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. 6131Commercial Space Act of 2023RBrian Babin TXNov 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee11k words816
H.R. 6349Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities ActRMichael T. McCaul TXNov 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.6k words166
S. 3262Fiscal Stability Act of 2023IJoe Manchin, III WVNov 8, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.9k words87
S. 910A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.DJeff Merkley ORMar 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee195 words05
H.R. 6445Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2023RGus M. Bilirakis FLNov 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee452 words315
H.R. 6407Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2023DRobin L. Kelly ILNov 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee646 words295
H.J.Res. 103Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation".RLloyd Smucker PANov 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee36 words246
H.R. 6371Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2023RGregory F. Murphy NCNov 13, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.3k words3717
S. 3305Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement ActRBill Cassidy LANov 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee533 words68
S. 3321Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2023RMarkwayne Mullin OKNov 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee833 words67
H.R. 6000Revoke Iranian Funding Act of 2023RZachary Nunn IAOct 19, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee884 words156
H.R. 6159Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023RMariannette Miller-Meeks IANov 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words3019
S.J.Res. 49A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to a "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".RBill Cassidy LANov 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee37 words4521
S.J.Res. 50A joint resolution providing 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".RThom Tillis NCNov 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee38 words85
S. 2840Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce ActIBernard Sanders VTSep 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee26k words131
H.R. 3774SHIP ActRMichael Lawler NYMay 31, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.8k words2416
S. 447ORBITS Act of 2023DJohn W. Hickenlooper COFeb 15, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate2.8k words57
H.R. 6094Providing Realistic Opportunity To Equal and Comparable Treatment for Rare ActDDoris O. Matsui CAOct 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee708 words265
H.R. 6205Healthcare Workforce Resilience ActDBradley Scott Schneider ILNov 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee759 words589
H.R. 906REPAIR ActRNeal P. Dunn FLFeb 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.7k words5644
S. 3198Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023RBill Cassidy LANov 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee14k words114
S. 3211Healthcare Workforce Resilience ActDRichard J. Durbin ILNov 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee760 words1710
H.R. 4508Hidden Fee Disclosure Act of 2023DJoe Courtney CTJul 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.9k words110
H.R. 4509Transparency in Billing Act of 2023RVirginia Foxx NCJul 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee692 words17
H.R. 4527Health DATA Act of 2023RLori Chavez-DeRemer ORJul 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words29

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