Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2024

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

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How far 15,716 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 13, 2024

In committee 14,409 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,479 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out930 6%Approved by committee556 4%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate15 <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 13, 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 751 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 file9,241 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
14,409 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
556 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both83 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
15 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 529
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 529 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

3,130 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9307Keeping our Students in School ActDRuben Gallego AZAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee771 words00
H.R. 9310PROTECT Act of 2024DRick Larsen WAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee715 words70
H.R. 9315Public and Private Sector Ransomware Response Coordination Act of 2024RZachary Nunn IAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee577 words11
H.R. 9317Counter Terrorgram Act of 2024RAugust Pfluger TXAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee936 words30
H.R. 9321American Made Pharmaceuticals Act of 2024DElissa Slotkin MIAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee736 words10
H.R. 9240Protecting Our Produce ActDSanford D. Bishop, Jr. GAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee892 words00
H.R. 9246Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2024DSteve Cohen TNAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee557 words00
H.R. 9247BIS IT Modernization ActDJason Crow COAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee627 words30
H.R. 9254Tax Fairness for Survivors ActDLois Frankel FLAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee513 words20
H.R. 9258Disrupt Fentanyl Pill Production ActDJosh Harder CAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee676 words10
H.R. 9261Continued Presence Improvement ActDGlenn Ivey MDAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee761 words20
H.R. 9269IVF Access and Affordability ActRMichael Lawler NYAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee745 words50
H.R. 9270Cyber Ready Workforce ActDSusie Lee NVAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee794 words20
H.R. 9272Catastrophic Specialty Hospital Act of 2024RBarry Loudermilk GAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee911 words60
H.R. 9275End Kidney Deaths ActRNicole Malliotakis NYAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee524 words180
H.R. 9281Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement ActDBrittany Pettersen COAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee533 words13
H.R. 9286Accelerating DoD PFAS Cleanups Act of 2024DElissa Slotkin MIAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee857 words11
H.R. 9297Secure DOD ActDGreg Stanton AZAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee506 words20
H.R. 9299IRAN ActDEric Swalwell CAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee550 words350
H.R. 9303Protecting Consumers From Payment Scams ActDMaxine Waters CAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee981 words05
S. 2088Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site ActRMike Rounds SDJun 21, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee570 words10
S. 3943ANCHOR ActDAlex Padilla CAMar 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee831 words31
S. 4107Think Differently Transportation ActDTammy Duckworth ILApr 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee519 words10
S. 4923Informing Grandfamilies ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee782 words10
S. 4924Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains ActRMike Braun INAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee664 words00

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