Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

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

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How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

In committee 14,454 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,529 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee558 4%Passed the House or Senate621 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%13 ceremonial

13 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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

23Failed 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

206Skipped committeeof the 755 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 file8,873 bills · 6% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,796 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied991 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: 107 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 committee126 days
14,454 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
558 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
621 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
16 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 126 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 533
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024391,735 words

The median bill is 533 words; 7 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 14 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

991 bills · latest action first

Lobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3967Telehealth Modernization ActRTim Scott SCMar 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words1211
H.R. 4278Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023RMike Bost ILJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3k words275
H.R. 7624Advancing GETs Act of 2024DKathy Castor FLMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words512
H.R. 7635The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024DDoris O. Matsui CAMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words1813
S. 1189Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2024RShelley Moore Capito WVApr 19, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate1.1k words1520
S. 1194Recycling and Composting Accountability ActDThomas R. Carper DEApr 19, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate2.2k words920
H.R. 7521Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications ActRMike Gallagher WIMar 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.7k words546
S. 3950DUALS Act of 2024RBill Cassidy LAMar 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.4k words55
S.J.Res. 65A joint resolution providing 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".RMitch McConnell KYMar 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee43 words498
S. 1514HELPER Act of 2023RMarco Rubio FLMay 10, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words268
S. 2142National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023DRobert Menendez NJJun 22, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee25k words89
S. 32Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023DChristopher A. Coons DEJan 24, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.1k words75
S. 3502Homebuyers Privacy Protection ActDJack Reed RIDec 13, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee341 words369
S. 3909Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2024RTed Cruz TXMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words211
S. 3918Advancing GETs Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words111
H.R. 2799Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023RPatrick T. McHenry NCApr 24, 2023SubstantivePassed House8.7k words07
H.R. 7454Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024RSam Graves MOFeb 26, 2024SubstantiveBecame law1.6k words19
H.R. 7513Protecting American Seniors’ Access to Care ActRMichelle Fischbach MNMar 1, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee87 words3710
H.R. 7563Food Traceability Enhancement ActRScott Franklin FLMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee646 words187
H.R. 7571Americas ActRMaria Elvira Salazar FLMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee35k words35
H.R. 3173Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2024RMark E. Amodei NVMay 10, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee12k words010
H.R. 4552Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2024RNancy Mace SCJul 11, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee19k words46
H.R. 7577CHEERS ActRDarin LaHood ILMar 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee230 words356
H.R. 4989–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility ActRJay Obernolte CAJan 25, 2023SubstantivePassed House572 words15
S. 3878Americas ActRBill Cassidy LAMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee32k words07

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