Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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

13,441 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9860Camp Nelson National Monument ActRAndy Barr KYSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee118 words00
H.R. 9861TREAT Water ActDYadira Caraveo COSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee188 words10
H.R. 9862Combating the Housing Supply Shortage Act of 2024DJasmine Crockett TXSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee791 words20
H.R. 9863Resilient Food Supply Chain and Affordability ActDSharice Davids KSSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee107 words00
H.R. 9864Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MISep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee108 words220
H.R. 9865Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2024DVeronica Escobar TXSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words400
H.R. 9866Access to LARCs ActRAshley Hinson IASep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee358 words01
H.R. 9867Combatting Global Deforestation Act of 2024DSteny H. Hoyer MDSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words00
H.R. 9868Effective Death Penalty Appeals ActDHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GASep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee390 words50
H.R. 9869Gold Star Children Education Act of 2024RNick LaLota NYSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee384 words10
H.R. 9871End Fentanyl Trafficking with Local Task Forces Act of 2024DRick Larsen WASep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee986 words11
H.R. 9872Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Centers Act of 2024DBarbara Lee CASep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words20
H.R. 9873American Stability ActDSummer L. Lee PASep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words90
H.R. 9874Childhood Genital Mutilation Prevention ActRNancy Mace SCSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words41
H.R. 9875Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2024DMorgan McGarvey KYSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words181
H.R. 9876United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement ActRCarol D. Miller WVSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee735 words00
H.R. 9877CFPB Budget Integrity ActRAlexander X. Mooney WVSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee136 words71
H.R. 9878No Shame at School Act of 2024DIlhan Omar MNSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee765 words550
H.R. 9879SIMSA Act of 2024RAugust Pfluger TXSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words30
H.R. 9880Entrepreneurship Corps for National Service ActDDean Phillips MNSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words00
H.R. 9881American Dream Accounts Act of 2024DDean Phillips MNSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words20
H.R. 9882Path to Independence Act of 2024RMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee293 words90
H.R. 9883To prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Miles City Field Office, Montana.RMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee93 words00
H.R. 9884Investigative Integrity Protection Act of 2024DAdam B. Schiff CASep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee405 words110
H.R. 9885Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2024RAdrian Smith NESep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee581 words463

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