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. 7701No Russian Tunnel to Crimea ActDGregory W. Meeks NYMar 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House992 words70
H.R. 9032Enhanced Regulatory Flexibility Assessment ActRCeleste Maloy UTJul 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee679 words03
H.R. 9513Methane Monitoring Science Act of 2024DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VASep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee688 words10
H.R. 9515Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2024RKen Calvert CASep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee562 words50
H.R. 9523Renewed Hope Act of 2024RLaurel M. Lee FLSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee503 words151
H.R. 9526No Amnesty for Hamas Sympathizers ActRNancy Mace SCSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee674 words30
S. 3071Disaster Management Costs Modernization ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHOct 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee666 words31
S. 5010Retirement Security for American Hostages ActDChristopher A. Coons DESep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee597 words30
S. 5015Renewed Hope Act of 2024Sponsor not on fileSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee503 words11
H.R. 9500SAFE Supply Chains ActRPat Fallon TXSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee878 words11
H.R. 9503Protecting Taxpayer Dollars from Taliban Theft ActRBill Huizenga MISep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee517 words130
S. 4993Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela’s Energy Sector Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee602 words01
H.R. 9471Miranda's LawDJosh Gottheimer NJSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee687 words40
H.R. 9477SEC REVIEW Act of 2024RDaniel Meuser PASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee626 words11
H.R. 9480Empowering Law Enforcement to Combat Financial Fraud ActRZachary Nunn IASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee745 words50
H.R. 9482Spare Parts Competition ActDKatie Porter CASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee828 words00
H.R. 9486Innovation and Empowerment for Startups ActDMelanie A. Stansbury NMSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee948 words10
H.R. 9491Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2024RW. Gregory Steube FLSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee773 words10
H.R. 8312Combat Veterans Pre-Enrollment Act of 2024RYoung Kim CAMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee743 words130
H.R. 7923SOLAR ActRMike Bost ILApr 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee539 words41
H.R. 8138To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a disaster response training program to train certain Farm Service Agency employees to provide outreach and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers affected by a natural disaster, and for other purposes.DDarren Soto FLApr 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee632 words20
H.R. 8169Lead Free Forests Act of 2024DMadeleine Dean PAApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee632 words10
H.R. 8394To restrict the Chinese Government from accessing United States capital markets and exchanges if it fails to comply with international laws relating to finance, trade, and commerce.RAndrew Ogles TNMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee546 words10
H.R. 8453Fertilizer Research Act of 2024RAshley Hinson IAMay 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee519 words20
H.R. 8488Farmer to Farmer Education Act of 2024DGabe Vasquez NMMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee911 words30

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