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

482 bills · latest action first

Words: 5k–10kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 6092Facial Recognition Act of 2023DTed Lieu CAOct 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.3k words50
H.R. 5940Reforming Disaster Recovery ActDAl Green TXOct 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee8k words91
H.R. 5944SEAfood ActRNancy Mace SCOct 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words41
H.R. 6041Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2023DSuzanne Bonamici OROct 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.5k words220
S. 2867Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2024RJohn Barrasso WYSep 20, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.7k words14
S. 3125Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2023RSusan M. Collins MEOct 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.5k words80
S. 3106SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2023RBill Cassidy LAOct 24, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.7k words02
S. 3120Disaster Relief Medicaid ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAOct 24, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words81
S. 3090MOMMIES ActDCory A. Booker NJOct 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words50
S. 3038American Offshore Worker Fairness ActRBill Cassidy LAOct 4, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words01
H.R. 5693Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2023RClay Higgins LASep 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.1k words43
H.R. 5744Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2023DSalud O. Carbajal CASep 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6k words321
H.R. 5784Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2023DJamaal Bowman NYSep 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee9.5k words823
H.R. 5813Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023DJohn P. Sarbanes MDSep 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.1k words360
S. 2984Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023DTammy Duckworth ILSep 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.1k words20
S. 2985Youth Voting Rights ActDElizabeth Warren MASep 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.4k words40
S. 2988Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2023DEdward J. Markey MASep 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee9.6k words23
H.R. 5748Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy ActDMatt Cartwright PASep 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee9.3k words550
H.R. 5761Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement ActRMike Kelly PASep 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.7k words153
S. 2945Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy ActDEdward J. Markey MASep 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee9.4k words20
H.R. 5085Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides ActDJames P. McGovern MAJul 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.8k words223
H.R. 4239Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023DNikki Budzinski ILJun 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6k words10
H.R. 5533Healthy at Home Act of 2023DJoe Courtney CTSep 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee9k words22
H.R. 5568CARE for Moms ActDRobin L. Kelly ILSep 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee8.5k words533
H.R. 5628Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2023DYvette D. Clarke NYSep 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7k words155

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