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. 2201American Cybersecurity Literacy ActDAmy Klobuchar MNJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee802 words12
S. 576Railway Safety Act of 2023DSherrod Brown OHMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee16k words1033
S. 66NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023DAmy Klobuchar MNJan 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words27
H.R. 1553HALOS Act of 2023RMichael Lawler NYMar 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee637 words20
H.R. 2627Increasing Investor Opportunities ActRAnn Wagner MOApr 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee699 words43
H.R. 3063Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023RFrank D. Lucas OKMay 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee775 words1612
H.R. 5988United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief ActRJason Smith MOOct 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.7k words334
S. 1088North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023RJohn Hoeven NDMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.4k words10
S. 1097César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park ActDAlex Padilla CAMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words20
S. 1277Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2023RMitch McConnell KYApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee146 words00
S. 1657La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation ActIKyrsten Sinema AZMay 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee635 words10
S. 1760Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act Amendments ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMay 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee601 words00
S. 595Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2023DMartin Heinrich NMMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee12k words00
H.R. 6570Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2023RAndy Biggs AZDec 4, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee10k words331
S. 1381Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023DBenjamin L. Cardin MDApr 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words10
S. 1798Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2023DGary C. Peters MIJun 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee15k words10
S. 2260Grant Transparency Act of 2023RJohn Cornyn TXJul 12, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee482 words60
S. 2286Streamlining Federal Grants Act of 2023DGary C. Peters MIJul 12, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5k words61
S. 2395WILD ActDThomas R. Carper DEJul 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee658 words10
S. 61Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023IKyrsten Sinema AZJan 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.4k words51
H.R. 6611FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023RMichael R. Turner OHDec 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee12k words13
S. 2860SAFER Banking ActDJeff Merkley ORSep 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee7.5k words2823
H.R. 2798CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform ActRAndy Barr KYApr 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.4k words28
H.R. 1109Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2023RRoger Williams TXFeb 21, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee438 words42
H.R. 1161Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association ActDMaxine Waters CAFeb 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee312 words00

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