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

2,447 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9203Economic Opportunity for Distressed Communities ActRChuck Edwards NCJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words11
H.R. 9205National Fab Lab Network Act of 2024DBill Foster ILJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00
H.R. 9206Bunker Buster Act of 2024DJosh Gottheimer NJJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words41
H.R. 9212REMOVE Act of 2024DAnn M. Kuster NHJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words20
H.R. 9214Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2024DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words82
H.R. 9217Destination Reception Assistance ActDGrace Meng NYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words180
H.R. 9219Weather Data Taxpayer Protection ActRMax L. Miller OHJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words12
H.R. 9220Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act of 2024RJohn R. Moolenaar MIJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 9223Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2024DJerrold Nadler NYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words60
S. 4835Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2024IAngus S. King, Jr. MEJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words02
S. 4839Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act of 2024RMarsha Blackburn TNJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
S. 4844Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2024DTammy Duckworth ILJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words80
S. 4856Veterans Jobs Opportunity ActDJacky Rosen NVJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words10
S. 4858SEPAM Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words01
S. 4861Destination Reception Assistance ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words70
S. 4864Mining Reform Clarity ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
S. 4827Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
S. 4828Bahsahwahbee National Monument ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words00
H.R. 9181Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2024DJanice D. Schakowsky ILJul 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words30
H.R. 9132Chronic Condition Copay Elimination ActDLauren Underwood ILJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words21
H.R. 9133Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2024DLauren Underwood ILJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words22
H.R. 9139To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey or lease certain parcels of land at Defense Fuel Support Point San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, and for other purposes.DNanette Diaz Barragán CAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 9154Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2024DGlenn Ivey MDJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
H.R. 9160PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2024RMichael Lawler NYJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words381
H.R. 9173Long Term Care Stabilization ActRLloyd Smucker PAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words30

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