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. 4541RISE from Trauma ActDDanny K. Davis ILJul 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words291
H.R. 4624Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency ActDDoris O. Matsui CAJul 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words140
H.R. 4584National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program ActDZoe Lofgren CAJul 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.8k words22
H.R. 4602Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2023DJulia Brownley CAJul 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.3k words160
H.R. 4627Afghan Adjustment ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAJul 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words512
S. 2302Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024DJack Reed RIJul 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee7k words02
S. 2324Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies ActRTom Cotton ARJul 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.4k words20
S. 2325Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words00
S. 2327Afghan Adjustment ActDAmy Klobuchar MNJul 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words143
S. 1315Veterans' Health Empowerment, Access, Leadership, and Transparency for our Heroes (HEALTH) Act of 2023RJerry Moran KSApr 26, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee8.3k words63
H.R. 1118DISCLOSE Act of 2023DDavid N. Cicilline RIFeb 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee9.8k words1932
H.R. 4538BLUE Pacific ActDEd Case HIJul 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.5k words140
H.R. 3937Small Business Jobs ActRJason Smith MOJun 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.3k words011
H.R. 3938Build It in America ActRJason Smith MOJun 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee7.1k words075
H.R. 4440Protecting Children ActDRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAJun 30, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.9k words110
H.R. 4333Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023DChrissy Houlahan PAJun 23, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.4k words355
H.R. 4363Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLJun 23, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.6k words411
H.R. 2741Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023RSam Graves MOApr 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee9.5k words310
H.R. 4370PREVAIL ActRKen Buck COJun 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.6k words314
H.R. 3424Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023RTrent Kelly MSMay 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words151
H.R. 3439Emergency Wildfire Act of 2023DJimmy Panetta CAMay 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6k words81
H.R. 3474Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023DSuzanne Bonamici ORMay 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words460
H.R. 4332Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2023RHarriet M. Hageman WYJun 23, 2023SubstantiveIn committee8.4k words00
H.R. 4314Stay Cool ActDBonnie Watson Coleman NJJun 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.7k words151
S. 2155Rebuild Rural America Act of 2023DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJun 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6k words26

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