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 17,484 88%
Sent to committee, never taken up16,640 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out844 4%Approved by committee708 4%Passed the House or Senate1,463 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 1,643 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 · 21% 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 committee113 days
17,484 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber11 days
708 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both70 days
830 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 113 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. 136 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

708 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 3100CHILD Act of 2026RRussell Fry SCApr 30, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee169 words40
H.R. 3978Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) ActRRobert E. Latta OHJun 12, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee93 words287
H.R. 5549Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings ActRH. Morgan Griffith VASep 23, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee486 words256
H.R. 5723FRAUD in VA Disability Exams ActDMark Takano CAOct 8, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee873 words00
H.R. 9084Department of Energy Nuclear Transparency ActDKathy Castor FLJun 2, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee478 words12
H.R. 9605Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation ActRGlenn Grothman WIJul 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.5k words11
H.R. 9612American Enrichment Deployment ActRRussell Fry SCJul 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee312 words67
H.R. 9613Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform ActRDiana Harshbarger TNJul 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee675 words13
H.R. 9614NRC Staff Pay Alignment ActDRobert Menendez NJJul 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee447 words02
H.R. 8347RURAL Healthcare ActRBurgess Owens UTApr 16, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee263 words12
H.R. 8660VEST ActRRyan Mackenzie PAMay 4, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee658 words12
H.R. 10136Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026RBruce Westerman ARAug 20, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee613 words07
H.R. 10306Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025RMark E. Amodei NVSep 8, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee275 words00
H.R. 3331Mariner Exam Modernization ActDSalud O. Carbajal CAMay 13, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee689 words20
H.R. 4598Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJul 22, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words00
H.R. 7254To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.DJared Huffman CAJan 27, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee238 words110
H.R. 7954Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management ActRJeff Hurd COMar 17, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words150
H.R. 8183MATCH Act of 2026RBurgess Owens UTApr 2, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee2.3k words32
H.R. 8195Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026RTim Walberg MIApr 2, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1k words61
H.R. 8483Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2026RDarrell Issa CAApr 23, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee814 words00
H.R. 9269Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network ActDJames E. Clyburn SCJun 11, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee64 words100
H.R. 9600Common Sense 250 Act of 2026DJamie Raskin MDJul 6, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee107 words10
H.R. 9640Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026RRobert J. Wittman VAJul 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee315 words80
H.R. 9785South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies ActRDusty Johnson SDJul 20, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words00
H.R. 1382To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration, and for other purposes.DJared Huffman CAFeb 14, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee256 words80

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