Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

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

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How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

In committee 14,454 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,529 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee558 4%Passed the House or Senate621 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%13 ceremonial

13 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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 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 755 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 file8,873 bills · 6% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,796 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied991 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: 107 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 committee126 days
14,454 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
558 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
621 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
16 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 126 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 533
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024391,735 words

The median bill is 533 words; 7 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 14 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

558 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 4957Department of Labor Succession ActIKevin Kiley CAJul 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee113 words23
H.R. 5349Crucial Communism Teaching ActRMaria Elvira Salazar FLSep 5, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee428 words330
S. 2273Native American Child Protection ActDBen Ray Luján NMJul 12, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words20
S. 1573PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023DMichael F. Bennet COMay 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words172
S. 1624Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0DTim Kaine VAMay 16, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words142
S. 2415Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023RShelley Moore Capito WVJul 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee295 words216
S. 1137DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement ActDGary C. Peters MIMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.7k words12
S. 1443Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems ActRJames Lankford OKMay 4, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee917 words10
S. 1464Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures ActDGary C. Peters MIMay 4, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.9k words12
S. 1822Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion ActDGary C. Peters MIJun 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words31
H.R. 2577DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement ActDBennie G. Thompson MSApr 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.6k words153
H.R. 3557American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAMay 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee14k words1116
H.R. 3943Servicemember Employment Protection Act of 2023RScott Franklin FLJun 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words11
H.R. 4822Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023RJason Smith MOJul 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee24k words033
H.R. 4368Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024RAndy Harris MDJun 27, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House22k words032
S. 2959Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2023DThomas R. Carper DESep 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee675 words00
S. 654Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2023DThomas R. Carper DEMar 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee282 words31
H.R. 3447To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize a hydrogen powered vehicle to exceed certain weight limits on the Interstate Highway System, and for other purposes.DGreg Stanton AZMay 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee60 words02
H.R. 5337Retirement Proxy Protection ActRErin Houchin INSep 5, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee817 words88
H.R. 5338No Discrimination in My Benefits ActRBob Good VASep 5, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee104 words07
H.R. 5340Providing Complete Information to Retirement Investors ActRJim Banks INSep 5, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee495 words19
H.R. 5424Main Street Competes ActDHillary J. Scholten MISep 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee664 words30
H.R. 5425To amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for other purposes.DJared F. Golden MESep 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee621 words30
H.R. 1130Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023RBill Johnson OHFeb 21, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee423 words76
H.R. 3915Aviation Weather Improvement ActRRichard McCormick GAJun 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee578 words10

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