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. 1824Food and Farm ActDEarl Blumenauer ORMar 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee20k words56
H.R. 1837Investing in Our Communities ActRDavid Kustoff TNMar 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee760 words197
S. 1000Saving Access to Laboratory Services ActDSherrod Brown OHMar 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words510
S. 1001Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023RSteve Daines MTMar 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee133 words218
S. 1016Agriculture Resilience Act of 2023DMartin Heinrich NMMar 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee30k words106
H.R. 5Parents Bill of Rights ActRJulia Letlow LAMar 1, 2023SubstantivePassed House5.6k words1227
H.R. 1341Spectrum Coordination ActRTroy Balderson OHMar 3, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee525 words47
H.R. 1608Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023RAdrian Smith NEMar 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee347 words359
H.R. 1613Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAMar 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words3726
H.R. 1629Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2023RH. Morgan Griffith VAMar 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee259 words235
H.R. 1666Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023RBrad R. Wenstrup OHMar 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee69 words635
H.R. 1761Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2023RTroy E. Nehls TXMar 23, 2023SubstantiveIn committee626 words735
H.J.Res. 30Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".RAndy Barr KYFeb 7, 2023SubstantiveVetoed40 words11916
H.R. 1058Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure ActRKelly Armstrong NDFeb 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words176
H.R. 1068Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply ActRLarry Bucshon INFeb 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee392 words85
H.R. 1335TAPP American Resources ActRBruce Westerman ARMar 3, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee20k words220
H.R. 1716Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement ActRMarcus J. Molinaro NYMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words576
S. 971Due Process Continuity of Care ActRBill Cassidy LAMar 23, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words77
H.R. 1674Railway Safety Act of 2023DChristopher R. Deluzio PAMar 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words1727
H.R. 1699Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023DMaxwell Frost FLMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee989 words967
H.R. 1707SMART ActRDarrell Issa CAMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee524 words1314
H.R. 1717Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023DJoe Neguse COMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words07
S. 914ETAP Act of 2024RJames E. Risch IDMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words114
S. 916Junk Fee Prevention ActDRichard Blumenthal CTMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words17
S. 923Better Mental Health Care for Americans ActDMichael F. Bennet COMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee11k words19

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