Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 15,691 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,388 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,457 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee554 4%Passed the House or Senate619 4%Passed the House and Senate12 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%12 ceremonial

12 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 148 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 12, 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

205Skipped committeeof the 749 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 file9,218 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,538 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied829 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: 106 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 committee125 days
14,388 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
554 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both84 days
619 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
12 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 125 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 530
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 9161Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024266,084 words

The median bill is 530 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 113 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

829 bills · latest action first

Lobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 3227Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care ActRRon Estes KSMay 11, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words135
H.R. 4758Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care ActDLori Trahan MAJul 19, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.8k words12412
H.R. 7623Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAMar 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1k words3141
H.R. 7890Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection ActRTim Walberg MIApr 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.3k words2818
H.R. 7891Kids Online Safety ActRGus M. Bilirakis FLApr 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.6k words6422
H.R. 8449AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024RGus M. Bilirakis FLMay 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words17
H.R. 8674Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuel ActRBrandon Williams NYJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words15
H.R. 8314No Foreign Election Interference ActRNicole Malliotakis NYMay 8, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House570 words17
S. 4343Fire Ready Nation Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee20k words77
S. 4445Right to IVF ActDTammy Duckworth ILJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee10k words377
S. 5069United States Postal Service Shipping Equity ActDJeff Merkley ORSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee680 words25
H.R. 9551NO FAKES Act of 2024RMaria Elvira Salazar FLSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words119
S. 5045Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy ActRTed Cruz TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee56 words105
H.J.Res. 168Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2".RGarret Graves LAJun 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee39 words156
H.R. 190Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers ActRCarol D. Miller WVJan 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee140 words486
H.R. 3120Healthy Competition for Better Care ActRMichelle Steel CAMay 5, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2k words16
H.R. 5077CREATE AI Act of 2023DAnna G. Eshoo CAJul 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.6k words677
H.R. 6129Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects ActRRudy Yakym III INNov 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee591 words185
H.R. 9461USA Workforce Investment ActRLloyd Smucker PASep 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words06
S. 5018Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients ActRBill Cassidy LASep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee300 words36
H.R. 2864Countering CCP Drones ActRElise M. Stefanik NYApr 25, 2023SubstantivePassed House148 words155
H.R. 7198Prove It Act of 2024RBrad Finstad MNFeb 1, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committeeText pending177
H.R. 8152Remote Access Security ActRMichael Lawler NYApr 29, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.1k words424
H.R. 4763Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century ActRGlenn Thompson PAJul 20, 2023SubstantivePassed House38k words1117
H.R. 8656Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2024DJosh Harder CAJun 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.7k words107

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