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. 10791Italian Heroes and Heritage ActRMichael A. Rulli OHOct 9, 2026SubstantiveIn committee258 words00
H.R. 4615Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2026RPete Stauber MNJul 22, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee429 words154
H.R. 9718Reshoring American Manufacturing Act of 2026RTony Wied WIJul 15, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee359 words60
H.R. 5345Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActRDavid Kustoff TNSep 15, 2025SubstantiveBecame law323 words10
H.R. 10751Tribal Oral Health Sovereignty ActRJack Bergman MIOct 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee232 words20
H.R. 10752CISA Securing AI Task Force ActDTroy A. Carter LAOct 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee452 words10
H.R. 10753Tribal Veterans Voucher Flexibility ActRElijah Crane AZOct 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee406 words10
H.R. 10754Rural Disaster Fairness Act of 2026RElijah Crane AZOct 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee117 words00
H.R. 10755To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 475 East FM 1382 in Cedar Hill, Texas, as the "Eugene Gates Jr. Post Office Building".DJasmine Crockett TXOct 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee81 words00
H.R. 10756Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization ActRMike Ezell MSOct 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee291 words10
H.R. 10757To provide for a limitation on contributions to the United Nations.DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee50 words10
H.R. 6698Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025RKeith Self TXDec 12, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee368 words00
H.R. 10724To amend title 11, United States Code, to clarify the rules for the exceptions to the discharge of the debt of an individual debtor, and for other purposes.DJ. Luis Correa CAOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee116 words10
H.R. 10725GAP ActDSharice Davids KSOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee298 words00
H.R. 10727Access to Community Care Act of 2026DSharice Davids KSOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee204 words00
H.R. 10728Maternity Care for Rural Communities Act of 2026DSharice Davids KSOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee394 words00
H.R. 10735To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require certain types of cattle to be included in a livestock pilot program, and for other purposes.RGabe Evans COOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee41 words00
H.R. 10736Safeguarding Technology from CCP Influence ActRBrad Finstad MNOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee475 words00
H.R. 10743Nonprofit Security Grant Program Funding Improvement ActDSusie Lee NVOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee100 words50
H.R. 10744Red Meat Inspection Exemption ActRThomas Massie KYOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee488 words20
H.R. 10747Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage Fairness Act of 2026DRaul Ruiz CAOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee120 words30
H.R. 10749RAISE Act of 2026DDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee143 words30
H.R. 10750Advanced Nuclear Fission and Fusion Propulsion Systems ActDGeorge Whitesides CAOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee499 words00
S. 1055Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity ActRMike Rounds SDMar 13, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate124 words11
S. 1514Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer ActDMaria Cantwell WAApr 29, 2025SubstantivePassed Senate356 words10

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