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. 8492Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2024DSteve Cohen TNMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee563 words201
H.R. 8513CSFP Tribal Nutrition Sovereignty ActDGabe Vasquez NMMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee698 words00
H.R. 8598Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2024DMarilyn Strickland WAJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee870 words20
H.R. 8613NSF and USDA Interagency Research ActRFrank D. Lucas OKJun 4, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee864 words31
H.R. 9019Rural Area Population ActDRaul Ruiz CAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee514 words00
H.R. 9446Patient Navigation Assistance ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee794 words00
H.R. 9448School Hunger Elimination Act of 2024DJahana Hayes CTSep 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee761 words230
H.R. 9455IDEA ActDNydia M. Velázquez NYSep 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee714 words11
H.R. 3507Yes In My Backyard ActDDerek Kilmer WAMay 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee609 words456
H.R. 7294Watershed Protection and Forest Recovery Act of 2024DJoe Neguse COFeb 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee783 words60
H.R. 7362SPACE Act of 2024DSuzanne Bonamici ORFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee589 words51
H.R. 7544Water Rights Protection Act of 2024RCeleste Maloy UTMar 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee743 words50
H.R. 7572SNAP E&T Data And Technical Assistance (DATA) Act of 2024DAndrea Salinas ORMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee795 words00
H.R. 8024Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2024RTrent Kelly MSApr 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee875 words40
H.R. 9445Safe Military Medical Equipment ActDMikie Sherrill NJAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee639 words00
H.R. 6423Foster and Homeless Youth Food Security Act of 2023DDanny K. Davis ILNov 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee611 words130
H.R. 6712American Seasonal and Perishable Crop Support ActDRaul Ruiz CADec 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee712 words10
H.R. 6877Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards ActDAbigail Davis Spanberger VADec 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee889 words21
H.R. 6891MORE USDA Grants ActRCeleste Maloy UTDec 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee847 words00
H.R. 6915Public Lands Telecommunications ActDJared Huffman CAJan 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee773 words12
H.R. 6994ROUTES ActRYoung Kim CAJan 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee888 words31
H.R. 7001Wabeno Economic Development ActRThomas P. Tiffany WIJan 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee558 words00
H.R. 7015CAREERS ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYJan 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee950 words303
H.R. 7072Wabeno Economic Development Act of 2024RThomas P. Tiffany WIJan 22, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee781 words00
H.R. 7241Rural Water System Disaster Preparedness and Assistance ActRPete Stauber MNFeb 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee613 words20

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