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. 1815Expanding Veterans’ Options for Long Term Care ActDElissa Slotkin MIMar 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words336
H.R. 4695Unfair Tax Prevention ActRRon Estes KSJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee442 words106
H.R. 4708H–2 Improvements to Relieve Employers ActRTony Gonzales TXJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee338 words379
H.R. 4721Main Street Tax Certainty ActRLloyd Smucker PAJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee38 words19435
S. 1094Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023DAmy Klobuchar MNMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.8k words177
S. 1664Healthy Families ActIBernard Sanders VTMay 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.8k words3019
S. 2362Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023DAmy Klobuchar MNJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee883 words45
S. 2364MAPS ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee714 words25
S. 728Paycheck Fairness ActDPatty Murray WAMar 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.7k words4013
H.R. 4507Transparency in Coverage ActRBob Good VAJul 10, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee14k words220
H.R. 4549Building Chips in America Act of 2023RJennifer A. Kiggans VAJul 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words125
H.R. 4583Social Security 2100 ActDJohn B. Larson CTJul 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee18k words1897
H.R. 4636Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program Act of 2023DHaley M. Stevens MIJul 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words95
H.R. 4645Empowering Shareholders Act of 2023RBill Huizenga MIJul 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee817 words05
S. 2305Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination ActRMike Lee UTJul 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee762 words317
S. 2327Afghan Adjustment ActDAmy Klobuchar MNJul 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words145
H.R. 1209FOCA Act of 2023RJames Comer KYFeb 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1k words12210
H.R. 1695Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets ActDMatt Cartwright PAMar 22, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.4k words205
H.R. 2622To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser, and for other purposes.RPete Sessions TXApr 13, 2023SubstantivePassed House543 words15
H.R. 3430Spectrum Relocation Enhancement ActDDoris O. Matsui CAMay 17, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words16
S. 2269Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2023DDianne Feinstein CAJul 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee204 words36
S. 495Expanding Veterans’ Options for Long Term Care ActDJon Tester MTFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words86
H.R. 3559FAA Research and Development Act of 2023RFrank D. Lucas OKMay 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.7k words06
S. 452Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023IJoe Manchin, III WVFeb 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.3k words410
H.R. 3564Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023RWarren Davidson OHMay 22, 2023SubstantivePassed House986 words135

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