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. 6571Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2023RLarry Bucshon INDec 4, 2023SubstantivePassed House5.5k words96
H.R. 6960Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJan 11, 2024SubstantivePassed House171 words106
H.R. 8046Rosatom Sanctions Enforcement ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJApr 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.4k words95
H.R. 8337Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement ActRAndy Barr KYMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee6.4k words15
H.R. 8426Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024DMatt Cartwright PAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words1816
S. 4363Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024DMazie K. Hirono HIMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words285
H.R. 7659Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024RSam Graves MOMar 13, 2024SubstantivePassed House20k words410
S. 4338Pay PCPs Act of 2024DSheldon Whitehouse RIMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words110
S. 4348Protecting Our Farmers from the Green New Deal ActRJosh Hawley MOMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee501 words05
S. 4349A bill to require private health plans to provide for secure electronic transmission of prior authorization requests for prescription drugs.RRoger Marshall KSMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee966 words37
S.J.Res. 79A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary".RTed Budd NCMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee38 words238
H.R. 7109Equal Representation ActRChuck Edwards NCJan 29, 2024SubstantivePassed House329 words1145
H.R. 8371Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement ActRJuan Ciscomani AZMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee41k words5410
H.R. 8398Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Reform ActRAdrian Smith NEMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee137k words2910
S. 4330ROCR Value Based Program Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words25
H.R. 1042Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports ActRCathy McMorris Rodgers WAFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveBecame law922 words610
H.R. 8261Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access ActRDavid Schweikert AZMay 7, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7k words120
H.R. 8289Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024, Part IIRSam Graves MOMay 8, 2024SubstantiveBecame law859 words17
S. 4297Repealing Big Brother Overreach ActRTommy Tuberville ALMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee205 words188
S. 4317Secure and Affordable Broadband Extension ActDBen Ray Luján NMMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words147
H.R. 6192Hands Off Our Home Appliances ActRDebbie Lesko AZNov 2, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.9k words107
H.R. 7931PEAKS ActRCarol D. Miller WVApr 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee308 words35
H.R. 8246Second Chances for Rural Hospitals ActRJodey C. Arrington TXMay 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee412 words25
H.R. 8294Rural Healthcare Revitalization Act of 2024RDerrick Van Orden WIMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee222 words09
H.J.Res. 98Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".RJohn James MINov 9, 2023SubstantiveVetoed36 words6825

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