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. 15Equality ActDMark Takano CAJun 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words2195
H.R. 277Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023RKat Cammack FLJan 11, 2023SubstantivePassed House4.4k words18215
H.R. 3799CHOICE Arrangement ActRKevin Hern OKJun 5, 2023SubstantivePassed House3.5k words114
H.R. 4237Ensuring Sound Guidance ActRAndy Barr KYJun 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words179
H.R. 4260Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023DRichard E. Neal MAJun 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words1075
S. 2071Reliable Rail Service ActDTammy Baldwin WIJun 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee606 words119
S. 2082Ensuring Justice for Victims of Terrorism ActRJohn Cornyn TXJun 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee211 words195
S. 2085Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage ActRMike Crapo IDJun 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee568 words577
S. 2090Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2023RMarkwayne Mullin OKJun 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee256 words166
H.R. 4223National AI Commission ActDTed Lieu CAJun 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1k words105
S. 2052Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies ActDJon Tester MTJun 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words311
H.R. 4040Recycling and Composting Accountability ActDJoe Neguse COJun 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words2022
H.R. 4104Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion ActRVern Buchanan FLJun 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee409 words275
H.R. 4189CONNECT for Health Act of 2023DMike Thompson CAJun 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words6725
H.R. 4198Protecting Consumers from Abusive Mortgage Leads ActRJohn W. Rose TNJun 16, 2023SubstantiveIn committee128 words107
H.R. 16American Dream and Promise Act of 2023DSylvia R. Garcia TXJun 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee8.8k words2077
H.R. 1615Gas Stove Protection and Freedom ActRKelly Armstrong NDMar 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House262 words517
H.R. 1640Save Our Gas Stoves ActRDebbie Lesko AZMar 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House210 words6320
H.R. 4148Import Security and Fairness ActDEarl Blumenauer ORJun 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words298
H.R. 4177Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023DGregory W. Meeks NYJun 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee872 words65
H.R. 4184Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2023DAdam B. Schiff CAJun 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee158 words1415
S. 2004Import Security and Fairness ActSponsor not on fileJun 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words46
S. 2007Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023DRobert Menendez NJJun 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee870 words75
S. 2016CONNECT for Health Act of 2023DBrian Schatz HIJun 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words5825
S. 2019Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression ActRRoger Marshall KSJun 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee558 words147

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