Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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

14,384 bills · latest action first

Stage: In committee (either)Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9798To provide a short title for the law commonly referred to as the "Inflation Reduction Act".RJodey C. Arrington TXSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee53 words00
H.R. 9799Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2024RDon Bacon NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee513 words00
H.R. 9800Working Class Bonus Tax Relief Act of 2024RDon Bacon NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee481 words00
H.R. 9801GRID Power ActRTroy Balderson OHSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee618 words03
H.R. 9802Medical License Verification ActRAaron Bean FLSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee145 words00
H.R. 9803Hospice CARE Act of 2024DEarl Blumenauer ORSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.2k words01
H.R. 9805Access to Claims Data ActRLarry Bucshon INSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee414 words33
H.R. 9807Strengthening Access to Contraceptive Care ActDYadira Caraveo COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words171
H.R. 9808Voluntary Food Climate Labeling ActDSean Casten ILSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words10
H.R. 9810Child Care Workforce Development ActDKatherine M. Clark MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words51
H.R. 9811Child Care Infrastructure ActDKatherine M. Clark MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words51
H.R. 9812Health Care Workforce Investment ActRJames Comer KYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words21
H.R. 9813Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2024DGerald E. Connolly VASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words01
H.R. 9814Rural Homeownership Continuity Act of 2024DJim Costa CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee156 words131
H.R. 9815Justice Involved Veterans Support ActDJason Crow COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee309 words10
H.R. 9816Rural Housing Assistance ActDDonald G. Davis NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee117 words20
H.R. 9817Toxic Free Food Act of 2024DRosa L. DeLauro CTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee653 words80
H.R. 9818Freedom from Intimidation in Elections ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee708 words81
H.R. 9820Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2024DMark DeSaulnier CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 9821Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MISep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words60
H.R. 9822Improving Brain Health in Schools ActRRandy Feenstra IASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee565 words10
H.R. 9823Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2024RMike Flood NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee200 words10
H.R. 9824College Thriving ActDValerie P. Foushee NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee800 words51
H.R. 9825Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2024DJohn Garamendi CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee248 words00
H.R. 9826San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2024DJohn Garamendi CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee777 words40

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