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. 10005Data Center Resource Disclosure ActDHillary J. Scholten MIJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee346 words30
H.R. 10006Increasing Opportunity For Reindustrialization ActRW. Gregory Steube FLJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee273 words20
H.R. 10009BAD ActDNorma J. Torres CAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee91 words00
H.R. 9942House Our Heroes ActRDerrick Van Orden WIJul 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee237 words00
H.R. 9978Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act of 2026RGus M. Bilirakis FLJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee282 words00
H.R. 9981Foodborne Illness Rapid Response ActDJosh Gottheimer NJJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee199 words11
H.R. 9985AI Ads ActDRo Khanna CAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee314 words11
H.R. 9986Read for Reentry Act of 2026DRick Larsen WAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee239 words80
H.R. 9987Recycling Infrastructure and Data Accountability ActRMichael Lawler NYJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee447 words12
H.R. 9988FASTER Act of 2026RAnna Paulina Luna FLJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee399 words210
H.R. 9992HUD Disaster Information Improvement ActRTim Moore NCJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee186 words12
H.R. 9994Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect ActDGwen Moore WIJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee306 words01
H.R. 9998Wildfire Research Coordination Act of 2026DBrittany Pettersen COJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee211 words21
S. 5176National Guard for National Service ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee331 words10
S. 5177New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access ActDBen Ray Luján NMJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee77 words10
S. 5179Title IX Clarification Act of 2026RMarsha Blackburn TNJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee263 words121
S. 5184FORK Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee467 words20
S. 5185Audit the Pentagon ActIBernard Sanders VTJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee180 words130
S. 5193Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2026DBrian Schatz HIJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee184 words30
S. 5196No Trump Immunity ActDBen Ray Luján NMJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee250 words00
S. 5200Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development ActDJohn Fetterman PAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee122 words50
S. 5202Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research ActRMike Lee UTJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee142 words61
S. 5203TURBO ActRDavid McCormick PAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee196 words10
S. 5204SMART Savings Act of 2026RJohn Barrasso WYJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee432 words25
S. 5206Cold War Military Force Repeal ActDTim Kaine VAJul 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee57 words30

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