Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2024

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

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How far 15,716 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 13, 2024

In committee 14,409 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,479 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out930 6%Approved by committee556 4%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%12 ceremonial

12 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 148 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 13, 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 751 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 file9,241 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied829 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: 106 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 committee125 days
14,409 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
556 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both83 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
15 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 125 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 529
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 9161Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024266,084 words

The median bill is 529 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 113 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

829 bills · latest action first

Lobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8702Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2024RMike Kelly PAJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words23125
H.R. 5074Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJul 28, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee174 words457
H.R. 8684SHOP SAFE Act of 2024RDarrell Issa CAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words38
H.J.Res. 166Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees".RTim Walberg MIJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee43 words515
H.R. 8639Warehouse Worker Protection ActDDonald Norcross NJJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.5k words508
S. 4381Right to Contraception ActDEdward J. Markey MAMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words405
S.J.Res. 92A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".RShelley Moore Capito WVJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee68 words458
S.J.Res. 95A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments".RMarkwayne Mullin OKJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee47 words125
S.J.Res. 91A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting".RJames Lankford OKJun 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee47 words355
H.R. 5403CBDC Anti-Surveillance State ActRTom Emmer MNSep 12, 2023SubstantivePassed House700 words1655
H.R. 8594Stop the Scam ActRNick LaLota NYJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee287 words117
H.R. 8574340B ACCESS ActRLarry Bucshon INMay 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee20k words210
H.J.Res. 152Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments".RH. Morgan Griffith VAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee47 words358
H.R. 895Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023RKen Buck COFeb 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words14015
H.R. 5863Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023RW. Gregory Steube FLOct 2, 2023SubstantivePassed House642 words355
H.R. 8315ENFORCE ActRMichael T. McCaul TXMay 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee847 words117
S. 1274REEF ActRDeb Fischer NEApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee159 words169
H.R. 7153Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization ActDSusan Wild PAJan 30, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee214 words1016
H.R. 354LEOSA Reform Act of 2024RDon Bacon NEJan 13, 2023SubstantivePassed House749 words435
H.R. 8404ROCR Value Based Program ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words115
H.J.Res. 147Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process".RMary E. Miller ILMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee36 words287
H.R. 1199Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2023RNeal P. Dunn FLFeb 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee488 words478
H.R. 3950TICKET ActRGus M. Bilirakis FLJun 9, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.7k words175
H.R. 4510NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2024RRobert E. Latta OHJul 10, 2023SubstantivePassed House15k words17
H.R. 468Building America’s Health Care Workforce ActRBrett Guthrie KYJan 24, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee384 words375

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