Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 14, 2024

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

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How far 15,745 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 14, 2024

In committee 14,432 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,507 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee559 4%Passed the House or Senate620 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 14, 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 754 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 file9,270 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 committee126 days
14,432 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
559 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
620 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 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

7,558 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.J.Res. 205Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Representation Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support In Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships".RGary J. Palmer ALSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee44 words00
H.J.Res. 206Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Required Minimum Distributions".RGary J. Palmer ALSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee32 words00
H.R. 115Midnight Rules Relief ActRAndy Biggs AZJan 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee201 words50
H.R. 1555To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2300 Sylvan Avenue in Modesto, California, as the "Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. Post Office Building".RTom McClintock CAMar 10, 2023CeremonialPassed House85 words510
H.R. 2574EMS Counts ActDSusan Wild PAApr 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee405 words63
H.R. 4693Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency ActDSteve Cohen TNJul 18, 2023SubstantivePassed House196 words10
H.R. 5179Anti-BDS Labeling ActRClaudia Tenney NYAug 8, 2023SubstantivePassed House238 words02
H.R. 6012Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2023DSalud O. Carbajal CAOct 20, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee204 words115
H.R. 6085To prohibit the implementation of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, Wyoming, and for other purposes.RHarriet M. Hageman WYOct 26, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee79 words11
H.R. 6547Colorado Energy Prosperity Act of 2024RLauren Boebert CODec 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee107 words40
H.R. 7177To amend title 28, United States Code, to consolidate certain divisions in the Northern District of Alabama.RDale W. Strong ALJan 31, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee120 words40
H.R. 7909Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens ActRNancy Mace SCApr 9, 2024SubstantivePassed House372 words60
H.R. 8219Lahaina National Heritage Area Study ActDJill N. Tokuda HIMay 1, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee144 words70
H.R. 8666To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize holding court for the Central Division of Utah in Moab and Monticello.RCeleste Maloy UTJun 7, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee98 words10
H.R. 9511To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption that certain veterans were exposed to radiation and other toxins at the Nevada Test and Training Range for purposes of the treatment of certain disabilities under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.RMark E. Amodei NVSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee184 words40
H.R. 9605No Censors on our Shores ActRDarrell Issa CASep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee190 words10
H.R. 9661USRC Funding Eligibility ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee402 words20
H.R. 9670Emergency Electric Grid Stabilization ActDRitchie Torres NYSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee428 words00
H.R. 9675Homeward Bound ActRKelly Armstrong NDSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee397 words152
H.R. 9690TIMER ActDJasmine Crockett TXSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee117 words20
H.R. 9694Fair Future ActDMaxwell Frost FLSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee41 words00
H.R. 9697Presidential Election Resource Investment for Major Threat Response Act of 2024RErin Houchin INSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee185 words11
H.R. 9699Pay Our Troops ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee371 words391
H.R. 9700No Funds for Fascists ActRNancy Mace SCSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee357 words10
H.R. 9701Keep Our Streets Safe Act of 2024RMarcus J. Molinaro NYSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee165 words80

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