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. 9054Safeguarding Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2024RElijah Crane AZJul 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee129 words20
H.R. 9055Veterans’ Burial Improvement Act of 2024DChris Pappas NHJul 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words10
H.R. 9056VA Insurance Improvement ActDChris Pappas NHJul 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee358 words10
H.R. 9057Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2024DChris Pappas NHJul 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee82 words10
H.J.Res. 164Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Revision of Firearms License Requirements".RMark E. Green TNJun 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee31 words1101
H.R. 3042Millennium Challenge Corporation Candidate Country Reform ActDJoaquin Castro TXMay 2, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee410 words181
H.R. 7025United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2024RChristopher H. Smith NJJan 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee87 words170
H.R. 7914Accountability for Terrorist Perpetrators of October 7th ActDBrad Sherman CAApr 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words291
H.R. 8232To authorize the Secretary of State to withdraw from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Federal funds previously made available to such organization.RBrian J. Mast FLMay 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee62 words61
H.R. 8345No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2024RJames R. Baird INMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee139 words111
H.R. 8566MEGOBARI ActRJoe Wilson SCMay 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words210
H.R. 8892MTCR ActRBill Huizenga MIJun 28, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee189 words20
H.R. 8924PAID Act of 2024RYoung Kim CAJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words33
H.R. 8926DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2024RMichael T. McCaul TXJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.3k words90
H.R. 8934Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2024DJonathan L. Jackson ILJul 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words20
H.R. 8936Rohingya GAP ActDGregory W. Meeks NYJul 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.4k words160
H.J.Res. 142Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary".RRick W. Allen GAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee38 words5411
H.R. 7729Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy ActRGuy Reschenthaler PAMar 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee78 words61
H.R. 8854Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2024RRudy Yakym III INJun 27, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee129 words00
H.R. 54019/11 Memorial and Museum ActRAnthony D’Esposito NYSep 12, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee852 words410
H.R. 7976Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCApr 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.3k words00
H.R. 8012Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site ActRMichael Waltz FLApr 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee368 words501
H.R. 8308Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2024DJosh Harder CAMay 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee78 words40
H.R. 8913Protecting American Students ActRA. Drew Ferguson IV GAJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee313 words90
H.R. 8914University Accountability ActRNicole Malliotakis NYJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words130

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