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. 2251Cybersecurity Act of 2023DGary C. Peters MIJul 11, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee39k words19
S. 2510RAPID Reserve ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words57
S. 2512A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for re-enrollment provisions in retirement plans of small employers.RBill Cassidy LAJul 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee642 words17
S. 2517Auto Reenroll Act of 2023DTim Kaine VAJul 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee865 words211
S. 2542LAST ACRE Act of 2023RDeb Fischer NEJul 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words18
S. 873America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023IJoe Manchin, III WVMar 16, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee25k words18
H.R. 1338SAT Streamlining ActRCathy McMorris Rodgers WAMar 3, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House7.1k words110
H.R. 4891Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act of 2023RWilliam R. Timmons IV SCJul 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee924 words46
S. 1Freedom to Vote ActDAmy Klobuchar MNJul 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee100k words406
S. 1260University of Utah Research Park ActRMike Lee UTApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee444 words114
S. 2477Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services ActRJohn Thune SDJul 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee497 words2420
S. 931Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets ActDGary C. Peters MIMar 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.1k words56
S. 936Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2023RRoger Marshall KSMar 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee351 words16
H.R. 4794Dietary Supplements Access ActRDarin LaHood ILJul 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee181 words106
S. 2407Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023DThomas R. Carper DEJul 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee808 words2112
S. 2433SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2023RBill Cassidy LAJul 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee4.9k words07
S. 2436NO PBMs ActIJoe Manchin, III WVJul 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee169 words16
H.R. 3887Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023RDan Crenshaw TXJun 7, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee808 words325
H.R. 4420Preparedness and Response Reauthorization ActRRichard Hudson NCJun 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words016
H.R. 4421Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization ActRRichard Hudson NCJun 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.7k words026
H.R. 824Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023RTim Walberg MIFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee305 words1018
S. 1521Community and Hydropower Improvement ActRSteve Daines MTMay 10, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee13k words410
S. 2372Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care ActRChuck Grassley IAJul 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee759 words376
S. 2377Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2023DElizabeth Warren MAJul 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee461 words118
H.R. 11Freedom to Vote ActDJohn P. Sarbanes MDJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee102k words2177

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