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. 5488Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023RMike Johnson LASep 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words2611
H.R. 5508Respect for the Second Amendment ActRAugust Pfluger TXSep 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee779 words55
H.R. 5513To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes.RElise M. Stefanik NYSep 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee337 words87
S. 2805Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023RJohn Kennedy LASep 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words311
H.R. 5428No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) ActDDonald Norcross NJSep 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words1085
H.R. 5435Disarm Hate ActDVeronica Escobar TXSep 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee818 words175
S. 2780Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHSep 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words112
S. 1669AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023DEdward J. Markey MAMay 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.8k words5311
S. 2764Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act of 2023RJohn Barrasso WYSep 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words110
S. 2767SSI Savings Penalty Elimination ActDSherrod Brown OHSep 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee245 words96
S. 2768SAVE ActIJoe Manchin, III WVSep 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee554 words513
S. 2771Increasing Access to Dental Insurance ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHSep 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee94 words76
S. 2757VA Emergency Transportation Access ActDJon Tester MTSep 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee607 words435
S. 2760Capping Credit Card Interest Rates ActRJosh Hawley MOSep 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee129 words08
S. 2333Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee32k words328
S. 1080Cooper Davis ActRRoger Marshall KSMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.2k words210
H.R. 4469No Fuel Credits for Batteries Act of 2023RGreg Pence INJul 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee150 words27
H.R. 5305To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building".RDarrell Issa CAAug 29, 2023CeremonialIn committee83 words105
S. 884Improving Digital Identity Act of 2023IKyrsten Sinema AZMar 21, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3k words17
H.R. 4173Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture ActRDoug LaMalfa CAJun 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee921 words186
H.R. 4227ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023RZachary Nunn IAJun 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words327
H.R. 4288Agricultural Labeling Uniformity ActRDusty Johnson SDJun 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee201 words717
H.R. 5159Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023DTerri A. Sewell ALAug 4, 2023SubstantiveIn committee541 words575
H.R. 4004United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation ActRJason Smith MOJun 12, 2023SubstantiveBecame law1.9k words435
H.R. 5075Ethics in Energy Act of 2023DKathy Castor FLJul 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words146

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