Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 9, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,070 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 9, 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 9, 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

15,426 bills · latest action first

Stage: In committee (either)Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10914Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026DJennifer L. McClellan VAOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee721 words20
H.R. 10915Common-Sense Cloud Security ActRRichard McCormick GAOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 10916Aquatic Restoration and Conservation ActDJoe Neguse COOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee924 words10
H.R. 10917Wildfire Emergency Act of 2026DJimmy Panetta CAOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6k words00
H.J.Res. 220Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to a national referendum process.DJohnny Olszewski, Jr. MDOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee612 words00
H.R. 10855QUAHOGS Act of 2026DGabe Amo RIOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words40
H.R. 10856LIHTC Security ActRJodey C. Arrington TXOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee667 words20
H.R. 10857To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and Public Health Service Act to advance the next-generation of clinical development of novel treatments and cures, and for other purposes.DJake Auchincloss MAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committeeText pending10
H.R. 10858CARE for Blood Cancer Act of 2026DNanette Diaz Barragán CAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee892 words120
H.R. 10859Biotech Defense ActRSheri Biggs SCOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 10860Stop Beijing’s Bots ActRSheri Biggs SCOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee811 words00
H.R. 10861Blocking Foreign Cellular Modules in Defense Systems Act of 2026RSheri Biggs SCOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee606 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. 10864San Carlos Irrigation Project Divestiture Act of 2026RElijah Crane AZOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k 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. 10867SLOTHS Act of 2026DMaxwell Frost FLOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee879 words10
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. 10873AI Cyber Defense ActRPat Harrigan NCOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee575 words20
H.R. 10874Medicare Low Income Subsidy Equality Act of 2026DPablo José Hernández PROct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words30

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