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. 791American Music Fairness Act of 2023RDarrell Issa CAFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words149
S. 247Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2023DDianne Feinstein CAFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words156
S. 253American Music Fairness ActDAlex Padilla CAFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words46
S. 255Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023RSusan M. Collins MEFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee311 words38
S. 269Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides ActDCory A. Booker NJFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.8k words26
H.R. 382Pandemic is Over ActRBrett Guthrie KYJan 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House78 words446
H.R. 471SHIP IT ActRDusty Johnson SDJan 24, 2023SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words1341
H.R. 715Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023RBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAFeb 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee886 words2098
H.R. 720Davis-Bacon Repeal ActRBob Good VAFeb 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee123 words126
H.R. 730Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2023DBill Pascrell, Jr. NJFeb 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee517 words15
S. 184Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023RRand Paul KYJan 31, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words297
S. 198Rural Health Clinic Burden Reduction ActRJohn Barrasso WYFeb 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee439 words65
S. 220Workforce Mobility Act of 2023DChristopher Murphy CTFeb 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words39
H.R. 648Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023RDan Newhouse WAJan 31, 2023SubstantiveIn committee438 words458
H.R. 660Ethan's LawDRosa L. DeLauro CTJan 31, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words2086
S. 161JOBS Act of 2023DTim Kaine VAJan 31, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words429
S. 173Ethan's LawDRichard Blumenthal CTJan 31, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words305
S. 176Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023IAngus S. King, Jr. MEJan 31, 2023SubstantiveIn committee438 words146
H.R. 21Strategic Production Response ActRCathy McMorris Rodgers WAJan 9, 2023SubstantivePassed House781 words406
H.R. 625Keep Americans Safe ActDDiana DeGette COJan 30, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1k words1655
S. 130Rural Internet Improvement Act of 2023RJohn Thune SDJan 30, 2023SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words49
S. 139Organized Retail Crime Center Authorization Act of 2023RChuck Grassley IAJan 30, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words46
S. 140Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023RChuck Grassley IAJan 30, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words1618
S. 154PART ActDAmy Klobuchar MNJan 30, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words515
H.R. 405Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJan 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words35

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