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. 1735Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education ActDChrissy Houlahan PAMar 23, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.2k words31
H.R. 2706Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention ActRKat Cammack FLApr 19, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.6k words431
H.R. 3884Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023RMichael C. Burgess TXJun 7, 2023SubstantivePassed House94 words31
H.R. 6219ASCEND ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJNov 3, 2023SubstantivePassed House807 words21
H.R. 6829HEARTS Act of 2024DFrank Pallone, Jr. NJDec 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.8k words42
H.R. 7832Emerging Innovative Border Technologies ActDJ. Luis Correa CAMar 29, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.4k words11
H.R. 9771BUILT ActDJennifer L. McClellan VASep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee781 words01
H.R. 9774Health Care Affordability Act of 2024DLauren Underwood ILSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee278 words353
H.R. 9786Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2024DMike Levin CASep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee11k words33
H.R. 9787Farmer First Fuel Incentives ActRTracey Mann KSSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee140 words41
H.R. 9791Pay Our Military ActDEmilia Strong Sykes OHSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee378 words11
H.R. 9792Feed Our Families Act of 2024DEmilia Strong Sykes OHSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee137 words31
S. 1634Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy ActDMichael F. Bennet COMay 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee12k words12
S. 1776PUBLIC Lands ActDAlex Padilla CAMay 31, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee42k words22
S. 3606National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024DAlex Padilla CAJan 17, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.8k words33
S. 3810Time to Choose Act of 2024RJosh Hawley MOFeb 27, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.9k words31
S. 5145Farmer First Fuel Incentives ActRRoger Marshall KSSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee140 words53
S. 5146Medical Graduate Investment Act of 2024IBernard Sanders VTSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words11
S. 5148Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act of 2024RSusan M. Collins MESep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee337 words22
S. 5149Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2024RSusan M. Collins MESep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee388 words13
S. 5152Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2024DEdward J. Markey MASep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.9k words02
S. 5154Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2024RMarsha Blackburn TNSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee293 words21
S. 5157Advancing Research in Nuclear Fuel Recycling Act of 2024RTed Cruz TXSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words11
S. 5160A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.RChuck Grassley IASep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee220 words11
H.R. 4790Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies ActRBill Huizenga MIJul 20, 2023SubstantivePassed House14k words34

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