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. 1006NRC Survey ActRByron Donalds FLFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words75
H.R. 1007Nuclear Assistance for America’s Small Businesses ActRByron Donalds FLFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words105
H.R. 1009National Strategy to Utilize Microreactors for Natural Disaster Response Efforts ActRByron Donalds FLFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words105
H.R. 1051Nuclear Waste Informed Consent ActDDina Titus NVFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee240 words27
H.R. 1086Nuclear Fuel Security ActRRobert E. Latta OHFeb 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words714
H.R. 1177Financial Freedom Act of 2023RByron Donalds FLFeb 24, 2023SubstantiveIn committee303 words55
H.R. 830HELP Copays ActREarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAFeb 6, 2023SubstantiveIn committee329 words14231
H.R. 893Heating and Cooling Relief ActDJamaal Bowman NYFeb 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words4112
H.R. 977Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023RMichael C. Burgess TXFeb 10, 2023SubstantiveIn committee98 words569
S. 10VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023DJon Tester MTJan 23, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7.4k words85
S. 462Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023DTina Smith MNFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveIn committee495 words65
S. 464No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads ActDJeanne Shaheen NHFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveIn committee446 words48
S. 470Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023RJames Lankford OKFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveIn committee98 words147
S. 476Maintaining Investments in New Innovation ActDRobert Menendez NJFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveIn committee134 words38
S. 494Background Check Expansion ActDChristopher Murphy CTFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveIn committee730 words377
S. 513Insure Cybersecurity Act of 2023DJohn W. Hickenlooper COFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveIn committee952 words18
S.J.Res. 15A joint resolution disapproving 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".RRick Scott FLFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveIn committee41 words1430
H.R. 1002Saving the Civil Service ActDGerald E. Connolly VAFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee412 words996
H.R. 1005EAGLES Act of 2023RMario Diaz-Balart FLFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words275
H.R. 1018Protect Farmers from the SEC ActRFrank D. Lucas OKFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee212 words687
S. 399Saving the Civil Service ActDTim Kaine VAFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee519 words165
S. 404Nuclear Waste Informed Consent ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee240 words16
S. 405Heating and Cooling Relief ActDEdward J. Markey MAFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words412
S. 420COVID–19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination ActRRand Paul KYFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee115 words85
S. 391Protect Farmers from the SEC ActRJohn Boozman ARFeb 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee226 words117

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