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. 47249/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2024DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words60
H.R. 8825Right to Vote ActDSummer L. Lee PAJun 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words400
H.R. 8981Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act of 2024DJahana Hayes CTJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words131
H.R. 8988Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections ActDJamie Raskin MDJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words320
H.R. 8989TAKE IT DOWN ActRMaria Elvira Salazar FLJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words203
H.R. 8990ATF DATA ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words50
H.R. 8991Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2024DAdam B. Schiff CAJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
H.R. 8992Stop Fentanyl at the Border ActDGabe Vasquez NMJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words91
S. 4650Housing for All Veterans ActDTina Smith MNJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
S. 4657CHIPS Training in America Act of 2024DMark Kelly AZJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words10
S. 4666Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words40
H.R. 8914University Accountability ActRNicole Malliotakis NYJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words130
H.R. 8962Methane Border Adjustment Mechanism ActDJulia Brownley CAJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words21
H.R. 8968Keeping the Lights On ActRDebbie Lesko AZJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words10
H.R. 897Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection ActRJerry L. Carl ALFeb 9, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.1k words60
H.R. 8971INFANT Tax Credit ActRZachary Nunn IAJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words20
H.R. 4132Falun Gong Protection ActRScott Perry PAJun 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.3k words180
H.R. 8933Original Securities and Exchange Atonement Act of 2024DAl Green TXJul 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words90
H.R. 2365Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s ActRGus M. Bilirakis FLMar 29, 2023SubstantiveBecame law1.4k words1720
H.R. 8929User Data Protection ActRDavid Schweikert AZJul 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 8890Regional Partnership Grants Reauthorization Act of 2024DSteven Horsford NVJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 8901Cannabis Research ActDScott H. Peters CAJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words30
H.R. 6841To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes.DMike Levin CADec 15, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words190
H.R. 8381STRIVE Act of 2024DSteven Horsford NVMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 8402GREEN Appraisals Act of 2024DSean Casten ILMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words01

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