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. 3904Crop Insurance for Future Farmers ActRRandy Feenstra IAJun 7, 2023SubstantiveIn committee265 words275
H.R. 3964Rural Broadband Modernization ActRRandy Feenstra IAJun 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3k words36
H.R. 4058Healthy SNAP Act of 2023RJosh Brecheen OKJun 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee378 words75
H.R. 4895Lowering Drug Costs for American Families ActDFrank Pallone, Jr. NJJul 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words7410
H.R. 4933Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023DGrace F. Napolitano CAJul 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee556 words476
H.R. 4968GOLD CARD Act of 2023RMichael C. Burgess TXJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words1913
H.R. 5013Value in Health Care Act of 2023RDarin LaHood ILJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words248
H.R. 4963Tax Fairness for Workers ActDBrendan F. Boyle PAJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee270 words20413
H.R. 4986Student Loan Interest Elimination ActDJoe Courtney CTJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words295
H.R. 4996Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed ActDBill Foster ILJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee681 words05
H.R. 5060Women's Retirement Protection ActDLauren Underwood ILJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.5k words36
S. 2556Improving CARE for Youth ActDThomas R. Carper DEJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee281 words26
S. 2623Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023RMike Rounds SDJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee210 words45
S. 2627Women's Retirement Protection ActDTammy Baldwin WIJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.5k words135
S. 2632Visa Processing Improvement ActDAmy Klobuchar MNJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words16
S. 2651Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2023DCory A. Booker NJJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words116
S. 2666EPCS 2.0 ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words16
S. 2691AI Labeling Act of 2023DBrian Schatz HIJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words35
S. 2707Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023RDeb Fischer NEJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee604 words1211
H.R. 3284Providers and Payers COMPETE ActRMichael C. Burgess TXMay 15, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words410
H.R. 4470Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023RLaurel M. Lee FLJul 6, 2023SubstantivePassed House67 words312
H.R. 4924Auto Reenroll Act of 2023DKathy E. Manning NCJul 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee865 words211
H.R. 4942Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization ActDBradley Scott Schneider ILJul 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words11511
H.R. 682Launch Communications ActDDarren Soto FLJan 31, 2023SubstantivePassed House566 words113
S. 1844Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023DTammy Baldwin WIJun 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.3k words16

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