, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee133 words111
H.R. 9772Foreign Funding Transparency ActRDavid Schweikert AZJul 18, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee405 words11
H.R. 10141To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4450 Oak Park Lane in Fort Worth, Texas, as the "United States Representative Kay Granger Post Office Building".RCraig A. Goldman TXAug 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee87 words110
H.R. 10143Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2026DSusie Lee NVAug 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee464 words10
H.R. 10145SOUND Pesticide Research ActRNancy Mace SCAug 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee242 words00
H.R. 10147To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule for the United States to establish a new subheading in chapter 39 for silicone prosthetics for women who are breast cancer survivors and a new subheading in chapter 90 for mastectomy bras.RCarol D. Miller WVAug 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee217 words10
H.R. 10148Safeguarding America’s Nonprofits ActRW. Gregory Steube FLAug 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee174 words21
H.R. 10149For the relief of Maria Cordova.DJuan Vargas CAAug 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee449 words00
H.R. 10118No Data Center NDAs ActRTom Barrett MIAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee217 words00
H.R. 10119Protecting Local Control of Data Centers ActRTom Barrett MIAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee89 words40
H.R. 10126DEMAND Act of 2026RRonny Jackson TXAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee174 words40
H.R. 10127TRANS Government Research ActRNancy Mace SCAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee485 words00

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