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. 2994Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2023DMaria Cantwell WASep 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1k words109
H.R. 5337Retirement Proxy Protection ActRErin Houchin INSep 5, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee817 words88
H.R. 5338No Discrimination in My Benefits ActRBob Good VASep 5, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee104 words07
H.R. 5340Providing Complete Information to Retirement Investors ActRJim Banks INSep 5, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee495 words19
H.R. 5689EITC Age Parity Act of 2023DJudy Chu CASep 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee79 words106
H.R. 5707Secure Family Futures Act of 2023RRandy Feenstra IASep 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee281 words1916
S. 2916Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023DCory A. Booker NJSep 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee366 words25
S. 2928Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2023DMark Kelly AZSep 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee265 words36
H.R. 5235Farm to Fuselage ActDJasmine Crockett TXAug 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee658 words16
H.R. 5539ORPHAN Cures ActRJohn Joyce PASep 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee161 words1324
H.R. 5547Maintaining Investments in New Innovation ActDWiley Nickel NCSep 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee134 words2810
H.R. 5551BIG WIRES ActDScott H. Peters CASep 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words013
H.R. 5628Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2023DYvette D. Clarke NYSep 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7k words156
H.R. 1130Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023RBill Johnson OHFeb 21, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee423 words76
H.R. 1418Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023RGreg Pence INMar 7, 2023SubstantivePassed House4.4k words28
H.R. 760Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023RAndy Barr KYFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words712
H.R. 14John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023DTerri A. Sewell ALSep 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee13k words2189
H.R. 1435Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases ActRJohn Joyce PAMar 8, 2023SubstantivePassed House233 words8317
S. 2827BIG WIRES ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COSep 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words120
H.R. 5391Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies ActRMichael C. Burgess TXSep 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words410
H.R. 5399Humane Cosmetics Act of 2023DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VASep 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words2275
H.R. 5429Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity ActDAnn M. Kuster NHSep 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words18
H.R. 5461Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2023DAnn M. Kuster NHSep 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee488 words35
H.R. 5456No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) ActDDonald Norcross NJSep 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words1395
H.R. 5475Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023RScott Fitzgerald WISep 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee661 words75

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