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. 346NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023RPete Stauber MNJan 12, 2023SubstantiveBecame law828 words117
H.R. 3782Short Line Railroad Relief ActRByron Donalds FLJun 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee500 words235
H.R. 3216Rural Internet Improvement Act of 2023RKat Cammack FLMay 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words135
S. 1793Grid Resiliency Tax CreditDMartin Heinrich NMJun 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words117
S. 1804FASTER Act of 2023DMartin Heinrich NMJun 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee8.9k words05
H.R. 3577Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act of 2023RRichard Hudson NCMay 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee720 words85
H.R. 3674Providing Relief and Stability for Medicare Patients Act of 2023RGus M. Bilirakis FLMay 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee610 words1712
H.R. 3723Medical Device Electronic Labeling ActRJay Obernolte CAMay 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee88 words55
H.R. 3730Rural Health Clinic Burden Reduction ActRAdrian Smith NEMay 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee439 words295
H.R. 3665Defending American Jobs and Investment ActRJason Smith MOMay 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words2418
H.R. 3721United States Postal Service Shipping Equity ActRDan Newhouse WAMay 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee671 words2411
H.R. 3734Essential Workers for Economic Advancement ActRLloyd Smucker PAMay 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee9.3k words417
H.J.Res. 39Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".RBill Posey FLMar 7, 2023SubstantiveVetoed41 words1029
H.R. 2666Medicaid VBPs for Patients ActRBrett Guthrie KYApr 18, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words4218
H.R. 3290340B Transparency ActRLarry Bucshon INMay 15, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words020
H.R. 2367Truck Parking Safety Improvement ActRMike Bost ILMar 29, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words5317
H.R. 2948CARS ActRLance Gooden TXApr 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee230 words410
H.R. 3013LICENSE Act of 2023RDarin LaHood ILApr 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee191 words715
H.R. 3318To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes.REric A. "Rick" Crawford ARMay 15, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee105 words69
H.R. 3408DRIVE Safe Integrity Act of 2023REric A. "Rick" Crawford ARMay 17, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words418
H.R. 3599DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2023RMaria Elvira Salazar FLMay 23, 2023SubstantiveIn committee79k words389
H.R. 915Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard ActRMike Gallagher WIFeb 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee710 words206
H.R. 3282Promoting Transparency and Healthy Competition in Medicare ActRDiana Harshbarger TNMay 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words36
H.R. 3305Black Maternal Health Momnibus ActDLauren Underwood ILMay 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee25k words19414
H.R. 3337Fuels Parity ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAMay 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee311 words2213

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