Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024
Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22
How far 18,299 bills and resolutions had gotten
At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024
12 of 106 were ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).
89% of the 118th Congress’s bills and resolutions had not left committee at month 22. 1 in 173 had become law.
Shortcuts and dead ends
How endings are recordedEndings
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
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: 108 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
Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 102 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
The median bill or resolution is 511 words; 3 are over 200,000.
Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method
Every bill
31 bills and resolutions · latest action first
- H.R. 9494Failed in HouseContinuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025
- H.R. 8314Failed in HouseNo Foreign Election Interference Act
- H.R. 7887Failed in HouseACCESS Act
- H.R. 1631Failed in HousePro Codes Act
- H.R. 8772Failed in HouseLegislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
- H.Res. 1344Failed in HouseFinding that Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, is in contempt of the House of Representatives for disobeying a certain subpoena.
- S.J.Res. 57Failed in SenateA 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".
- H.R. 3602Failed in HouseTransnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act
- S. 4072Failed in SenateA bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.
- H.Res. 1125Failed in HouseProviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7888) to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 529) to extend the customs waters of the United States from 12 nautical miles to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States, consistent with Presidential Proclamation 7219; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1112) denouncing the Biden administration's immigration policies; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1117) opposing efforts to place one-sided pressure on Israel with respect to Gaza.
- H.Res. 994Failed in HouseProviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7160) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitation on the amount certain married individuals can deduct for State and local taxes, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 987) denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 7217Failed in HouseIsrael Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
- H.Res. 869Failed in HouseProviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5893) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5961) to freeze certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 hostage deal between the United States and Iran, and for other purposes.
- S.J.Res. 43Failed in SenateA 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".
- H.R. 662Failed in SenateBlock Grant Assistance Act of 2023
- H.Res. 773Failed in HouseProviding for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the House of Representatives.
- S.J.Res. 42Failed in SenateA 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".
- H.R. 5525Failed in HouseContinuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024
- H.R. 4368Failed in HouseAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
- H.Res. 712Failed in HouseProviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4365) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1130) to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 684) condemning the actions of Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, for subverting the Second Amendment to the Constitution and depriving the citizens of New Mexico of their right to bear arms.
- H.Res. 680Failed in HouseProviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1435) to amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4365) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1338Failed in HouseSAT Streamlining Act
- H.J.Res. 68Failed in HouseRelating to a national emergency declared by the President on October 27, 2006.
- H.J.Res. 70Failed in HouseRelating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 25, 2011.
- H.J.Res. 71Failed in HouseRelating to a national emergency declared by the President on May 22, 2003.
Congress.gov bill status · 118th at month 22 · 25 bills a page · cosponsors and word counts are the latest on file