Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

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

Search Type Stage Ending Lobbying Sponsor party Chamber Committee Sort

Lobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbied Clear all

Bill	Title	Sponsor	Introduced	Type	Stage	Words	Cosponsors	Lobbied by
H.R. 536	FAIR Act	DGerald E. Connolly VA	Jan 26, 2023	Substantive	In committee	172 words	80	5
S. 100	Better Care Better Jobs Act	DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PA	Jan 26, 2023	Substantive	In committee	6.4k words	30	6
S. 114	Preventive Health Savings Act	DBenjamin L. Cardin MD	Jan 26, 2023	Substantive	In committee	342 words	7	7
H.R. 23	Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act	RAdrian Smith NE	Jan 9, 2023	Substantive	Passed House	84 words	82	7
H.R. 496	PELL Act	RElise M. Stefanik NY	Jan 25, 2023	Substantive	In committee	2.1k words	33	5
H.R. 448	Putting Investors First Act of 2023	RBryan Steil WI	Jan 24, 2023	Substantive	In committee	4.3k words	21	10
S. 25	Assault Weapons Ban of 2023	DDianne Feinstein CA	Jan 23, 2023	Substantive	In committee	14k words	33	6
S. 26	SNOOP Act of 2023	RBill Hagerty TN	Jan 23, 2023	Substantive	In committee	194 words	33	6
H.R. 167	Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2023	RH. Morgan Griffith VA	Jan 9, 2023	Substantive	In committee	655 words	12	7
H.R. 419	Revitalizing Downtowns Act	DJimmy Gomez CA	Jan 20, 2023	Substantive	In committee	2.3k words	9	8
H.R. 337	GAS Act	RDarrell Issa CA	Jan 12, 2023	Substantive	In committee	68 words	53	12
H.R. 263	Stop Trying to Obsessively Vilify Energy Act	RBill Huizenga MI	Jan 10, 2023	Substantive	In committee	68 words	30	9
H.R. 25	FairTax Act of 2023	REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GA	Jan 9, 2023	Substantive	In committee	23k words	26	6
H.R. 38	Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act	RRichard Hudson NC	Jan 9, 2023	Substantive	In committee	875 words	171	6
H.R. 51	Washington, D.C. Admission Act	DEleanor Holmes Norton DC	Jan 9, 2023	Substantive	In committee	17k words	211	6
H.R. 7	No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023	RChristopher H. Smith NJ	Jan 9, 2023	Substantive	In committee	1.8k words	183	5

H.R. 536In committee
FAIR Act
DGerald E. Connolly VAJan 26, 2023Substantive172 words80 cosponsors5 organizations lobbied
S. 100In committee
Better Care Better Jobs Act
DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJan 26, 2023Substantive6.4k words30 cosponsors6 organizations lobbied
S. 114In committee
Preventive Health Savings Act
DBenjamin L. Cardin MDJan 26, 2023Substantive342 words7 cosponsors7 organizations lobbied
H.R. 23Passed House
Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act
RAdrian Smith NEJan 9, 2023Substantive84 words82 cosponsors7 organizations lobbied
H.R. 496In committee
PELL Act
RElise M. Stefanik NYJan 25, 2023Substantive2.1k words33 cosponsors5 organizations lobbied
H.R. 448In committee
Putting Investors First Act of 2023
RBryan Steil WIJan 24, 2023Substantive4.3k words21 cosponsors10 organizations lobbied
S. 25In committee
Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
DDianne Feinstein CAJan 23, 2023Substantive14k words33 cosponsors6 organizations lobbied
S. 26In committee
SNOOP Act of 2023
RBill Hagerty TNJan 23, 2023Substantive194 words33 cosponsors6 organizations lobbied
H.R. 167In committee
Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2023
RH. Morgan Griffith VAJan 9, 2023Substantive655 words12 cosponsors7 organizations lobbied
H.R. 419In committee
Revitalizing Downtowns Act
DJimmy Gomez CAJan 20, 2023Substantive2.3k words9 cosponsors8 organizations lobbied
H.R. 337In committee
GAS Act
RDarrell Issa CAJan 12, 2023Substantive68 words53 cosponsors12 organizations lobbied
H.R. 263In committee
Stop Trying to Obsessively Vilify Energy Act
RBill Huizenga MIJan 10, 2023Substantive68 words30 cosponsors9 organizations lobbied
H.R. 25In committee
FairTax Act of 2023
REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJan 9, 2023Substantive23k words26 cosponsors6 organizations lobbied
H.R. 38In committee
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
RRichard Hudson NCJan 9, 2023Substantive875 words171 cosponsors6 organizations lobbied
H.R. 51In committee
Washington, D.C. Admission Act
DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJan 9, 2023Substantive17k words211 cosponsors6 organizations lobbied
H.R. 7In committee
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023
RChristopher H. Smith NJJan 9, 2023Substantive1.8k words183 cosponsors5 organizations lobbied

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