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

931 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 1304Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2023DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMMar 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee12k words25
H.R. 2971Veterans Claims Education Act of 2023DScott H. Peters CAApr 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee546 words91
H.R. 3977Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJun 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.1k words20
H.R. 6362Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2023DMaxine Waters CANov 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee549 words240
H.R. 6599Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMDec 5, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee498 words10
H.R. 7053Orphan Well Grant Flexibility Act of 2024RGlenn Thompson PAJan 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee550 words71
H.R. 7240Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024RMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTFeb 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee17k words00
H.R. 7887ACCESS ActRNancy Mace SCApr 9, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House409 words13
H.R. 8665Supercritical Geothermal Research and Development ActRFrank D. Lucas OKJun 7, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words21
H.R. 8685Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJun 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.2k words10
H.R. 8791Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024RRyan K. Zinke MTJun 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee16k words01
H.R. 8792Flowers for Fallen Heroes Act of 2024RRyan K. Zinke MTJun 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee801 words01
H.R. 8874Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing ActRDavid G. Valadao CAJun 27, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee379 words05
H.R. 8879Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims ActRYoung Kim CAJun 28, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee406 words30
H.R. 8880Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims ActRJohn S. Duarte CAJun 28, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee303 words60
H.R. 8881Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2024RJuan Ciscomani AZJun 28, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee525 words41
H.R. 8893Preserving Veterans’ Legacy Act of 2024RJohn James MIJun 28, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee187 words70
H.R. 8910Dayton National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2024RMichael R. Turner OHJun 28, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee337 words00
H.R. 8920Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024RVince Fong CAJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.4k words00
H.R. 8940Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024RJuan Ciscomani AZJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee33k words50
H.R. 8945Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7k words20
H.R. 8949Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024RDavid Schweikert AZJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee18k words40
H.R. 8951Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DGabe Vasquez NMJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7.2k words30
H.R. 8953Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2024RRyan K. Zinke MTJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words00
H.R. 9053Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2024RElijah Crane AZJul 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee177 words30

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