Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2024

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

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How far 15,716 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 13, 2024

In committee 14,409 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,479 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out930 6%Approved by committee556 4%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate15 <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 13, 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 751 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 file9,241 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 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
14,409 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
556 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both83 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
15 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 529
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 529 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

9,241 bills · latest action first

Lobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9991ESCRA ActDWiley Nickel NCOct 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
H.R. 9992Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2024RKeith Self TXOct 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee611 words00
H.R. 9993REDUCE Food Prices ActDMikie Sherrill NJOct 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 9994First Time Homeowner Savings Plan ActDHaley M. Stevens MIOct 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee173 words00
H.R. 9995REVOCAR ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLOct 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee990 words10
H.R. 9959To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to issue a report on the effectiveness of local outdoor siren systems, and for other purposes.DSharice Davids KSOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee341 words00
H.R. 9961Rail Passenger Fairness ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee914 words10
H.R. 9963Justice for Local Communities and Workers ActDMark DeSaulnier CAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 9973COINTELPRO Full Disclosure ActDJonathan L. Jackson ILOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words60
H.R. 9988AirFAIR ActDNydia M. Velázquez NYOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee274 words00
H.R. 9954Facial Recognition Ban on Body Cameras ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee868 words10
H.R. 9955Safeguarding Our Stockpiles ActRTim Burchett TNOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 9956Bill Pascrell Ending Tax Giveaway ActDMatt Cartwright PAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.6k words00
H.R. 9957Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act of 2024RJohn R. Curtis UTOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee606 words30
H.R. 9958HOMES Act of 2024RJohn R. Curtis UTOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee251 words00
H.R. 9960Water Delivery Transparency ActRMonica De La Cruz TXOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee371 words20
H.R. 9962Gun Safety Board and Research ActDMark DeSaulnier CAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee980 words00
H.R. 9964Urban Bird Treaty Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MIOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee595 words60
H.R. 9966Task Force to End Financial Abuse Act of 2024DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee673 words50
H.R. 9967POL ActDJosh Gottheimer NJOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee121 words10
H.R. 9968Election Worker and Polling Place Protection ActDJosh Gottheimer NJOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee653 words10
H.R. 9969To provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.RHarriet M. Hageman WYOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee249 words20
H.R. 9970Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2024RRichard Hudson NCOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words130
H.R. 9971Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2024DJared Huffman CAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee861 words40
H.R. 9972Albatross and Petrel Conservation ActDJared Huffman CAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.6k words20

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