Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2024

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

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How far 15,716 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 13, 2024

In committee 14,409 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,479 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out930 6%Approved by committee556 4%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate15 <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 13, 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

206Skipped committeeof the 751 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 file9,241 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
14,409 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
556 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both83 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
15 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 529
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 529 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

556 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 2247Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023DJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words20
H.J.Res. 116Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act".IKevin Kiley CAMar 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee40 words6717
H.R. 3446Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023RVictoria Spartz INMay 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.1k words61
H.R. 5202Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Reauthorization ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLAug 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words110
H.R. 661Sarah’s LawRRandy Feenstra IAJan 31, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee409 words570
H.R. 4770Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2023DJohn P. Sarbanes MDJul 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words140
H.R. 7322SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act of 2024RDan Bishop NCFeb 13, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee979 words130
H.R. 4167Protecting America’s Distribution Transformer Supply Chain ActRRichard Hudson NCJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee123 words419
H.R. 6185GRID ActRJeff Duncan SCNov 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee523 words09
H.R. 4278Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023RMike Bost ILJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3k words272
H.R. 6421Affordable HOMES ActRLarry Bucshon INNov 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee125 words201
H.R. 929Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023DDerek Kilmer WAFeb 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee386 words10
S. 1322Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2023DBrian Schatz HIApr 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.8k words10
H.R. 6317To require the Administrator of the General Services Administration to submit a report describing a process for seeking public comment about proposed changes to mandatory design standards for public buildings, and for other purposes.DDina Titus NVNov 8, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee169 words00
H.R. 5616BRIDGE Production Act of 2023RGarret Graves LASep 21, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words64
H.R. 6278MOVE Act of 2023RScott Perry PANov 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee608 words00
H.R. 7122Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2024RChristopher H. Smith NJJan 29, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee180 words80
S. 1939FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAJun 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee169k words376
H.R. 5688Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2023RLloyd Smucker PASep 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words19
H.R. 4396American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Citizen Voter ActRMike Bost ILJun 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee231 words30
H.R. 7104National SBDC Advisory Board Improvement ActRTracey Mann KSJan 29, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee154 words10
H.R. 7129Put America on Commission Act of 2024RRoger Williams TXJan 30, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.6k words160
H.R. 1796Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2023DDina Titus NVMar 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.1k words96
H.R. 3162Protecting American Voters ActRChip Roy TXMay 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee468 words40
H.R. 2426Find and Protect Foster Youth ActRTony Gonzales TXMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words221

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