Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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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

931 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4651Securing America’s Federal Equipment Supply Chains ActRJohn Cornyn TXJul 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words22
S. 4656A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, concerning restrictions on the participation of certain Federal employees in partisan political activity, and for other purposes.RChuck Grassley IAJul 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee64 words11
S. 4672Border Weather Resiliency Act of 2024IKyrsten Sinema AZJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words31
S. 4697Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2024DJacky Rosen NVJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.2k words33
S. 4753Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024IJoe Manchin, III WVJul 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee27k words158
S. 4769VET Artificial Intelligence ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 24, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.3k words15
S. 4875NO FAKES Act of 2024DChristopher A. Coons DEJul 31, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.9k words411
S. 59Chance to Compete Act of 2024IKyrsten Sinema AZJan 24, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committeeText pending33
S. 690NET ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COMar 7, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee329 words32
H.R. 8645Improved Screening for Veterans and Passengers with Disabilities ActDShri Thanedar MIJun 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee945 words40
S. 2783Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments ActRMarco Rubio FLSep 13, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee246 words10
S. 3311American Made Pharmaceuticals Act of 2023DTina Smith MNNov 15, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee737 words12
S. 4365Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities ActRLisa Murkowski AKMay 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee571 words31
H.R. 2405North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023RKelly Armstrong NDMar 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.2k words00
H.R. 2989Save Our Sequoias ActRKevin McCarthy CAApr 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.3k words572
H.R. 3293Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews ActRJeff Duncan SCMay 15, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee660 words14
H.R. 6210To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.DJennifer Wexton VANov 2, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee355 words00
H.R. 6489Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023DMary Sattler Peltola AKNov 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee679 words21
H.R. 7906Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Enforcement ActRKevin Hern OKApr 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee929 words410
H.R. 8403Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024DSteve Cohen TNMay 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee342 words50
H.R. 8603ROAM ActRMike Collins GAJun 4, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee496 words00
H.R. 8942Improving Tribal Cultural Training for Providers Act of 2024RHarriet M. Hageman WYJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee168 words10
H.R. 8955IHS Provider Integrity ActRDusty Johnson SDJul 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee555 words00
H.R. 8956Uniform Credentials for IHS Providers Act of 2024RDan Newhouse WAJul 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee733 words10
S. 1171Ending Trading and Holdings In Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) ActDJeff Merkley ORApr 17, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.4k words171

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