Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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

14,384 bills · latest action first

Stage: In committee (either)Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9857Mel’s LawDNydia M. Velázquez NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee196 words30
H.R. 9858Reinforcing Crime Victims’ Rights ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words41
S. 131Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers ActSponsor not on fileJan 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee557 words57
S. 2908Indian Buffalo Management ActDMartin Heinrich NMSep 21, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committeeText pending30
S. 2924STEP ActDThomas R. Carper DESep 26, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words20
S. 3926Stop Secret Spending Act of 2024RJoni Ernst IAMar 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words20
S. 4370Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2024RLisa Murkowski AKMay 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee477 words20
S. 4444Crow Revenue ActRSteve Daines MTJun 3, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee807 words00
S. 4633Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMark Kelly AZJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee33k words10
S. 4643Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMJul 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7.2k words10
S. 465BADGES for Native Communities ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.3k words20
S. 4667Risky Research Review ActRRand Paul KYJul 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee13k words12
S. 4679Permitting Council Improvement Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.2k words20
S. 4705Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMark Kelly AZJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee18k words10
S. 4898Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2024DJacky Rosen NVJul 31, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee112 words00
S. 4900Investing in Community Resilience Act of 2024DLaphonza R. Butler CAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee562 words11
S. 4998Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMSep 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7k words10
S. 5067Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MISep 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.1k words31
S. 5092Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee714 words11
S. 5093Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MISep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee650 words11
S. 5098Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability ActRJames Lankford OKSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee601 words10
S. 5099Plum Island Preservation ActDRichard Blumenthal CTSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee675 words20
S. 5105A bill to require a report by the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the failed assassination attempt on the life of Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.RJosh Hawley MOSep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee418 words10
S. 5109Modernizing Data Practices to Improve Government ActDGary C. Peters MISep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.2k words10
S. 5133Improving Senate Confirmation and Vacancy Oversight Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MISep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.8k words20

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