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 15,426 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 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 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

7,973 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 997National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025RRandy Feenstra IAFeb 5, 2025SubstantiveTo President161 words10
H.R. 10238Cybersecurity for Small Businesses Act of 2026RTony Wied WISep 2, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee352 words30
H.R. 10795Sudan IMPACT ActRJames R. Baird INOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee347 words00
H.R. 10798Silicosis Prevention and Treatment ActDJ. Luis Correa CAOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee289 words20
H.R. 10799Protecting American Workers Through H–1B Modernization ActRGlenn Grothman WIOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee71 words00
H.R. 10800HEART ActDGeorge Latimer NYOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee428 words00
H.R. 10804Utility Accountability ActDJosh Riley NYOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee377 words00
H.R. 10805Don’t Block LGBTQ Act of 2026DBradley Scott Schneider ILOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee245 words00
H.R. 10808STORK ActRMatt Van Epps TNOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee496 words00
H.R. 10352504 Program Level Flexibility ActDLateefah Simon CASep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee274 words21
H.R. 10353SBIC Reporting Modernization Act of 2026RBrad Finstad MNSep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee198 words10
H.R. 10355Disaster Loan Outreach Consistency ActDAnalilia Mejia NJSep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee264 words20
H.R. 10371Ensuring SBA Implementation of GAO Recommendations Act of 2026DLaMonica McIver NJSep 14, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee84 words20
H.R. 10769SUN ActDEverton Blair Jr. GAOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee131 words00
H.R. 10770340B Rebate Model Delay ActRRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr. PAOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee214 words171
H.R. 10772Frontline Innovation ActDJim Costa CAOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee84 words30
H.R. 10773RELA Act of 2026RJeff Crank COOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee401 words30
H.R. 10775Bots Research ActDMark DeSaulnier CAOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee404 words00
H.R. 10777National Coordination Center and Commercial Cyber Capabilities Codification ActRPat Fallon TXOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee120 words00
H.R. 10779To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 Route 112 in Medford, New York, as the "Gunnery Sergeant Ruben Santos Post Office Building".RAndrew R. Garbarino NYOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee83 words210
H.R. 10782Clean School Bus Reauthorization ActDJahana Hayes CTOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee41 words20
H.R. 10783Speak Your Truth ActRNancy Mace SCOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee274 words00
H.R. 10786Civic Literacy in Higher Education ActRMax L. Miller OHOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee123 words00
H.R. 10789Protecting Florida's Offshore Military Readiness ActRJimmy Patronis FLOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee188 words90
H.R. 10790Chemical Safety Board Accountability ActDMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee334 words00

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