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. 9827To impose additional duties on imports of goods into the United States.DJared F. Golden MESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee232 words00
H.R. 9828End the Vaccine Carveout ActRPaul A. Gosar AZSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words300
H.R. 9829Students Working for Communities ActDJahana Hayes CTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee701 words01
H.R. 9830Fair Credit for American Hostages ActRJ. French Hill ARSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee335 words20
H.R. 9831Dependent Income Exclusion Act of 2024DSteven Horsford NVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee567 words10
H.R. 9832CONTRACTS Act of 2024DGlenn Ivey MDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words20
H.R. 9833Restore Military Families’ Voices ActDSara Jacobs CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee112 words10
H.R. 9834Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study ActRDusty Johnson SDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee317 words00
H.R. 9835Sexual Abuse Services in Detention ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee685 words170
H.R. 9837To exclude from gross income certain emergency assistance provided to farmers.RTrent Kelly MSSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee153 words00
H.R. 9838End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2024DRo Khanna CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee324 words180
H.R. 9839To amend title 39, United States Code, to modernize the Postal Service regulations, and for other purposes.RJake LaTurner KSSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words06
H.R. 9840Kidney Donation Anti-Discrimination ActRMichael Lawler NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee223 words21
H.R. 9841Prison to Proprietorship for the Formerly Incarcerated ActDMorgan McGarvey KYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee462 words50
H.R. 9842RCORP Authorization ActRCarol D. Miller WVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee495 words30
H.R. 9843Patriotic Investment ActRJohn R. Moolenaar MISep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
H.R. 9844DELIVER Act of 2024DJoseph D. Morelle NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee146 words30
H.R. 9845HOPE Act of 2024DJoseph D. Morelle NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words10
H.R. 9847Creating Early Childhood Leaders ActDBrittany Pettersen COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee279 words20
H.R. 9848GSIB Act of 2024DAyanna Pressley MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
H.R. 9849Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Relief Act of 2024DDeborah K. Ross NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee674 words41
H.R. 9850No Funding or Enforcement of Censorship Abroad ActRChristopher H. Smith NJSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 9852To establish an open season for enrollment in the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code.RMichelle Steel CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 9853Equitable Access to School Facilities ActRMichelle Steel CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee979 words10
H.R. 9856ASAP Housing ActDRitchie Torres NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee171 words10

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