Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,691 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,388 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,457 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee554 4%Passed the House or Senate619 4%Passed the House and Senate12 <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 12, 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

205Skipped committeeof the 749 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 file9,218 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,538 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
14,388 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
554 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both84 days
619 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
12 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

3,127 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9626AIxBio Defense Sandbox ActDRo Khanna CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee720 words00
H.R. 9632CASH ActRFrank D. Lucas OKSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee719 words00
H.R. 9634PRIMATES Act of 2024RNancy Mace SCSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee838 words10
H.R. 9637United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2024DDean Phillips MNSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee920 words20
S. 5069United States Postal Service Shipping Equity ActDJeff Merkley ORSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee680 words25
S. 5072Puppy Protection Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee967 words01
S. 5074PRO Veterans Act of 2024RDan Sullivan AKSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee817 words160
S. 5076Iran Internet Freedom ActDBenjamin L. Cardin MDSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee742 words60
H.R. 1398Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024RLance Gooden TXMar 7, 2023SubstantivePassed House758 words81
H.R. 820Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency ActRElise M. Stefanik NYFeb 2, 2023SubstantivePassed House526 words31
H.R. 9599Skills Against Violence Act of 2024DColin Z. Allred TXSep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee593 words60
H.R. 9601SEAT Act of 2024RAnthony D’Esposito NYSep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee520 words20
H.R. 9603Protecting Our Farmers from the Green New Deal ActRSam Graves MOSep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee501 words00
H.R. 9604Rails to Trails Landowner Rights ActRSam Graves MOSep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee745 words00
H.R. 9613SSA Reform Act of 2024RJefferson Van Drew NJSep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee564 words00
S. 5055Armed Forces Crisis Intervention Notification ActRSusan M. Collins MESep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee682 words12
S. 5058AI ACCORD Act of 2024RJoni Ernst IASep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee950 words11
S. 5059LINK the Abraham Accords ActRJoni Ernst IASep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee939 words10
H.R. 1076Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs ActRMonica De La Cruz TXFeb 17, 2023SubstantiveBecame law631 words80
H.R. 9379Mortgage Rate Reduction ActDPatrick Ryan NYAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee766 words00
H.R. 1516DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern ActRAugust Pfluger TXMar 9, 2023SubstantivePassed House510 words180
H.R. 9550Protecting Children with Food Allergies ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee742 words40
H.R. 9554Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2024RKelly Armstrong NDSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee768 words00
H.R. 9556National STEM Week ActRMike Carey OHSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee653 words70
H.R. 9574Stop CARB Act of 2024RTroy E. Nehls TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee577 words91

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