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. 9856ASAP Housing ActDRitchie Torres NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee171 words10
H.R. 9857Mel’s LawDNydia M. Velázquez NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee196 words30
S. 2908Indian Buffalo Management ActDMartin Heinrich NMSep 21, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words30
S. 2924STEP ActDThomas R. Carper DESep 26, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words20
S. 3181Michel O. Maceda Memorial ActRRick Scott FLNov 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee228 words20
S. 3891Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024DThomas R. Carper DEMar 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee31k words30
S. 3926Stop Secret Spending Act of 2024RJoni Ernst IAMar 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words20
S. 4370Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2024RLisa Murkowski AKMay 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee477 words20
S. 4404A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the "Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office".RKevin Cramer NDMay 23, 2024CeremonialApproved by committee80 words10
S. 4444Crow Revenue ActRSteve Daines MTJun 3, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee807 words00
S. 4634A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 154 First Avenue East in Jerome, Idaho, as the "Representative Maxine Bell Post Office".RMike Crapo IDJul 8, 2024CeremonialApproved by committee77 words10
S. 4643Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMJul 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7.2k words10
S. 4679Permitting Council Improvement Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.2k words20
S. 4803A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 31143 State Highway 65 in Pengilly, Minnesota, as the "First Lieutenant Richard Arne Koski Post Office".DAmy Klobuchar MNJul 25, 2024CeremonialApproved by committee83 words10
S. 4898Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2024DJacky Rosen NVJul 31, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee112 words00
S. 4998Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMSep 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7k words10
S. 5098Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability ActRJames Lankford OKSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee601 words10
S. 5099Plum Island Preservation ActDRichard Blumenthal CTSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee675 words20
S. 5105A bill to require a report by the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the failed assassination attempt on the life of Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.RJosh Hawley MOSep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee418 words10
S. 5109Modernizing Data Practices to Improve Government ActDGary C. Peters MISep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.2k words10
S. 5133Improving Senate Confirmation and Vacancy Oversight Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MISep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.8k words20
S. 5164Temporary Extension of Fentanyl Scheduling Act of 2024RChuck Grassley IASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee60 words50
S. 5166SHIELD ActRThom Tillis NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee310 words00
S. 5168Judiciary Accountability Act of 2024DMazie K. Hirono HISep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee19k words10
S. 5169Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2024DTina Smith MNSep 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