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

2,447 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8535Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness Establishment Act of 2024RErin Houchin INMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
H.R. 8538Biotechnology Oversight Coordination Act of 2024DRo Khanna CAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words11
H.R. 8954Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2024RPaul A. Gosar AZJul 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words01
H.R. 9182Avian Influenza Research and Response ActDElissa Slotkin MIJul 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words50
H.R. 9226Domestic Seafood Production ActDMary Sattler Peltola AKJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words20
H.R. 9450PROTOCOL ActRAugust Pfluger TXSep 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 6127MAPWaters ActRBlake D. Moore UTNov 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words72
H.R. 7391SUNRAY for Energy ActDEric Sorensen ILFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words30
H.R. 7490Hire Veterans ActRElijah Crane AZFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words72
H.R. 9425Tobacco User Fee Modernization Act of 2024DJennifer L. McClellan VAAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words01
H.R. 6821Healthy Farms Healthy Watersheds Act of 2023DMarcy Kaptur OHDec 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words10
H.R. 7076Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act of 2024DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJan 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words20
H.R. 7130FAIR Labels Act of 2024RMark Alford MOJan 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words262
H.R. 7221Wildlife Corridors and USDA Conservation Programs Act of 2024DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAFeb 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 7264Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act of 2024DRashida Tlaib MIFeb 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words20
H.R. 9412Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2024DJason Crow COAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words42
H.R. 8896To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a family member, and for other purposes.DMike Levin CAJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words70
H.R. 9386James J. Andrews and William H. Campbell Congressional Gold Medal ActRCharles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann TNAug 20, 2024CeremonialIn committee1k words10
H.R. 9366Early Childhood Mental Health Support ActDMark DeSaulnier CAAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 9368Border Weather Resiliency Act of 2024RTony Gonzales TXAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words21
H.R. 6874VA WEB ActRMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTDec 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1k words20
H.R. 9336Defenders of Bataan, Corregidor, and Attu Congressional Gold Medal ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMAug 9, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.3k words50
H.R. 9341Protecting Social Security ActDPatrick Ryan NYAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words01
H.R. 9344Promotion of Youth Sports Act of 2024DNikema Williams GAAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words131
H.R. 9316Brighter Futures for Teens and Young Adults in Foster Care Act of 2024RZachary Nunn IAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words20

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