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

114 bills · latest action first

Words: 20k–50kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10924Medicare for America Act of 2026DRosa L. DeLauro CTOct 29, 2026SubstantiveIn committee28k words00
H.R. 10741Free Child Care for America ActDRo Khanna CAOct 5, 2026SubstantiveIn committee23k words20
S. 5647River Democracy ActDRon Wyden ORSep 30, 2026SubstantiveIn committee28k words10
S. 5496Health CARE Act of 2026DMark R. Warner VASep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee37k words02
S. 5518Make AI Work for Americans ActDMark Kelly AZSep 24, 2026SubstantiveIn committee23k words01
H.R. 10061Wildfire Response and Readiness ActDJoe Neguse COAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee35k words122
S. 5441TAS ActRMike Crapo IDSep 17, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee28k words02
H.R. 5174To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.DJasmine Crockett TXSep 8, 2025SubstantivePassed House21k words00
S. 5283Momnibus ActDCory A. Booker NJAug 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee26k words282
S. 4615Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027RTom Cotton ARMay 20, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee29k words015
H.R. 10015Great American Healthcare ActREric Burlison MOAug 3, 2026SubstantiveIn committee24k words01
H.R. 8595Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.RMario Diaz-Balart FLApr 30, 2026SubstantivePassed House50k words021
S. 2355Patients Deserve Price Tags ActRRoger Marshall KSJul 17, 2025SubstantiveApproved by committee31k words2330
H.R. 6955Main Street Capital Access ActRJ. French Hill ARJan 7, 2026SubstantivePassed House23k words337
H.R. 9805Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2026DSydney Kamlager-Dove CAJul 21, 2026SubstantiveIn committee33k words20
S. 5071Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026DJeff Merkley ORJul 22, 2026SubstantiveIn committee33k words170
S. 5022Cannabis Administration and Opportunity ActDCory A. Booker NJJul 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee44k words170
H.R. 9645Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans ActRJason Smith MOJul 13, 2026SubstantiveDiscussed in committee22k words012
S. 4976Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026RLisa Murkowski AKJul 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee32k words10
H.R. 9199Permanent Trump Secure Border ActRChip Roy TXJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee23k words151
H.R. 9200Secure the Border Act of 2026RChip Roy TXJun 8, 2026SubstantiveIn committee33k words101
H.R. 9599SECURE 340B ActDScott H. Peters CAJul 6, 2026SubstantiveIn committee20k words815
H.R. 9495Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027RKen Calvert CAJun 26, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee29k words096
S. 4801Duty Status Reform ActRJerry Moran KSJun 16, 2026SubstantiveIn committee35k words110
H.R. 9310Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027RMark E. Amodei NVJun 12, 2026SubstantiveApproved by committee21k words052

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