Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024
Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22
How far 18,320 bills and resolutions had gotten
At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024
12 of 106 were ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).
89% of the 118th Congress’s bills and resolutions had not left committee at month 22. 1 in 173 had become law.
Shortcuts and dead ends
How endings are recordedEndings
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
Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 108 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
Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 103 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
The median bill or resolution is 511 words; 3 are over 200,000.
Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method
Every bill
11,559 bills and resolutions · latest action first
- H.J.Res. 218In committeeProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment".
- H.R. 10111In committeeUAP Whistleblower Protection Act
- H.R. 10112In committeeCAP Act of 2024
- H.R. 10113In committeeSouth Texas Agriculture Emergency Assistance Act
- H.R. 10114In committeeTo amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.
- H.R. 10115In committeeChild Care for Small Businesses Act
- H.R. 10116In committeeTo direct the Secretary of Interior to submit to Congress a report on the National Park Service's interpretation and application of the Standards for Rehabilitation for use of the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program.
- H.R. 3334Passed HouseSTOP CCP Act
- H.R. 5301Passed HouseEliminate Useless Reports Act of 2024
- H.R. 6174Passed HouseDHS Biodetection Improvement Act
- H.R. 8205Passed HouseKeeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
- H.R. 8932Approved by committeeFAFSA Deadline Act
- H.R. 9596Passed HouseValue Over Cost Act
- H.R. 9597Passed HouseFederal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024
- H.Res. 1568Approved by committeeProviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8932) to establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7409) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8446) to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 1569In committeeExpressing support for the designation of the week beginning on November 11, 2024, as "National School Psychology Week".
- S. 1510To PresidentGAO Inspector General Parity Act
- S. 2143To PresidentA bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South 2nd Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as the "Staff Sergeant Robb Lura Rolfing Post Office Building".
- S. 2274To PresidentA bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 112 Wyoming Street in Shoshoni, Wyoming, as the "Dessie A. Bebout Post Office".
- S. 3267To PresidentA bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue South in Huron, South Dakota, as the "First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Building".
- S. 3406Approved by committeeTechnical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act
- S. 3419To PresidentA bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1765 Camp Hill Bypass in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, as the "John Charles Traub Post Office".
- S. 4042Approved by committeeStrengthening Oversight of Federal Records Act of 2024
- S. 4654Approved by committeeFire Management Assistance Grants for Tribal Governments Act
- S. 5293In committeePresidential Security Resources Reimbursement Act of 2024
Congress.gov bill status · 118th at month 22 · 25 bills a page · cosponsors and word counts are the latest on file