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.J.Res. 63A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act".RBill Cassidy LAMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee40 words3716
H.R. 7531Secure Payments Act of 2024RBlaine Luetkemeyer MOMar 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee332 words1414
H.R. 6271Farm to Fly Act of 2023RMax L. Miller OHNov 7, 2023SubstantiveIn committee799 words2911
H.R. 7496MOVE ActRDusty Johnson SDFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee382 words110
H.R. 6544Atomic Energy Advancement ActRJeff Duncan SCDec 1, 2023SubstantivePassed House12k words19
S. 3848Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee141 words176
S. 4John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee12k words397
S. 3830Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment ActDAlex Padilla CAFeb 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words06
S. 3805No Fees for EFTs ActRBill Cassidy LAFeb 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee139 words313
S. 3815Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCFeb 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words413
H.R. 5688Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2023RLloyd Smucker PASep 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words110
H.R. 7450Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActRElise M. Stefanik NYFeb 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee587 words1235
H.R. 7384Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024RMichael T. McCaul TXFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee77 words668
H.R. 7176Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024RAugust Pfluger TXJan 31, 2024SubstantivePassed House425 words319
H.R. 7367Overtime Pay Flexibility ActREric Burlison MOFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee85 words79
H.R. 1796Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2023DDina Titus NVMar 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.1k words96
H.R. 5687HSA Modernization Act of 2023RBeth Van Duyne TXSep 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words09
S. 3799Medicare Organization Report Enhancing (MORE) Summaries ActRMarco Rubio FLFeb 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee254 words06
S. 3796Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open ActRTed Cruz TXFeb 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee337 words45
H.R. 7266FAAN ActDLauren Underwood ILFeb 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee921 words145
H.R. 7284No IRIS Act of 2024RGlenn Grothman WIFeb 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee102 words45
H.R. 485Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023RCathy McMorris Rodgers WAJan 24, 2023SubstantivePassed House796 words59
S. 3770FAAN ActDJeff Merkley ORFeb 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee921 words125
H.R. 7293Automatic IRA Act of 2024DRichard E. Neal MAFeb 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.9k words213
H.R. 7297Homebuyers Privacy Protection ActRJohn W. Rose TNFeb 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee288 words936

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