Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,699 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,395 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,464 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee555 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 file9,224 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
14,395 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
555 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

1,635 bills · latest action first

Words: 2k–5kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4460Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing ActDJohn Fetterman PAJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words02
S. 4462National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center Establishment ActDMazie K. Hirono HIJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words00
S. 4469Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2024DBenjamin L. Cardin MDJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words13
S. 447021st Century SKILLS ActDTim Kaine VAJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words00
S. 4481Student Loan Servicers Accountability Act of 2024Sponsor not on fileJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words30
S. 930Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNMar 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.4k words302
H.R. 8604Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing ActDLisa Blunt Rochester DEJun 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words01
H.R. 8619S Corporation Modernization Act of 2024RBrad R. Wenstrup OHJun 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words11
H.R. 8600GOSAFE ActDLucy McBath GAJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words441
H.R. 8602WPA ActDBonnie Watson Coleman NJJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.9k words60
H.R. 8543Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health ActDDoris O. Matsui CAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words131
H.R. 8582Federal Disaster Assistance Improvement ActDJulia Brownley CAMay 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words01
H.R. 8586TOOMAJ ActRYoung Kim CAMay 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words50
H.R. 8457PROTECT ActRAnna Paulina Luna FLMay 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words00
H.R. 8470Helping Families Heal Act of 2024DCori Bush MOMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words90
H.R. 8490National Strategy for Social Connection ActDAmi Bera CAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words00
H.R. 8491Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2024DMatt Cartwright PAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words20
H.R. 3498HELP Act of 2023DBrian Higgins NYMay 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words340
H.R. 8536PROKID ActDPramila Jayapal WAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words170
H.R. 8547Universal Design Standard Tax Incentive ActDJoe Neguse COMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words11
S. 3971Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2024DChristopher A. Coons DEMar 19, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.3k words10
S. 4409Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words30
S. 4426Promising Pathway Act 2.0RMike Braun INMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4k words91
S. 4430Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words10
S. 4433BOLSTER ActRPete Ricketts NEMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words11

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