Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

119th118th
BillsBills + resolutions
Every bill ↓

How far 15,699 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,395 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,464 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee555 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 file9,224 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 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
14,395 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
555 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

1,635 bills · latest action first

Words: 2k–5kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9170Advancing International and Foreign Language Education ActDDeborah K. Ross NCJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.8k words20
S. 4775Appalachian Trail Centennial ActDTim Kaine VAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words10
S. 4784ASSET ActDChristopher A. Coons DEJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words80
S. 4789STAND with Taiwan Act of 2024RDan Sullivan AKJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words10
S. 4800Waterfront Community Revitalization and Resiliency Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WIJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words00
S. 4807Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words00
S. 4817State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2024DEdward J. Markey MAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words10
H.R. 2405North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023RKelly Armstrong NDMar 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.2k words00
H.R. 9097Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2024DBecca Balint VTJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words00
H.R. 9120SAFE ActDMatt Cartwright PAJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.1k words140
H.R. 9128Supporting Territorial Safety Net Hospitals ActDGregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan MPJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words10
S. 4765Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.1k words00
S. 4766Section 508 Refresh Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.9k words30
S. 4767Insurance Fraud Accountability ActSponsor not on fileJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words63
H.R. 8281SAVE ActRChip Roy TXMay 7, 2024SubstantivePassed House3.7k words1041
H.R. 9105Baby Food Safety Act of 2024DRaja Krishnamoorthi ILJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words10
H.R. 9113BRAIN ActDSusan Wild PAJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words240
S. 4739BRAIN ActDRichard Blumenthal CTJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words50
S. 4742Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words20
S. 4752SAFE ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.1k words30
H.R. 1631Pro Codes ActRDarrell Issa CAMar 17, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House3.5k words197
H.R. 9081Storm Recovery and Community Restoration ActRRandy Feenstra IAJul 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words31
H.R. 9068Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2024DJosh Harder CAJul 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words20
H.R. 9049HEALTH for MOM Act of 2024RZachary Nunn IAJul 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words41
H.R. 8926DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2024RMichael T. McCaul TXJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.3k words90

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