Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 14, 2024

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

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How far 15,745 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 14, 2024

In committee 14,432 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,507 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee559 4%Passed the House or Senate620 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 14, 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 754 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 file9,270 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 committee126 days
14,432 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
559 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
620 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
16 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 126 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

559 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 1015A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.DMark Kelly AZMar 28, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee895 words11
S. 1059Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment ActRJohn Cornyn TXMar 29, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee225 words00
S. 2020Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2023DJeff Merkley ORJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee310 words00
S. 2042Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee679 words00
S. 2136Utah State Parks Adjustment ActRMike Lee UTJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words00
S. 384Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument ActDTammy Duckworth ILFeb 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2k words01
S. 924Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension ActDBenjamin L. Cardin MDMar 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee63 words50
H.R. 4655Businesses Over Activists ActRRalph Norman SCJul 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee146 words04
H.R. 4765Exposing China’s Support for the Taliban ActDStephen F. Lynch MAJul 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee496 words20
H.R. 4767Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings from Politics ActRBryan Steil WIJul 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee7.6k words06
H.R. 4823American FIRST Act of 2023RBarry Loudermilk GAJul 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.6k words32
H.R. 4841Keep Your Coins Act of 2023RWarren Davidson OHJul 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee260 words02
H.R. 6365Stopping Illicit Oil Shipments Act of 2023DMaxine Waters CANov 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee989 words03
H.R. 6367Armed Conflict Migration Act of 2023DEmanuel Cleaver MONov 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee334 words00
H.R. 3229Stop Foreign Funds in Elections ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAMay 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee102 words60
H.R. 5472FinCEN Oversight and Accountability Act of 2023RWarren Davidson OHSep 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee635 words01
H.R. 5485Financial Privacy Act of 2023RJ. French Hill ARSep 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee772 words22
H.R. 5512Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2023DBrad Sherman CASep 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee365 words30
S. 1153National Manufacturing Advisory Council for the 21st Century ActDGary C. Peters MIMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committeeText pending21
S. 127Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023DMaria Cantwell WAJan 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee7.1k words1345
S. 1280TRANQ Research Act of 2023RTed Cruz TXApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words50
S. 1284TORNADO ActRRoger F. Wicker MSApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.8k words102
S. 1409Kids Online Safety ActDRichard Blumenthal CTMay 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee17k words6231
S. 1418Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection ActDEdward J. Markey MAMay 3, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee12k words2120
S. 1421COOL Online ActDTammy Baldwin WIMay 3, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.8k words58

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