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

87 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeLobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbiedClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.J.Res. 100Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure".RAndrew R. Garbarino NYNov 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee38 words66
S. 3558Prohibiting Foreign Access to American Genetic Information Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIDec 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.9k words107
H.R. 8610Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization ActRMark E. Green TNJun 4, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee10k words615
H.R. 8674Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuel ActRBrandon Williams NYJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words15
H.R. 8314No Foreign Election Interference ActRNicole Malliotakis NYMay 8, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House570 words17
S. 4343Fire Ready Nation Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee20k words77
H.R. 3507Yes In My Backyard ActDDerek Kilmer WAMay 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee609 words456
H.R. 3565Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act of 2023RCathy McMorris Rodgers WAMay 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words415
S. 1956Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WIJun 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words16
S. 2498Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNJul 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3k words48
S. 3959Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024RRoger F. Wicker MSMar 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words57
H.J.Res. 122Providing 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)".RAndy Barr KYMar 29, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee38 words215
H.R. 1631Pro Codes ActRDarrell Issa CAMar 17, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House3.5k words197
H.R. 7462Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2024DMaxine Waters CAFeb 26, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1k words06
H.R. 3299DIGITAL Applications ActRKat Cammack FLMay 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee469 words15
H.R. 618Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers ActRTim Walberg MIJan 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee233 words559
S. 3679Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization ActDTim Kaine VAJan 30, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee484 words1116
S. 1111ADVANCE Act of 2023RShelley Moore Capito WVMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee23k words1610
H.R. 5074Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJul 28, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee174 words457
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. 4766Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023RPatrick T. McHenry NCJul 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.2k words116
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 words6717
H.R. 4167Protecting America’s Distribution Transformer Supply Chain ActRRichard Hudson NCJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee123 words419
H.R. 6185GRID ActRJeff Duncan SCNov 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee523 words09

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