Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

119th118th
BillsBills + resolutions
Every bill ↓

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. 1596REAL Political Advertisements ActDAmy Klobuchar MNMay 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words25
S. 1606Black Maternal Health Momnibus ActDCory A. Booker NJMay 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee25k words2412
H.R. 3248Diagnostic Lab Testing Transparency ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAMay 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee609 words15
H.R. 3255Freight Rail Workforce Health and Safety ActDDonald M. Payne, Jr. NJMay 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words535
H.R. 3262To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information.DJanice D. Schakowsky ILMay 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee937 words16
H.R. 1163Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud ActRJason Smith MOFeb 24, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.3k words359
H.R. 1480Beagle Brigade Act of 2023DSanford D. Bishop, Jr. GAMar 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee450 words335
H.R. 3185DCA Act of 2023DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GAMay 10, 2023SubstantiveIn committee488 words408
H.R. 3238Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023RDarin LaHood ILMay 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.6k words27311
S. 1323SAFE Banking Act of 2023DJeff Merkley ORApr 26, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.8k words3233
H.R. 3170HELPER Act of 2023RJohn H. Rutherford FLMay 10, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words1468
S. 1512DIRECT Act of 2023RRoger Marshall KSMay 10, 2023SubstantiveIn committee600 words45
S. 1542DRUG ActRRoger Marshall KSMay 10, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words723
S. 1544Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2023RMarsha Blackburn TNMay 10, 2023SubstantiveIn committee489 words58
H.R. 3139ACRE Act of 2023RRandy Feenstra IAMay 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee568 words685
H.R. 3146To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the cover over of certain distilled spirits taxes.RJenniffer González-Colón PRMay 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee457 words175
S. 1485Healthy SNAP Act of 2023RMarco Rubio FLMay 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee378 words05
S. 1491Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement ActRChuck Grassley IAMay 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee314 words108
H.R. 3008Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023DSara Jacobs CAApr 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words4910
H.R. 3074Due Process Continuity of Care ActDDavid J. Trone MDMay 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words877
S. 1449RESTART ActRShelley Moore Capito WVMay 4, 2023SubstantiveIn committee15k words1231
S. 1456SPUR ActRJohn Barrasso WYMay 4, 2023SubstantiveIn committee18k words1232
H.R. 2891SAFE Banking Act of 2023RDavid P. Joyce OHApr 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.8k words13036
H.R. 3039DRIVE ActRJosh Brecheen OKMay 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee81 words436
S. 1424DOC Access Act of 2023IJoe Manchin, III WVMay 3, 2023SubstantiveIn committee985 words96

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