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
H.R. 1807Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2023RBill Huizenga MIMar 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words412
H.R. 6068Clergy ActRKevin McCarthy CAOct 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee542 words130
S. 2219PUMP Technical Correction ActDJeff Merkley ORJul 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee56 words22
S. 2256Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHJul 12, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.1k words32
S. 2283PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023DGary C. Peters MIJul 12, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee295 words33
H.R. 3209I–27 Numbering Act of 2023RJodey C. Arrington TXMay 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee231 words60
H.J.Res. 66Disapproving the rule submitted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)".RRoger Williams TXMay 31, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee38 words394
S. 90Informing Consumers about Smart Devices ActRTed Cruz TXJan 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee670 words21
S. 820Protecting Consumers from PFAS ActDGary C. Peters MIMar 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee102 words32
S. 910A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.DJeff Merkley ORMar 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee195 words04
S. 38Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023DTammy Duckworth ILJan 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.6k words10
S.J.Res. 43A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program".RBill Cassidy LASep 5, 2023SubstantiveFailed in Senate50 words360
H.R. 4664Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.RSteve Womack ARJul 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee40k words029
S. 2840Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce ActIBernard Sanders VTSep 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee26k words131
H.R. 4820Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024RTom Cole OKJul 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee37k words039
S. 306Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2023DAlex Padilla CAFeb 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee9.4k words10
H.R. 5734To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations.RBryan Steil WISep 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee31 words11
S. 1564AI Leadership Training ActDGary C. Peters MIMay 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.6k words10
H.R. 4508Hidden Fee Disclosure Act of 2023DJoe Courtney CTJul 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.9k words19
H.R. 4509Transparency in Billing Act of 2023RVirginia Foxx NCJul 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee692 words16
H.R. 4527Health DATA Act of 2023RLori Chavez-DeRemer ORJul 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words28
H.R. 5721Rape Kit Backlog Progress Act of 2023RNancy Mace SCSep 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words400
S.J.Res. 42A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Food and Nutrition Service relating to "Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing-Policy Update".RRoger Marshall KSJul 27, 2023SubstantiveFailed in Senate80 words191
H.R. 3309Standard FEES ActRGary J. Palmer ALMay 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee553 words23
H.R. 3343Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking ActRAugust Pfluger TXMay 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee418 words15

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