Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,691 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,388 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,457 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee554 4%Passed the House or Senate619 4%Passed the House and Senate12 <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 12, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

23Failed 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

205Skipped committeeof the 749 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 file9,218 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,538 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied829 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
14,388 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
554 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both84 days
619 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
12 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

9,218 bills · latest action first

Lobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.J.Res. 218Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment".RLarry Bucshon INNov 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee41 words00
H.R. 10111UAP Whistleblower Protection ActRTim Burchett TNNov 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee429 words30
H.R. 10112CAP Act of 2024RLori Chavez-DeRemer ORNov 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words00
H.R. 10113South Texas Agriculture Emergency Assistance ActRMonica De La Cruz TXNov 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee231 words50
H.R. 10114To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.RRuss Fulcher IDNov 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee539 words10
H.R. 10115Child Care for Small Businesses ActDGreg Landsman OHNov 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00
H.R. 10116To direct the Secretary of Interior to submit to Congress a report on the National Park Service's interpretation and application of the Standards for Rehabilitation for use of the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program.DSeth Magaziner RINov 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee559 words00
H.R. 3334STOP CCP ActRLisa C. McClain MIMay 15, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.2k words90
H.R. 5301Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2024DRobert Garcia CAAug 29, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.4k words20
H.R. 6174DHS Biodetection Improvement ActRDale W. Strong ALNov 2, 2023SubstantivePassed House485 words40
H.R. 8205Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets ActRScott Fitzgerald WIMay 1, 2024SubstantivePassed HouseText pending50
H.R. 8932FAFSA Deadline ActRErin Houchin INJul 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee328 words100
H.R. 9596Value Over Cost ActRByron Donalds FLSep 16, 2024SubstantivePassed House188 words40
H.R. 9597Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024RJames Comer KYSep 16, 2024SubstantivePassed House4.1k words30
S. 1510GAO Inspector General Parity ActRMike Braun INMay 10, 2023SubstantiveTo PresidentText pending20
S. 2143A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South 2nd Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as the "Staff Sergeant Robb Lura Rolfing Post Office Building".RMike Rounds SDJun 22, 2023CeremonialTo President88 words10
S. 2274A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 112 Wyoming Street in Shoshoni, Wyoming, as the "Dessie A. Bebout Post Office".RJohn Barrasso WYJul 12, 2023CeremonialTo President76 words20
S. 3267A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue South in Huron, South Dakota, as the "First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Building".RMike Rounds SDNov 9, 2023CeremonialTo President87 words10
S. 3406Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement ActDBen Ray Luján NMDec 5, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee498 words10
S. 3419A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1765 Camp Hill Bypass in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, as the "John Charles Traub Post Office".DJohn Fetterman PADec 6, 2023CeremonialTo President78 words10
S. 4042Strengthening Oversight of Federal Records Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIMar 21, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee6.9k words10
S. 4654Fire Management Assistance Grants for Tribal Governments ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 10, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee382 words10
S. 5293Presidential Security Resources Reimbursement Act of 2024DCory A. Booker NJNov 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words00
S. 5294Streamline Pentagon Spending Act of 2024DElizabeth Warren MANov 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee190 words30
S. 5295Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2024DElizabeth Warren MANov 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee199 words00

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