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

15,699 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9929Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2024RMariannette Miller-Meeks IAOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words31
H.R. 9930To amend the Small Business Act to include surviving children in the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.RBarry Moore ALOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee238 words20
H.R. 9931Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2024DJerrold Nadler NYOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee125 words190
H.R. 9932Upholding USPS Delivery Standards and Election Integrity Act of 2024RDan Newhouse WAOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee591 words00
H.R. 9933LINK ActDJimmy Panetta CAOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee939 words20
H.R. 9935Lowering Energy Costs for Manufactured Homeowners ActDMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee395 words00
H.R. 9937Stop Predatory Investing ActDEmilia Strong Sykes OHOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words20
H.R. 9938Promising Pathway Act 2.0RBruce Westerman AROct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4k words10
H.R. 9939Organ Donation Referral Improvement ActRRobert J. Wittman VAOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee352 words40
H.R. 8539Agricultural Biotechnology Coordination Act of 2024DRo Khanna CAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee350 words11
H.R. 9538Local Procurement ActDRosa L. DeLauro CTSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee468 words10
H.R. 9560HPRP Progress Act of 2024DJasmine Crockett TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee300 words10
H.R. 9571CARE ActDBetty McCollum MNSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee209 words01
H.R. 9602Forest Legacy Management Flexibility ActDJohn Garamendi CASep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee635 words100
H.R. 9631National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2024DBarbara Lee CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words271
H.R. 9899Abandoned Vessel Prevention ActDJosh Harder CAOct 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee382 words00
H.R. 9911Safeguarding the Supply Chain ActRMichelle Steel CAOct 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 1549Congressional Budget Office Data Access ActDGary C. Peters MIMay 10, 2023SubstantiveBecame law201 words20
S. 2228Building Chips in America Act of 2023DMark Kelly AZJul 11, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending54
H.R. 736PROTECT Kids ActRTim Walberg MIFeb 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee169 words82
H.R. 9106Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024RMichael Lawler NYJul 23, 2024SubstantiveBecame law206 words120
H.R. 9890Reporting Medical Debt Payments as Positive Consumer Credit Information Act of 2024RDon Bacon NEOct 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee382 words10
H.R. 9891To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 765 West Old Route 66 in Ash Fork, Arizona, as the "Fayrene Hume Post Office Building".RElijah Crane AZOct 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee79 words40
H.R. 9892Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2024DSuzan K. DelBene WAOct 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6k words10
H.R. 9893National Dam and Hydropower Safety Improvements Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee778 words11

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