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
S. 5208Warehouse Worker Protection ActDEdward J. Markey MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.8k words104
S. 5218Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act of 2024Sponsor not on fileSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.8k words13
S. 5220Supreme Court Review Act of 2024DSheldon Whitehouse RISep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words61
S. 5225RESILIENCE ActIJoe Manchin, III WVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee580 words31
S. 5235Fiscally Responsible Highway Funding Act of 2024RShelley Moore Capito WVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee984 words11
S. 5236Keeping Obstetrics Local ActSponsor not on fileSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee12k words162
S. 5242Saving Privacy ActRMike Lee UTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.3k words11
S. 5243Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation ActSponsor not on fileSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee12k words12
S. 5251Critical Materials Future Act of 2024DJohn W. Hickenlooper COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words21
S. 5256Family Security ActRMitt Romney UTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words01
S. 5257Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee623 words81
S. 5268High Court Gift Ban ActDBen Ray Luján NMSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words31
S. 5270HIDTA Enhancement ActDMark Kelly AZSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee548 words51
S. 5271BUPE for Recovery ActDMartin Heinrich NMSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee333 words03
S. 5272Protect Your Points Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee871 words04
S. 5275Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2024RMarsha Blackburn TNSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee566 words11
S. 5279Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2024DMark R. Warner VASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words31
S. 5282Car Privacy Rights Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words11
S. 5285Stop Smuggling Illicit Synthetic Drugs on U.S. Transportation Networks Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.4k words31
S.J.Res. 111A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee121 words31
S.J.Res. 112A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee112 words11
S.J.Res. 113A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee97 words21
S.J.Res. 114A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee242 words01
S.J.Res. 115A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export of certain defense articles, defense services, and technical data to Israel.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee101 words21
S.J.Res. 116A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed enhancement or upgrade of sensitivity of technology or capability of certain major defense equipment for the Government of Israel.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee83 words21

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