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. 1302Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023DRobert Menendez NJApr 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words716
H.J.Res. 59Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States".RRalph Norman SCApr 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee48 words737
H.R. 2826Save Local Business ActRJames Comer KYApr 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee249 words9216
H.R. 2851National Apprenticeship Act of 2023DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAApr 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee24k words6511
H.R. 734Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023RW. Gregory Steube FLFeb 1, 2023SubstantivePassed House416 words936
S. 1261Save Local Business ActRRoger Marshall KSApr 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee249 words1412
S. 1264SMART Prices ActDAmy Klobuchar MNApr 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee322 words218
S. 1269INSULIN Act of 2023DJeanne Shaheen NHApr 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words1210
S.J.Res. 25A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States".RTim Scott SCApr 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee55 words367
H.R. 2552Community Broadband Act of 2023DAnna G. Eshoo CAApr 10, 2023SubstantiveIn committee519 words225
H.R. 2583Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023DLisa Blunt Rochester DEApr 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee286 words325
H.R. 2747Sustainable Aviation Fuel ActDJulia Brownley CAApr 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words95
H.R. 2743Fair Access to Banking ActRAndy Barr KYApr 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words1269
H.R. 2761SPARC ActRJohn Joyce PAApr 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words1110
H.R. 2785REEF ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILApr 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee155 words739
H.R. 2788AIM ActRAdrian Smith NEApr 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee82 words1115
S. 1232AIM ActRShelley Moore Capito WVApr 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee82 words111
H.R. 2713I CAN ActRDavid P. Joyce OHApr 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words3510
S. 1201Employee Rights ActRTim Scott SCApr 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words2813
S. 1212Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2023RKevin Cramer NDApr 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3k words1013
H.J.Res. 27Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'".RSam Graves MOFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveVetoed49 words17023
H.R. 2663Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers ActDJoe Courtney CTApr 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words17313
H.R. 2665Supporting Safety Net Hospitals ActDYvette D. Clarke NYApr 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee65 words13110
H.R. 2679Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability ActDAnn M. Kuster NHApr 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.8k words520
H.R. 2691Transparent PRICE ActRCathy McMorris Rodgers WAApr 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words16

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