Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 18,299 bills and resolutions had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 16,283 89%
Sent to committee, never taken up15,323 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out960 5%Approved by committee584 3%Passed the House or Senate1,284 7%Passed the House and Senate30 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%12 ceremonial

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.

Includes 2,280 non-binding resolutions and 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

31Failed 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

737Skipped committeeof the 1,432 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 file11,538 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,821 bills and resolutions · 9% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied832 bills and resolutions · 20% past committee

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

Introduced → approved by committee102 days
16,283 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber8 days
584 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both62 days
629 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 102 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 511
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestS.Res. 7A resolution fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate.13 words
LongestH.R. 9161Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024266,084 words

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

5,821 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Lobbying: 1 to 4 organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9495Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages ActRClaudia Tenney NYSep 9, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.1k words42
H.R. 9981Ban Atrazine Toxicants ActDJerrold Nadler NYOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee714 words31
H.R. 4206Bank Safety Act of 2024DBrad Sherman CAJun 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee481 words14
H.R. 4551Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information ActRBarry Loudermilk GAJul 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee184 words142
H.R. 7409HEATS ActRYoung Kim CAFeb 20, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee458 words21
H.R. 7437Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision ActRErin Houchin INFeb 23, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee961 words32
H.R. 8446Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024RJuan Ciscomani AZMay 17, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee148 words53
H.R. 1586Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023RDoug LaMalfa CAMar 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee580 words383
H.R. 4587Red Snapper ActRJohn H. Rutherford FLJul 12, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee380 words171
H.R. 6008R.I.C.E.’s Whale ActRGarret Graves LAOct 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words34
H.R. 1314LODGE ActRBlake D. Moore UTMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.9k words41
H.R. 1786GROW ActDMike Levin CAMar 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee997 words11
H.R. 3499Direct Hire To Fight FiresRDarrell Issa CAMay 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words31
H.R. 4141To provide that certain communications projects are not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes.RRuss Fulcher IDJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.4k words01
H.R. 6395Recognizing the Importance of Critical Minerals in Healthcare Act of 2023RJohn R. Curtis UTNov 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee171 words33
H.R. 9819Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2024DChristopher R. Deluzio PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee600 words52
H.R. 9855VA Employee Fairness Act of 2024DMark Takano CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee105 words1361
H.R. 9579BRIDGE Digital Assets ActRJohn W. Rose TNSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee933 words01
H.R. 9695Tribal Heritage and American Bison, Grizzly Bear, and Wolf Restoration and Coexistence ActDRaúl M. Grijalva AZSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.8k words11
H.Res. 1537Condemning the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and calling for Hamas and its leaders to immediately and unconditionally surrender and to release the hostages, including Americans.DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 8, 2024Non-binding resolutionIn committee765 words1421
H.R. 9462Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024RAdrian Smith NESep 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee3k words233
H.R. 9922Litigation Transparency Act of 2024RDarrell Issa CAOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee468 words41
H.R. 9928U.S. Park Police Modernization ActRNicole Malliotakis NYOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee750 words71
H.R. 9929Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2024RMariannette Miller-Meeks IAOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words31
H.R. 8539Agricultural Biotechnology Coordination Act of 2024DRo Khanna CAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee350 words11

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