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
H.R. 6283DRUG ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IANov 8, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.2k words2527
H.R. 793JOBS Act of 2023RBill Johnson OHFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words328
S. 3735Protecting Innovation in Investment ActRTed Cruz TXFeb 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee101 words25
S. 3742ACCESS Act of 2024DTim Kaine VAFeb 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words17
S. 3743A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat transfers of appreciated property to certain tax-exempt organizations the same as transfers of appreciated property to political organizations.DSheldon Whitehouse RIFeb 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee189 words77
H.R. 7116Do Not Disturb ActDFrank Pallone, Jr. NJJan 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words910
H.R. 7194PFAS Accountability Act of 2024DMadeleine Dean PAFeb 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words37
S. 2669Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023DElizabeth Warren MAJul 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words147
S. 3393SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization ActIBernard Sanders VTDec 4, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee26k words115
S. 644Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access ActDEdward J. Markey MAMar 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words97
H.R. 6951College Cost Reduction ActRVirginia Foxx NCJan 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee32k words1538
H.R. 7171Distribution Transformer Efficiency and Supply Chain Reliability Act of 2024RMike Kelly PAJan 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee194 words1919
H.R. 7174To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program.RGregory F. Murphy NCJan 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee61 words1714
S. 3680Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement ActRDeb Fischer NEJan 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee902 words18
H.R. 1633RAIL ActRBill Johnson OHMar 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2k words1516
H.R. 7107Human Trafficking Awareness Training ActRKat Cammack FLJan 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee388 words105
H.R. 6747Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023DSean Casten ILDec 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee31k words8518
H.R. 7085BIOSECURE ActRMike Gallagher WIJan 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words1013
S. 1863PROVE IT Act of 2024DChristopher A. Coons DEJun 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.2k words1016
S. 2968NFIP Extension through 2023 ActRJohn Kennedy LASep 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee103 words59
S. 3349Insurance Data Protection ActRKatie Boyd Britt ALNov 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee883 words165
S. 3677A bill to permanently authorize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.DJack Reed RIJan 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee62 words15
S. 1108Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023RJohn Thune SDMar 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1k words4135
S. 3651Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2024RBill Cassidy LAJan 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee219 words86
H.R. 6914Pregnant Students’ Rights ActRAshley Hinson IAJan 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House727 words45

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