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

827 bills · latest action first

Lobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 82Social Security Fairness Act of 2023RGarret Graves LAJan 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee280 words33016
H.J.Res. 100Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure".RAndrew R. Garbarino NYNov 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee38 words66
S. 1648Launch Communications ActREric Schmitt MOMay 17, 2023SubstantiveBecame law665 words18
H.R. 5840Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024RGarret Graves LASep 29, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words648
H.R. 7073Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development ActRRandy K. Weber, Sr. TXJan 22, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.8k words410
H.R. 9469Pipeline Security ActDRobert Garcia CASep 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words05
H.R. 9839To amend title 39, United States Code, to modernize the Postal Service regulations, and for other purposes.RJake LaTurner KSSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words06
S. 131Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers ActSponsor not on fileJan 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee557 words57
H.R. 3433Give Kids a Chance Act of 2024RMichael T. McCaul TXMay 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House3.6k words2356
H.R. 5526Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2024RDiana Harshbarger TNSep 18, 2023SubstantivePassed House645 words696
H.R. 7685IMPACT ActRMax L. Miller OHMar 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.2k words16
H.R. 8790Fix Our Forests ActRBruce Westerman ARJun 18, 2024SubstantivePassed House17k words2323
H.R. 8958NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024RFrank D. Lucas OKJul 9, 2024SubstantivePassed House22k words310
H.J.Res. 136Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles".RJohn James MIMay 1, 2024SubstantivePassed House42 words1299
S. 3558Prohibiting Foreign Access to American Genetic Information Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIDec 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.9k words107
S. 4367Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024DThomas R. Carper DEMay 20, 2024SubstantivePassed SenateText pending39
S. 5139Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024RTim Scott SCSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.2k words105
H.R. 8610Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization ActRMark E. Green TNJun 4, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee10k words615
H.R. 5339Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies ActRRick W. Allen GASep 5, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.2k words18
H.R. 6012Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2023DSalud O. Carbajal CAOct 20, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee204 words115
H.R. 9676Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024RLarry Bucshon INSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7k words110
H.J.Res. 117Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter".RRick W. Allen GAMar 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee40 words868
H.J.Res. 133Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3".RRuss Fulcher IDMay 1, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee37 words599
H.J.Res. 139Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting".RMichelle Fischbach MNMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee48 words396
H.J.Res. 163Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".RTroy Balderson OHJun 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee68 words16411

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