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. 1429Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023RCynthia M. Lummis WYMay 3, 2023SubstantiveIn committee437 words85
S. 1432Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYMay 3, 2023SubstantiveIn committee428 words86
S. 1433Airports PFAS Liability Protection ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYMay 3, 2023SubstantiveIn committee350 words96
S. 1399Building American Energy Security Act of 2023IJoe Manchin, III WVMay 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee12k words026
H.R. 1319Biking on Long-Distance Trails ActDJoe Neguse COMar 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee589 words617
H.R. 2700Employee Rights ActRRick W. Allen GAApr 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words8817
H.R. 2816Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability ActRDiana Harshbarger TNApr 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee895 words78
H.R. 2819Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023RLarry Bucshon INApr 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee878 words79
H.R. 2829Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2023RJeff Duncan SCApr 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee186 words46
H.R. 2923Living Donor Protection Act of 2023DJerrold Nadler NYApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee604 words2255
H.R. 2938International Nuclear Energy Act of 2023RByron Donalds FLApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.7k words87
H.R. 2940PASTEUR ActRA. Drew Ferguson IV GAApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words625
H.R. 3021Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services ActRAlexander X. Mooney WVApr 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee133 words276
H.R. 1353Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity ActRBill Johnson OHMar 3, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.7k words16
H.R. 2933Federal Insurance Office Elimination ActRBen Cline VAApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee515 words126
H.R. 2984CLAIM ActDNydia M. Velázquez NYApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words19
S. 1350WIPPES ActDJeff Merkley ORApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words65
S. 1355PASTEUR Act of 2023DMichael F. Bennet COApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.8k words66
S. 1359CLAIM ActDRobert Menendez NJApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words47
S. 1375HELP Copays ActRRoger Marshall KSApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee329 words1820
S. 1378Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective CareDCatherine Cortez Masto NVApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee890 words17
H.R. 2370Access to AEDs ActDSheila Cherfilus-McCormick FLMar 29, 2023SubstantiveIn committee952 words1165
H.R. 2874Flight Education Access ActDColin Z. Allred TXApr 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee4k words257
S. 1291Protecting Kids on Social Media ActDBrian Schatz HIApr 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words97
S. 1292Flight Education Access ActDTammy Baldwin WIApr 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee4k words19

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