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

15,699 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9846REPLACE ActDJoe Neguse COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee367 words10
H.R. 9851Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2024DEric Sorensen ILSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words40
S. 1648Launch Communications ActREric Schmitt MOMay 17, 2023SubstantiveBecame law665 words18
S. 265SIREN Reauthorization ActDRichard J. Durbin ILFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveBecame law373 words91
S. 2825Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal ActRJohn Cornyn TXSep 14, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending620
S. 2861Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 20, 2023CeremonialBecame law1k words591
S. 4351Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024DPatty Murray WAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveBecame law124 words31
H.J.Res. 208Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Lime Manufacturing Plants Technology Review".RGary J. Palmer ALSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee41 words10
H.J.Res. 209Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Registration for Index-Linked Annuities and Registered Market Value Adjustment Annuities; Amendments To Form N-4 for Index-Linked Annuities, Registered Market Value Adjustment Annuities, and Variable Annuities; Other Technical Amendments".RGary J. Palmer ALSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee59 words00
H.R. 1103Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification ActRChristopher H. Smith NJFeb 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.2k words70
H.R. 1657Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2024RPete Stauber MNMar 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House843 words40
H.R. 1719Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2023DBill Pascrell, Jr. NJMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee982 words1364
H.R. 1726Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023DJill N. Tokuda HIMar 22, 2023SubstantivePassed House264 words10
H.R. 1823To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 East Fort Dade Avenue in Brooksville, Florida, as the "Specialist Justin Dean Coleman Memorial Post Office Building".RGus M. Bilirakis FLMar 28, 2023CeremonialPassed House87 words280
H.R. 2468Mountain View Corridor Completion ActRBurgess Owens UTApr 3, 2023SubstantivePassed House491 words30
H.R. 2950Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023DJared Huffman CAApr 27, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.3k words50
H.R. 3169Port Crane Security and Inspection Act of 2023RCarlos A. Gimenez FLMay 10, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee606 words80
H.R. 3208DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program ActDSheila Jackson Lee TXMay 11, 2023SubstantivePassed House1k words60
H.R. 3354To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the "Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building".DJennifer Wexton VAMay 15, 2023CeremonialPassed House86 words100
H.R. 3386Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement ActDKatie Porter CAMay 16, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee408 words180
H.R. 4094Great Salt Lake Stewardship ActRJohn R. Curtis UTJun 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House237 words40
H.R. 4259Think Differently about Education Act of 2023RMarcus J. Molinaro NYJun 21, 2023SubstantivePassed House186 words70
H.R. 4406DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2023DJ. Luis Correa CAJun 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee551 words00
H.R. 4596Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2024RLauren Boebert COJul 13, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.1k words80
H.R. 5009Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025RDavid P. Joyce OHJul 27, 2023SubstantiveTo PresidentText pending122

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