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. 2140Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023RThom Tillis NCJun 22, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words025
S. 3637Farm to Fly Act of 2024RJerry Moran KSJan 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee830 words57
H.R. 7050Substance Use Disorder Workforce ActDBradley Scott Schneider ILJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words345
H.R. 3372To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes.RDusty Johnson SDMay 16, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee976 words325
H.R. 5779Fiscal Commission Act of 2023RBill Huizenga MISep 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.6k words2615
H.R. 6053Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2023DJared Huffman CAOct 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee29k words8912
H.R. 7035Death Tax Repeal ActRRandy Feenstra IAJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee911 words17213
H.R. 7039Stronger Communities through Better Transit ActDHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GAJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words1515
H.R. 7046Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2024RJohn R. Moolenaar MIJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee139 words249
S. 3625Protect Small Business and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity ActRTim Scott SCJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee195 words310
S. 3627Distribution Transformer Efficiency and Supply Chain Reliability Act of 2024DSherrod Brown OHJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee194 words1619
S. 3600Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLJan 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words15
S. 3601Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2024RMike Rounds SDJan 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee401 words15
H.R. 7000Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024RBryan Steil WIJan 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee239 words46
S. 3592Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024RTim Scott SCJan 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee244 words17
H.R. 6986To address patent thickets.RJodey C. Arrington TXJan 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee438 words87
H.R. 3400Small Businesses before Bureaucrats ActRBob Good VAMay 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee320 words176
S. 3583A bill to address patent thickets.DPeter Welch VTJan 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee438 words28
H.R. 6929Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024DYvette D. Clarke NYJan 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee95 words23217
H.R. 6943No AI FRAUD ActRMaria Elvira Salazar FLJan 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words913
H.R. 6944INSURE ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJan 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words187
S. 3565Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTJan 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee95 words2520
H.R. 6805PFAS Action Act of 2023DDebbie Dingell MIDec 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words305
H.R. 6503Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part IIRSam Graves MONov 29, 2023SubstantiveBecame law1.6k words114
H.R. 6585Bipartisan Workforce Pell ActRElise M. Stefanik NYDec 5, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.5k words2513

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