Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

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

How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

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

5 bills · latest action first

Search Type Stage Ending Lobbying Sponsor party Chamber Committee Sort

Stage: Vetoed Lobbying: 5 or more organizations lobbied Clear all

Bill	Title	Sponsor	Introduced	Type	Stage	Words	Cosponsors	Lobbied by
H.J.Res. 109	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121".	RMike Flood NE	Feb 1, 2024	Substantive	Vetoed	81 words	4	6
H.J.Res. 98	Providing 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 MI	Nov 9, 2023	Substantive	Vetoed	36 words	68	25
H.J.Res. 39	Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".	RBill Posey FL	Mar 7, 2023	Substantive	Vetoed	41 words	10	25
H.J.Res. 27	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'".	RSam Graves MO	Feb 2, 2023	Substantive	Vetoed	49 words	170	20
H.J.Res. 30	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".	RAndy Barr KY	Feb 7, 2023	Substantive	Vetoed	40 words	119	12

H.J.Res. 109Vetoed
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121".
RMike Flood NEFeb 1, 2024Substantive81 words4 cosponsors6 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 98Vetoed
Providing 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, 2023Substantive36 words68 cosponsors25 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 39Vetoed
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".
RBill Posey FLMar 7, 2023Substantive41 words10 cosponsors25 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 27Vetoed
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'".
RSam Graves MOFeb 2, 2023Substantive49 words170 cosponsors20 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 30Vetoed
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".
RAndy Barr KYFeb 7, 2023Substantive40 words119 cosponsors12 organizations lobbied

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