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

3,005 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10954Don’t Flush Babies ActRSheri Biggs SCNov 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 9605Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation ActRGlenn Grothman WIJul 9, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.5k words11
H.R. 10922Fraud Accountability and Mandatory Sentencing ActRBen Cline VAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 10933EMS SUPPORT Act of 2026RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words00
H.R. 10940READI Act of 2026DKevin Mullin CAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 10941Antitrust Accountability and Transparency ActDJamie Raskin MDOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words90
H.R. 10944Homeownership Opportunity ActRW. Gregory Steube FLOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 10946Congressional Office of Technology Improvement and Enhancement ActDMark Takano CAOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words40
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. 7954Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management ActRJeff Hurd COMar 17, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words150
H.R. 8195Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026RTim Walberg MIApr 2, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1k words61
H.R. 9785South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies ActRDusty Johnson SDJul 20, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words00
H.Res. 1642Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must refuse to provide any additional funds or exceptional regulatory support to companies or financial institutions facing insolvency or financial collapse due to exposures to acute stress within the artificial intelligence market and must provide support to all harmed Americans instead.DGreg Casar TXOct 29, 2026Non-binding resolutionIn committee1.5k words120
H.Res. 1644Supporting the goals and ideals of October as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".DAl Green TXOct 29, 2026Non-binding resolutionIn committee1.5k words860
H.R. 10915Common-Sense Cloud Security ActRRichard McCormick GAOct 26, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 10855QUAHOGS Act of 2026DGabe Amo RIOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words40
H.R. 10859Biotech Defense ActRSheri Biggs SCOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 10864San Carlos Irrigation Project Divestiture Act of 2026RElijah Crane AZOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
H.R. 10874Medicare Low Income Subsidy Equality Act of 2026DPablo José Hernández PROct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1k words30
H.R. 10879Workers’ Right to Compete ActDRo Khanna CAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10880Tell the Government Once ActRYoung Kim CAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 1088121st Century Vehicle Choice ActDGreg Landsman OHOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 10897Sami’s LawRChristopher H. Smith NJOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words10
H.R. 10905No Personal Data in Grocery Pricing ActDEugene Simon Vindman VAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
H.R. 10907Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections ActDGeorge Whitesides CAOct 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words380

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