Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

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

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How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

In committee 14,454 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,529 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee558 4%Passed the House or Senate621 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%13 ceremonial

13 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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 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

206Skipped committeeof the 755 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 file8,873 bills · 6% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,796 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied991 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: 107 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 committee126 days
14,454 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
558 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
621 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
16 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 126 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 533
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024391,735 words

The median bill is 533 words; 7 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 14 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

8,873 bills · latest action first

Lobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9151Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024RAshley Hinson IAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee967 words250
H.R. 9668SHIELD Against CCP ActRDale W. Strong ALSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words60
H.R. 9686HEALTH Panel ActREarl L. "Buddy" Carter GASep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words20
H.R. 9711Congressional Budget Office Scheduling Reform ActRDavid G. Valadao CASep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee210 words10
H.R. 9716Increasing Baseline Updates ActRBlake D. Moore UTSep 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee205 words190
H.R. 9731Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2024RMarjorie Taylor Greene GASep 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee279 words70
H.R. 9748Research Security and Accountability in DHS ActRAnthony D’Esposito NYSep 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee391 words10
H.R. 9750Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2024RDavid Rouzer NCSep 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.6k words30
H.R. 9751Executive Action Cost Transparency ActRRon Estes KSSep 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee260 words00
H.R. 9752Tren de Aragua Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment ActRNick LaLota NYSep 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee503 words100
H.R. 9762DHS International Cyber Partner Act of 2024DRobert Menendez NJSep 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words00
H.R. 9769Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats ActRLaurel M. Lee FLSep 24, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.8k words20
H.R. 9776Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2024DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VASep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.9k words30
H.R. 9795HOMEGROWN Soil Health ActDMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee447 words00
H.R. 9796CHIERS Act of 2024DSuzanne Bonamici ORSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words30
H.R. 9797Rural Innovation and Small Business Support ActRMark Alford MOSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee242 words00
H.R. 9798To provide a short title for the law commonly referred to as the "Inflation Reduction Act".RJodey C. Arrington TXSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee53 words00
H.R. 9799Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2024RDon Bacon NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee513 words00
H.R. 9800Working Class Bonus Tax Relief Act of 2024RDon Bacon NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee481 words00
H.R. 9802Medical License Verification ActRAaron Bean FLSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee145 words00
H.R. 9808Voluntary Food Climate Labeling ActDSean Casten ILSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words10
H.R. 9815Justice Involved Veterans Support ActDJason Crow COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee309 words10
H.R. 9816Rural Housing Assistance ActDDonald G. Davis NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee117 words20
H.R. 9817Toxic Free Food Act of 2024DRosa L. DeLauro CTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee653 words80
H.R. 9820Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2024DMark DeSaulnier CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00

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