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. 9821Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MISep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words60
H.R. 9822Improving Brain Health in Schools ActRRandy Feenstra IASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee565 words10
H.R. 9823Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2024RMike Flood NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee200 words10
H.R. 9825Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2024DJohn Garamendi CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee248 words00
H.R. 9826San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2024DJohn Garamendi CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee777 words40
H.R. 9827To impose additional duties on imports of goods into the United States.DJared F. Golden MESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee232 words00
H.R. 9828End the Vaccine Carveout ActRPaul A. Gosar AZSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words300
H.R. 9830Fair Credit for American Hostages ActRJ. French Hill ARSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee335 words20
H.R. 9831Dependent Income Exclusion Act of 2024DSteven Horsford NVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee567 words10
H.R. 9832CONTRACTS Act of 2024DGlenn Ivey MDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words20
H.R. 9833Restore Military Families’ Voices ActDSara Jacobs CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee112 words10
H.R. 9834Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study ActRDusty Johnson SDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee317 words00
H.R. 9835Sexual Abuse Services in Detention ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee685 words170
H.R. 9837To exclude from gross income certain emergency assistance provided to farmers.RTrent Kelly MSSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee153 words00
H.R. 9838End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2024DRo Khanna CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee324 words180
H.R. 9841Prison to Proprietorship for the Formerly Incarcerated ActDMorgan McGarvey KYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee462 words50
H.R. 9842RCORP Authorization ActRCarol D. Miller WVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee495 words30
H.R. 9843Patriotic Investment ActRJohn R. Moolenaar MISep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
H.R. 9844DELIVER Act of 2024DJoseph D. Morelle NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee146 words30
H.R. 9845HOPE Act of 2024DJoseph D. Morelle NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words10
H.R. 9847Creating Early Childhood Leaders ActDBrittany Pettersen COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee279 words20
H.R. 9848GSIB Act of 2024DAyanna Pressley MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
H.R. 9850No Funding or Enforcement of Censorship Abroad ActRChristopher H. Smith NJSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 9852To establish an open season for enrollment in the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code.RMichelle Steel CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 9853Equitable Access to School Facilities ActRMichelle Steel CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee979 words10

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