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

3,127 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9576Pathways to Policing ActDDean Phillips MNSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee724 words91
H.R. 9577STOP Suicide ActDJamie Raskin MDSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee592 words53
H.R. 9587Fort Ontario National Monument Establishment ActRClaudia Tenney NYSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee647 words10
H.R. 9589Stop Illegal Campaign Coordination ActDJill N. Tokuda HISep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee524 words60
S. 5029Small Biotech Innovation ActRBill Cassidy LASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee542 words00
S. 5030National Critical Minerals Council ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee799 words11
S. 5038Stop CARB Act of 2024RMike Lee UTSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee579 words50
S. 5043Sanctions Lists Harmonization ActRMarco Rubio FLSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee582 words10
S. 5044Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee809 words21
H.R. 3269Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate ActDGreg Stanton AZMay 11, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee568 words662
H.R. 6129Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects ActRRudy Yakym III INNov 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee591 words185
H.R. 9197Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement ActRMike Collins GAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee524 words41
H.R. 9211LIFT AI ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJJul 30, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee593 words132
H.R. 9403Expanding AI Voices ActDValerie P. Foushee NCAug 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee844 words41
H.R. 9457Transparent Telehealth Bills Act of 2024RAaron Bean FLSep 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee794 words03
H.R. 9458Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants ActDDaniel S. Goldman NYSep 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee519 words10
H.R. 9466AI Development Practices Act of 2024RJames R. Baird INSep 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee908 words70
H.R. 9534National Constitutional Carry ActRThomas Massie KYSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee682 words321
S. 4245WATER Data Improvement ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYMay 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee960 words10
S. 4999A bill to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.RJames E. Risch IDSep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee696 words00
S. 5012Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2024DAlex Padilla CASep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee615 words40
S. 5024National Geospatial Innovation Hub Advancement Act of 2024REric Schmitt MOSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee761 words00
S. 5026SEPSIS ActDCharles E. Schumer NYSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee986 words21
H.R. 5890Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2023RMorgan Luttrell TXOct 3, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee591 words30
H.R. 7151Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement ActRAnn Wagner MOJan 30, 2024SubstantivePassed House892 words23

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