Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 10, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 19,835 bills and resolutions have gotten

So far · as of Nov 10, 2026

In committee 17,479 88%
Sent to committee, never taken up16,640 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out839 4%Approved by committee712 4%Passed the House or Senate1,464 7%Passed the House and Senate38 <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.

88% of this Congress’s bills and resolutions have not left committee; the 118th was at 89% at month 22. 1 in 142 became law.

Includes 2,386 non-binding resolutions and 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

25Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate
2Vetoedby the President
2Veto upheldof the 2 vetoed
7Committee recommended against itall House resolutions of inquiry

Routes around committee

775Skipped committeeof the 1,644 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
111forced 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 file12,730 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied6,113 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied913 bills and resolutions · 22% past committee

Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 79 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 committee114 days
17,479 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber11 days
712 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both70 days
831 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 114 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 523
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.Res. 598Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 589) providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.7 words
LongestH.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027422,562 words

The median bill or resolution is 523 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 135 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

509 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Words: 5k–10kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4825American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund ActIBernard Sanders VTJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.5k words00
S. 4831Stop Spying Bosses ActDEdward J. Markey MAJun 18, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.3k words71
S. 1547America the Beautiful ActRSteve Daines MTMay 1, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee5.7k words647
S. 4817CHILD Labor ActDPatty Murray WAJun 17, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words110
S. 4795FREEDOM ActRTom Cotton ARJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee9.8k words111
S. 4779A bill to support nutrition, farmers, the seafood industry, agricultural research, wood energy and innovation, and indigenous self-determination, and for other purposes.RLisa Murkowski AKJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee8.9k words00
S. 4781Make More in America Act of 2026DCharles E. Schumer NYJun 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee7.2k words122
H.R. 8312Fraud Prevention and Accountability ActRPete Sessions TXApr 15, 2026SubstantivePassed House5.3k words11
H.R. 5248PROFIT Act of 2026RYoung Kim CASep 10, 2025SubstantivePassed House5.3k words20
H.R. 6028Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification ActRH. Morgan Griffith VANov 12, 2025SubstantivePassed House7.1k words42
H.R. 7037Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies ActRYoung Kim CAJan 13, 2026SubstantivePassed House10k words306
H.R. 8463Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access ActRJames Comer KYApr 23, 2026SubstantivePassed House5.3k words30
H.R. 9224Child Care Modernization Act of 2026RRyan Mackenzie PAJun 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words113
H.R. 9178Less Tax Paperwork for Digital Asset Owners ActRRudy Yakym III INJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.3k words05
H.R. 9195Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy ActDMorgan McGarvey KYJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee9.3k words300
S. 4697HALO Act of 2026DAdam B. Schiff CAJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.6k words00
S. 563Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025DMartin Heinrich NMFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee5.2k words10
S. 564Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025DMartin Heinrich NMFeb 13, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee7.2k words10
S. 3583Upward Mobility Act of 2026RJon Husted OHJan 6, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee6.2k words21
S. 4676Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy ActDEdward J. Markey MAJun 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee9.4k words10
H.R. 9010Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.RDavid G. Valadao CAMay 22, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee6.6k words02
H.R. 9021Stay Cool ActDBonnie Watson Coleman NJMay 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.3k words160
H.R. 7389Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026RBrett Guthrie KYFeb 5, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.6k words013
S. 4620Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026RKatie Boyd Britt ALMay 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee9.7k words122
H.R. 6949Upward Mobility Act of 2026RBlake D. Moore UTJan 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words40

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