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
S. 4120Long-Term Care Workforce Support ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAApr 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee47k words198
S.J.Res. 61A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure".RKevin Cramer NDFeb 7, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate44 words497
H.R. 6492EXPLORE ActRBruce Westerman ARNov 29, 2023SubstantivePassed House32k words5113
H.R. 6655A Stronger Workforce for America ActRVirginia Foxx NCDec 7, 2023SubstantivePassed House46k words2930
S. 2871Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act of 2023RSteve Daines MTSep 20, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words26
H.R. 7900EPA Accountability to Farm Country ActRBrad Finstad MNApr 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee876 words1819
H.R. 7913Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024DAdam B. Schiff CAApr 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee551 words08
S.J.Res. 70A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)".RTim Scott SCApr 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee37 words157
H.J.Res. 116Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act".IKevin Kiley CAMar 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee40 words6722
H.R. 7855Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2024DYadira Caraveo COApr 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee634 words36
H.R. 7849Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2024DMike Thompson CAMar 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words346
H.R. 4167Protecting America’s Distribution Transformer Supply Chain ActRRichard Hudson NCJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee123 words419
H.R. 1836Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023RDusty Johnson SDMar 28, 2023SubstantivePassed House3.5k words320
H.R. 7023Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting ActRDavid Rouzer NCJan 17, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.7k words024
H.R. 7756Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILMar 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee182 words15
S. 4054Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024DMark R. Warner VAMar 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee295 words05
H.R. 7520Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024DFrank Pallone, Jr. NJMar 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.2k words511
H.R. 7784SALT ActRBurgess Owens UTMar 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee843 words29
S. 4027SPEED and Reliability Act of 2024DJohn W. Hickenlooper COMar 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words011
S. 4049Supporting National Security with Spectrum ActRSteve Daines MTMar 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee244 words26
H.R. 7650Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAMar 13, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3k words166
H.R. 7655Pipeline Safety, Modernization, and Expansion Act of 2024RJeff Duncan SCMar 13, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee8.9k words022
H.R. 766Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings ActRMichael C. Burgess TXFeb 2, 2023SubstantivePassed House395 words296
H.R. 6185GRID ActRJeff Duncan SCNov 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee523 words010
H.R. 7725To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.RGregory F. Murphy NCMar 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words606

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