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

7,535 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5186Stop Corrupt Gratuities ActDJeff Merkley ORSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee397 words10
S. 5189Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2024RDeb Fischer NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee200 words02
S. 5190Blocking Bad Batteries ActRTim Scott SCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee241 words10
S. 5194Health Care Affordability Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee278 words353
S. 5197Student Voter Data Protection ActRMike Lee UTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee122 words10
S. 5206United States Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Review ActDElizabeth Warren MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee392 words10
S. 5207Emergency Loans Reform Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee249 words20
S. 5209Clean Hands Firearm Procurement ActDAlex Padilla CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee435 words40
S. 5212Enhanced Energy Recovery ActRJohn Barrasso WYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee400 words20
S. 5215Restore Military Families’ Voices ActDElizabeth Warren MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee112 words10
S. 5216Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study ActRJohn Thune SDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee323 words10
S. 5217Affordable Mental Health Care for Selected Reserve ActDJohn Fetterman PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee115 words10
S. 5219Tax Relief for Middle Class Families Act of 2024DGeorge S. Helmy NJSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee91 words00
S. 5221Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy ActDJohn Fetterman PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee76 words10
S. 5223Birthright Citizenship Act of 2024RLindsey Graham SCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee357 words10
S. 5224Modern Firearm Safety ActRJames E. Risch IDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee288 words130
S. 5230TAAP ActDMark Kelly AZSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee175 words10
S. 5231Farm Ownership Improvement ActDPeter Welch VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee315 words20
S. 5237No China in Index Funds ActRPete Ricketts NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee444 words00
S. 5241EDA Short Form Application ActRJohn Barrasso WYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee267 words00
S. 5245Counter SNIPER ActRTed Cruz TXSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee330 words00
S. 5249NO GOTION ActRMarco Rubio FLSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee436 words30
S. 5255CLAWS Act of 2024RJoni Ernst IASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee477 words00
S. 5265Tonto Apache Land Transfer ActIKyrsten Sinema AZSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee426 words10
S. 5267FEMA Operational Transparency ActDPeter Welch VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee305 words00

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