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

15,699 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9879SIMSA Act of 2024RAugust Pfluger TXSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words30
H.R. 9880Entrepreneurship Corps for National Service ActDDean Phillips MNSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words00
H.R. 9881American Dream Accounts Act of 2024DDean Phillips MNSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words20
H.R. 9882Path to Independence Act of 2024RMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee293 words90
H.R. 9883To prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Miles City Field Office, Montana.RMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee93 words00
H.R. 9884Investigative Integrity Protection Act of 2024DAdam B. Schiff CASep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee405 words110
H.R. 9885Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2024RAdrian Smith NESep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee581 words463
H.R. 9886BUPE for Recovery ActDPaul Tonko NYSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee333 words02
H.R. 9887Native American Seeds Act of 2024DNorma J. Torres CASep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee269 words20
H.R. 9889Making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.RDavid G. Valadao CASep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words162
S. 1570Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement ActDTammy Duckworth ILMay 11, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate404 words20
S. 275Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024RShelley Moore Capito WVFeb 7, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate440 words13
S. 3475Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information System ActDGary C. Peters MIDec 12, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate639 words12
S. 3698Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts ActRJerry Moran KSJan 31, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate109 words20
S. 4293A bill to designate the United States courthouse annex located at 310 South Main Street in London, Kentucky, as the "Eugene E. Siler, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex".RMitch McConnell KYMay 8, 2024CeremonialPassed Senate86 words02
S. 4489A bill to designate the Federal building located at 50 United Nations Plaza in San Francisco, California, as the "Senator Dianne Feinstein Federal Building," and for other purposes.DAlex Padilla CAJun 11, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate74 words10
S. 5284Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband ActDJon Ossoff GASep 25, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate184 words20
S. 5292A bill to amend the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 to modify a provision relating to the acquisition of a Coast Guard icebreaker.RDan Sullivan AKSep 25, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate454 words10
S. 91Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal ActRBill Hagerty TNJan 26, 2023SubstantivePassed SenateText pending631
H.R. 4190Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans ActDDavid J. Trone MDJun 15, 2023SubstantiveTo President267 words40
H.R. 7189Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024RGus M. Bilirakis FLFeb 1, 2024SubstantiveTo President454 words52
H.R. 7777Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024RMorgan Luttrell TXMar 21, 2024SubstantiveTo President364 words11
H.R. 9747Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025RTom Cole OKSep 23, 2024SubstantiveBecame law8k words058
H.R. 9809Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2024DSean Casten ILSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words11
H.R. 9836Pacific Ready Coast Guard ActRTrent Kelly MSSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words30

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