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

17,479 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Stage: In committee (either)Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10813Historic Preservation and Land Conservation Certainty ActRMike Carey OHOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words40
H.R. 10814REAL Political Advertisements ActDYvette D. Clarke NYOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words40
H.R. 10815Bright Beginnings ActDJ. Luis Correa CAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee685 words50
H.R. 10816DORIE Act of 2026DDebbie Dingell MIOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee228 words30
H.R. 10817U.S.S. Doris Miller Act of 2026DDebbie Dingell MIOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee391 words30
H.R. 10818Fire Service Workforce Stability Act of 2026RBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee564 words00
H.R. 10819United States-India Interparliamentary Group ActRJames Gallagher CAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee529 words40
H.R. 10820Epstein Wall Street Records Act of 2026DRobert Garcia CAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words220
H.R. 10821To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to make changes to the Standard Maximum Deposit Insurance Amount, and for other purposes.DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee454 words00
H.R. 10822ALPR Accountability Act of 2026RPat Harrigan NCOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words10
H.R. 10823Northwest Wetlands Voluntary Incentives Program ActDVal T. Hoyle OROct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 10824Stroke Education and EMS Care Improvement Act of 2026DGeorge Latimer NYOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee961 words40
H.R. 10825Stop Illegal Super PAC Coordination ActRMichael Lawler NYOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee272 words00
H.R. 10826Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee470 words30
H.R. 10827Protection of Syrian Religious and Ethnic Minorities ActRRyan Mackenzie PAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee597 words30
H.R. 10828To impose sanctions with respect to oil and gas extraction and refinement by the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.DGregory W. Meeks NYOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committeeText pending300
H.R. 10829One Front Door for Elder Fraud Act of 2026DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee362 words20
H.R. 10830Build More Homes ActRJefferson Shreve INOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee368 words10
H.R. 10831Acquired Lands Revenue Modernization ActRDavid J. Taylor OHOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee168 words00
H.R. 10832IRAN ActRClaudia Tenney NYOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words180
H.R. 10833Doorway to the American Dream ActDShri Thanedar MIOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words00
H.R. 10834Gas Money Saved ActDDina Titus NVOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee206 words50
H.R. 10835Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act of 2026DNorma J. Torres CAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10836To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the live broadcast of military executions, and for other purposes.DEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee225 words30
H.R. 10837No Corrupt Lobbyists in Government ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee936 words00

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