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

1,635 bills · latest action first

Words: 2k–5kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8437Maintaining Our Ironclad Commitment to Israel’s Security ActRMichael T. McCaul TXMay 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words514
H.R. 8489Presidential Ethics Reform ActRJames Comer KYMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words90
S. 1118Evapotranspiration Data ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.4k words10
S. 3803Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2024DElizabeth Warren MAFeb 26, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3k words60
S. 3880FASTA Reform Act of 2024RKevin Cramer NDMar 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee3.6k words11
S. 4390No Foreign Emoluments Without Congressional Consent ActDRichard Blumenthal CTMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words00
S. 636Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area ActDMichael F. Bennet COMar 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.8k words11
H.R. 8479Unity through Service Act of 2024DChrissy Houlahan PAMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words31
H.R. 8482DETER Act of 2024RBlake D. Moore UTMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words00
H.R. 8485No Foreign Emoluments Without Congressional Consent ActDJamie Raskin MDMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words210
S. 4380Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.1k words40
H.R. 8301United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2024DSharice Davids KSMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words250
H.R. 8331Essential Caregivers Act of 2024RClaudia Tenney NYMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words1130
H.R. 8385Baby Food Safety Act of 2024DRaja Krishnamoorthi ILMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words20
H.R. 7586To establish a Department of State Domestic Protection Mission relating to unmanned aircraft system and unmanned aircraft.RCory Mills FLMar 7, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.4k words20
H.R. 8046Rosatom Sanctions Enforcement ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJApr 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.4k words95
H.R. 8302HUD Evaluation and Optimization Commission Act of 2024RWarren Davidson OHMay 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.2k words30
H.R. 8310Bipartisan BRIDGE to DRC Act of 2024RJohn James MIMay 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.4k words40
H.R. 8338Clarity in Lending ActRYoung Kim CAMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.7k words13
H.R. 8339SEC Reform and Restructuring ActRAnn Wagner MOMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.4k words13
H.R. 8416Drones for First Responders ActRElise M. Stefanik NYMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words84
H.R. 8426Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024DMatt Cartwright PAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words1816
S. 4363Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024DMazie K. Hirono HIMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words285
S. 2620Chesapeake National Recreation Area ActDChris Van Hollen MDJul 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.6k words30
S. 3875AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNMar 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.8k words11

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