Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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

227 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8340Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans ActDBrad Sherman CAMay 10, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee300 words1010
H.R. 2437Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map AmendmentRGregory F. Murphy NCMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee252 words10
H.R. 4297Bolts Ditch ActDJoe Neguse COJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee83 words20
H.R. 4524Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement ActRDan Newhouse WAJul 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee651 words190
H.R. 3675Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment ActRLauren Boebert COMay 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee129 words90
H.R. 7872Colorado River Salinity Control Fix ActRJohn R. Curtis UTApr 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee807 words100
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. 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. 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. 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
H.R. 5794Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2023DDebbie Dingell MISep 28, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee481 words10
H.R. 8932FAFSA Deadline ActRErin Houchin INJul 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee328 words100
H.R. 9488SHIELD ActRBryan Steil WISep 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words50
H.R. 6319911 SAVES Act of 2024DNorma J. Torres CANov 8, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee580 words1370
S. 4716Financial Management Risk Reduction ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee712 words10
H.R. 6969To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.DChrissy Houlahan PAJan 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee115 words770
H.R. 9460DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024RClay Higgins LASep 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee484 words10
S. 3036Mountain View Corridor Completion ActRMike Lee UTOct 4, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee826 words00
S. 616Leech Lake Reservation Restoration AmendmentsDTina Smith MNMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee573 words10
H.R. 455To amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the definitions.RTim Burchett TNJan 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee68 words10
H.R. 9489Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024RBryan Steil WISep 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee302 words10
S. 3348Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2024RDan Sullivan AKNov 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.9k words120
H.R. 9487House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization ActRBryan Steil WISep 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee174 words10
H.R. 8399Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections ActRBryan Steil WIMay 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.6k words20

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