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

30 bills · latest action first

Stage: Became lawLobbying: 1 to 4 organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 2228Building Chips in America Act of 2023DMark Kelly AZJul 11, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending54
S. 4698DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveBecame law392 words11
S. 656Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023RDeb Fischer NEMar 6, 2023SubstantiveBecame law561 words101
S. 670IMPACTT Human Trafficking ActDGary C. Peters MIMar 7, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending21
S. 679GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023RRick Scott FLMar 7, 2023SubstantiveBecame law180 words11
S. 794CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023Sponsor not on fileMar 14, 2023SubstantiveBecame law708 words32
H.R. 7032Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing ActDBrendan F. Boyle PAJan 18, 2024SubstantiveBecame law295 words341
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. 7377Royalty Resiliency ActRWesley Hunt TXFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveBecame law277 words63
S. 1608Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion ActSponsor not on fileMay 16, 2023SubstantiveBecame law410 words21
H.R. 1105Debbie Smith Act of 2023RAnn Wagner MOFeb 17, 2023SubstantiveBecame law176 words852
H.R. 4581Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024RAshley Hinson IAJul 12, 2023SubstantiveBecame law243 words621
S. 870An act to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance the benefits of nuclear energy, and for other purposes.DGary C. Peters MIMar 16, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending133
S. 546Recruit and Retain ActRDeb Fischer NEFeb 28, 2023SubstantiveBecame law1.1k words91
S. 474REPORT ActRMarsha Blackburn TNFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending51
H.R. 7888Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActRLaurel M. Lee FLApr 9, 2024SubstantiveBecame lawText pending03
S. 1858Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment ActDGary C. Peters MIJun 7, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending21
S. 206END FENTANYL ActRRick Scott FLFeb 1, 2023SubstantiveBecame law296 words51
H.R. 1568Moving Americans Privacy Protection ActRMichael Waltz FLMar 10, 2023SubstantiveBecame law269 words12
S. 3427Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2023RLindsey Graham SCDec 6, 2023SubstantiveBecame law871 words21
S. 27875G SALE ActRJohn Kennedy LASep 13, 2023SubstantiveBecame law234 words02
S. 788Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023RJohn Boozman ARMar 14, 2023SubstantiveBecame law429 words61
H.R. 5110Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education ActRMark E. Green TNAug 1, 2023SubstantiveBecame law225 words713

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