'Less than 1%' of bills introduced in this Congress have been enacted into law

Congress has turned out very little legislation since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to an assessment given on Meet the Press NOW on October 1, 2026. The key finding is that fewer than 1% of the bills introduced during the current session have actually become law, a figure that points to a body producing far less than the volume of proposals filed would suggest, according to NBC News.

Sahil Kapur, a senior national political reporter at NBC News, was the guest who laid out how productive lawmakers have been over this period. His appearance came as the midterm campaign season heats up, with attention on how voters view the parties that control Washington.

The segment sat alongside a range of other political coverage from the same day. Topics included Trump's relationship with technology executives over artificial intelligence oversight, a bipartisan push in Congress to set guardrails on AI, and the president's handling of the war with Iran and talks over the Strait of Hormuz. Coverage also touched on Texas races involving Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton, the Ohio Senate contest, and analysis of Trump's approval rating from Steve Kornacki.

Summarized by PolitiKool from NBC News’s reporting. Read the full story at NBC News →