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

5,540 bills · latest action first

Lobbying: 1 to 4 organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7777Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024RMorgan Luttrell TXMar 21, 2024SubstantiveTo President364 words11
H.R. 9809Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2024DSean Casten ILSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words11
S. 265SIREN Reauthorization ActDRichard J. Durbin ILFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveBecame law373 words91
S. 2861Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 20, 2023CeremonialBecame law1k words591
S. 4351Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024DPatty Murray WAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveBecame law124 words31
H.R. 1719Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2023DBill Pascrell, Jr. NJMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee982 words1364
H.R. 5490Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VASep 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House6.4k words11
H.R. 5509Electronic Permitting Modernization ActDKatie Porter CASep 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House354 words51
H.R. 6474To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.RMichelle Steel CANov 21, 2023SubstantivePassed House80 words12
H.R. 7323Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2024RDerrick Van Orden WIFeb 13, 2024SubstantivePassed House714 words13
H.R. 7422Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYFeb 20, 2024SubstantivePassed House543 words01
H.R. 8119PEARL ActRTony Gonzales TXApr 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee150 words281
H.R. 9689DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program ActDYvette D. Clarke NYSep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee611 words11
H.R. 9710Small Modular Reactor Demonstration Act of 2024RDale W. Strong ALSep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words22
H.R. 9714CBO Oversight ActRRalph Norman SCSep 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee166 words62
H.R. 9722CATCH Fentanyl ActRClay Higgins LASep 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words33
H.R. 9723National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024RMax L. Miller OHSep 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words22
H.R. 9749To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to abolish the reorganization authority of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.RDan Bishop NCSep 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee173 words11
H.R. 9768Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative ActDEric Swalwell CASep 24, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.3k words14
H.R. 9770Cyber PIVOTT ActRMark E. Green TNSep 24, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.9k words61
H.R. 9794Industrial Agriculture Conversion Act of 2024DAlma S. Adams NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words81
H.R. 9801GRID Power ActRTroy Balderson OHSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee618 words03
H.R. 9803Hospice CARE Act of 2024DEarl Blumenauer ORSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.2k words01
H.R. 9805Access to Claims Data ActRLarry Bucshon INSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee414 words33
H.R. 9807Strengthening Access to Contraceptive Care ActDYadira Caraveo COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words171

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