Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,691 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,388 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,457 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee554 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 file9,218 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,538 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
14,388 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
554 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

2,447 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4750Ensuring Efficiency and Fairness in Federal Subcontracting Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words03
H.R. 7462Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2024DMaxine Waters CAFeb 26, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1k words06
H.R. 8648Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024RLori Chavez-DeRemer ORJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words00
H.R. 9062Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program ActRJohn R. Curtis UTJul 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
S. 912Mining Schools Act of 2023RJohn Barrasso WYMar 22, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate1.1k words142
S. 138Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute ActDJeff Merkley ORJan 30, 2023SubstantiveBecame law1.5k words140
H.R. 7914Accountability for Terrorist Perpetrators of October 7th ActDBrad Sherman CAApr 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words291
H.R. 8566MEGOBARI ActRJoe Wilson SCMay 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words210
H.R. 8924PAID Act of 2024RYoung Kim CAJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words33
H.R. 8934Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2024DJonathan L. Jackson ILJul 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words20
H.R. 9000Airborne Act of 2024DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words12
H.R. 9004POST Act of 2024DSteve Cohen TNJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
H.R. 9005Teacher, Principal, and Leader Residency Access ActDJason Crow COJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words150
H.R. 9010Universal Savings Account Act of 2024RDiana Harshbarger TNJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words60
H.R. 9020CHOICE ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words60
H.R. 9022Military Moms ActRElise M. Stefanik NYJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words00
S. 4682CHOICE ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
S. 4687Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal ActRJohn Barrasso WYJul 11, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.2k words151
S. 4692USA Act of 2024RBill Cassidy LAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words00
S. 4701POST Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
S. 4703United States-Philippines Partnership Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
S. 4710Working Families Flexibility Act of 2024RMike Lee UTJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words80
S. 4714Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words20
S. 4717Military Moms ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words20
S. 4723Keep Families Together ActDLaphonza R. Butler CAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words160

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