Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 9, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 9, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%12 ceremonial

12 of 106 were ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

92% of the 118th Congress’s bills had not left committee at month 22. 1 in 148 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 9, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate
12Vetoedby the President
12Veto upheldof the 12 vetoed
0Committee recommended against ita committee reported it unfavorably

Routes around committee

200Skipped committeeof the 743 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
44forced out of committee, by petition or Senate rule12 by petition or motion, 32 by Senate Rule XIV

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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 bills · 20% past committee

Bills that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about 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: 106 must-pass bills (spending, defense, stopgap, budget) and the handful of bills lobbied by more organizations than almost any other (12 became law).

Lobbying disclosure filings public by that date · 118th at month 22 Method

How long they take

median days10th–90th

Introduced → approved by committee125 days
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 125 days.

Medians use only bills that made the step.

Action dates · 118th at month 22 Method

How long they are

Words (each step is 10 times longer) · bills per bar

median 530
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 9161Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024266,084 words

The median bill is 530 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 113 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

21 bills · latest action first

Ending: Failed floor voteClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9494Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025RClay Higgins LASep 9, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House7.6k words114
H.R. 8314No Foreign Election Interference ActRNicole Malliotakis NYMay 8, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House570 words17
H.R. 7887ACCESS ActRNancy Mace SCApr 9, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House409 words13
H.R. 1631Pro Codes ActRDarrell Issa CAMar 17, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House3.5k words197
H.R. 8772Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025RDavid G. Valadao CAJun 17, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House8k words03
S.J.Res. 57A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds".REric Schmitt MOFeb 1, 2024SubstantiveFailed in Senate37 words120
H.R. 3602Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination ActRJuan Ciscomani AZMay 23, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House790 words60
S. 4072A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.RMike Crapo IDMar 23, 2024SubstantiveFailed in Senate110 words185
H.R. 7217Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024RKen Calvert CAFeb 5, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House2.9k words603
S.J.Res. 43A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program".RBill Cassidy LASep 5, 2023SubstantiveFailed in Senate50 words360
H.R. 662Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023RScott Franklin FLJan 31, 2023SubstantiveFailed in SenateText pending312
S.J.Res. 42A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Food and Nutrition Service relating to "Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing-Policy Update".RRoger Marshall KSJul 27, 2023SubstantiveFailed in Senate80 words191
H.R. 5525Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024RByron Donalds FLSep 18, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House26k words514
H.R. 4368Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024RAndy Harris MDJun 27, 2023SubstantiveFailed in HouseText pending025
H.R. 1338SAT Streamlining ActRCathy McMorris Rodgers WAMar 3, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House7.1k words17
H.J.Res. 68Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on October 27, 2006.RLauren Boebert COJun 12, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House34 words10
H.J.Res. 70Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 25, 2011.RPaul A. Gosar AZJun 12, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House34 words30
H.J.Res. 71Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on May 22, 2003.RElijah Crane AZJun 14, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House34 words30
H.J.Res. 74Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on May 16, 2012.RPaul A. Gosar AZJun 15, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House34 words00
H.J.Res. 79Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on May 11, 2004.RMatt Gaetz FLJul 6, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House34 words10
H.J.Res. 44Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".RAndrew S. Clyde GAMar 17, 2023SubstantiveFailed in Senate38 words1885

Congress.gov bill status · 118th at month 22 · 25 bills a page · cosponsors and word counts are the latest on file