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

2,447 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9320Ensuring America’s Competitiveness and Technological Leadership ActDMikie Sherrill NJAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
S. 211SMART Leasing ActDGary C. Peters MIFeb 1, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate1k words30
H.R. 9252National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024DBill Foster ILAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 9238Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration ActDNanette Diaz Barragán CAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words90
H.R. 9244NO BAN ActDJudy Chu CAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words861
H.R. 9250Active Shooter Alert Act of 2024DVeronica Escobar TXAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words260
H.R. 9259Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment ActDSteven Horsford NVAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 9263Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act of 2024RMike Kelly PAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words92
H.R. 9265SPEED ActRYoung Kim CAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words20
H.R. 9274SHAWL ActRNicole Malliotakis NYAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words1080
H.R. 8676EMIT LESS Act of 2024DJasmine Crockett TXJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words22
S. 1956Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WIJun 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words16
S. 2086Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2023DEdward J. Markey MAJun 21, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words60
S. 3959Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024RRoger F. Wicker MSMar 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words57
S. 4487Small Business Artificial Intelligence Training Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words22
S. 4929Lethal Means Safe Storage for Veteran Suicide Prevention ActIAngus S. King, Jr. MEAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words03
S. 4931Renewable Chemicals Act of 2024DSherrod Brown OHAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words12
S. 4941Meat Business Innovation Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WIAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
S. 4948A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species.IJoe Manchin, III WVAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words11
S. 4952Dark and Quiet Skies Act of 2024DJohn W. Hickenlooper COAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
S. 4956CLEARED Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words10
S. 4957Health Workforce Innovation ActSponsor not on fileAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words21
S. 4961NO BAN ActDChristopher A. Coons DEAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words230
S. 4963Wildlife-Agriculture Disease Prevention Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WIAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words50
S. 4976Artificial Intelligence Acquisitions Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words21

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