Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 15,716 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 13, 2024

In committee 14,409 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,479 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out930 6%Approved by committee556 4%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate15 <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 13, 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

206Skipped committeeof the 751 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 file9,241 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
14,409 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
556 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both83 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
15 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 529
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 529 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

483 bills · latest action first

Words: 5k–10kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 4972End Solitary Confinement ActDCori Bush MOJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.6k words280
H.R. 4979Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers ActDGreg Casar TXJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee8k words230
H.R. 4986Student Loan Interest Elimination ActDJoe Courtney CTJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words295
S. 2557Student Loan Interest Elimination ActDPeter Welch VTJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words12
S. 2607SCRUB Act of 2023RJoni Ernst IAJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words10
S. 2631Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6k words12
S. 2670Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers ActDPeter Welch VTJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee8k words10
S. 2701Housing for All Act of 2023DAlex Padilla CAJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee8k words30
S. 1844Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023DTammy Baldwin WIJun 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.3k words15
H.R. 1338SAT Streamlining ActRCathy McMorris Rodgers WAMar 3, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House7.1k words17
S. 1203Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023DRobert Menendez NJApr 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.9k words100
S. 1352504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2023DAmy Klobuchar MNApr 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.2k words41
S. 2482Community Advantage Loan Program Act of 2023DBenjamin L. Cardin MDJul 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee8.1k words04
S. 2495Protecting Athletes, Schools, and Sports Act of 2023IJoe Manchin, III WVJul 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.6k words12
H.R. 4697Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023DKim Schrier WAJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee8.9k words230
H.R. 4699The People’s Response ActDCori Bush MOJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.8k words370
H.R. 4720Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act of 2023DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words50
S. 2413RINADRobert Menendez NJJul 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.4k words82
S. 2419No Robot Bosses ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.7k words41
S. 2285Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2023DBrian Schatz HIJul 12, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.7k words30
S. 1094Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023DAmy Klobuchar MNMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.8k words176
S. 1664Healthy Families ActIBernard Sanders VTMay 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.8k words3015
S. 2354Improving Agriculture, Research, Cultivation, Timber, and Indigenous Commodities (ARCTIC) ActRLisa Murkowski AKJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee9k words00
S. 2363Youth Apprenticeship Advancement ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.6k words23
S. 567Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023IBernard Sanders VTFeb 28, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.9k words3753

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