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
S. 4777Hospital Stability and Health Services Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WIJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words00
S. 4779PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2024RTom Cotton ARJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words141
S. 4792Countering CCP Drones and Supporting Drones for Law Enforcement ActRRick Scott FLJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words33
S. 4793United States-India Defense Cooperation Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
S. 4799Discount Window Enhancement Act of 2024DMark R. Warner VAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
S. 4805FREE ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words20
S. 4809Angel Tax Credit ActDChristopher Murphy CTJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words00
S. 4814Transportation Assistance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words10
H.R. 9125Patient Access to LTCH Care ActRCarol D. Miller WVJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words80
H.R. 9126Digital Social Platform Transparency ActDKatie Porter CAJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
H.R. 9129Patient Debt Relief ActDGabe Vasquez NMJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words161
S. 4760Restoring Civility on Campus Act of 2024RBill Cassidy LAJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words42
H.R. 2969Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023RZachary Nunn IAApr 27, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.1k words41
H.R. 5473Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2024RChuck Edwards NCSep 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.5k words42
H.R. 8665Supercritical Geothermal Research and Development ActRFrank D. Lucas OKJun 7, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words21
H.R. 8953Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2024RRyan K. Zinke MTJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words00
H.R. 9055Veterans’ Burial Improvement Act of 2024DChris Pappas NHJul 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words10
H.R. 9096Pharmacists Fight Back ActDJake Auchincloss MAJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words555
H.R. 9099Federal Food Administration Act of 2024DRosa L. DeLauro CTJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words31
H.R. 91019/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2024RAndrew R. Garbarino NYJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words361
H.R. 9104Access to Birth Control ActDRobin L. Kelly ILJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words940
H.R. 9110Ending Corporate Bankruptcy Abuse Act of 2024DEmilia Strong Sykes OHJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words20
S. 4729Convenient Care for Caregivers ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
S. 4745Federal Food Administration Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words11
S. 4746Ending Corporate Bankruptcy Abuse Act of 2024DSheldon Whitehouse RIJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10

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