Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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 530
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 530 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

544 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upLobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 82Social Security Fairness Act of 2023RGarret Graves LAJan 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee280 words33016
H.R. 9839To amend title 39, United States Code, to modernize the Postal Service regulations, and for other purposes.RJake LaTurner KSSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words06
S. 5139Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024RTim Scott SCSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.2k words105
H.R. 9676Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024RLarry Bucshon INSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7k words110
S. 4445Right to IVF ActDTammy Duckworth ILJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee10k words377
S. 5069United States Postal Service Shipping Equity ActDJeff Merkley ORSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee680 words25
H.R. 9551NO FAKES Act of 2024RMaria Elvira Salazar FLSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words119
S. 5045Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy ActRTed Cruz TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee56 words105
S. 5018Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients ActRBill Cassidy LASep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee300 words36
H.R. 8656Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2024DJosh Harder CAJun 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.7k words107
H.R. 9278To amend section 5336 of title 31, United States Code, to provide existing small businesses with an additional year to file beneficial ownership information, and for other purposes.RZachary Nunn IAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee80 words68
H.R. 9303Protecting Consumers From Payment Scams ActDMaxine Waters CAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee981 words05
S. 4935Physician Fee Stabilization ActRJohn Boozman ARAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee182 words712
S. 4954Rail Bridge Safety and Transparency ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words05
S. 4917Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2024RKatie Boyd Britt ALJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee785 words1413
H.R. 9183STAR Act of 2024RBlake D. Moore UTJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words166
H.R. 9096Pharmacists Fight Back ActDJake Auchincloss MAJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words555
S. 4740Secure Family Futures Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee292 words15
H.R. 8996Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024RTroy E. Nehls TXJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee16k words3314
H.R. 9001Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care ActRMichael C. Burgess TXJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee251 words175
H.R. 9002Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets ActRMike Carey OHJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words379
S. 4674Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words210
H.R. 8834Safeguarding Our Supply Chains ActRDavid G. Valadao CAJun 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee816 words177
S. 4628EMBER ActDMark Kelly AZJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words19
S. 4570Secure Payments Act of 2024RTed Budd NCJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee343 words47

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