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

191 bills · latest action first

Words: 10k–20kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10923Public Health and Research Reforms in Controlled Substances Act of 2026DSteve Cohen TNOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee13k words00
H.R. 10803Reimagining Safety ActDDelia C. Ramirez ILOct 13, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words50
H.R. 10745Yaeli Martinez Child Protection ActRMary E. Miller ILOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee19k words170
H.R. 10672America’s College Promise Act of 2026DAdelita S. Grijalva AZOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee10k words30
H.R. 10675BUILD with Allies Act of 2026RBill Huizenga MIOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee15k words10
H.R. 10700Accessible Voting Act of 2026DMary Gay Scanlon PAOct 1, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words30
S. 5665America’s College Promise Act of 2026DTammy Baldwin WISep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee10k words60
S. 5593Yaeli Martinez Child Protection ActREric Schmitt MOSep 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee19k words10
H.R. 10530Quality Educator Partnership ActDAlma S. Adams NCSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee10k words40
H.R. 10585Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActDAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words360
H.R. 10595Stop Wall Street Looting ActDMark Pocan WISep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee19k words91
S. 5512Stop Wall Street Looting ActDElizabeth Warren MASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee19k words61
S. 5540PREP Act of 2026DTim Kaine VASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee16k words10
S. 5549Quality Educator Partnership ActDJack Reed RISep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee10k words40
S. 5567Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActDEdward J. Markey MASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words50
S. 5354Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026RLisa Murkowski AKAug 6, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee12k words90
S. 5485Americans First Immigration ActRTommy Tuberville ALSep 23, 2026SubstantiveIn committee11k words00
H.R. 10515Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Readiness Act of 2026DSuzanne Bonamici ORSep 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee19k words82
H.R. 9086Foreign Service Modernization ActRMichael Lawler NYJun 2, 2026SubstantivePassed House12k words31
S. 2015National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025Sponsor not on fileJun 10, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words40
H.R. 10184Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026RAndy Barr KYAug 31, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee15k words3014
H.R. 10357Digital Asset Tax Certainty ActRJason Smith MOSep 14, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee18k words89
H.R. 2317Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2026RMark E. Amodei NVMar 25, 2025SubstantivePassed House17k words01
H.R. 10367Working Americans Affordability Tax Credit ActDGreg Landsman OHSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee18k words00
H.R. 4465To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors.RDerek Schmidt KSJul 16, 2025SubstantivePassed House20k words00

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