Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2024

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

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How far 15,716 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 13, 2024

In committee 14,409 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,479 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out930 6%Approved by committee556 4%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate15 <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 13, 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 751 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 file9,241 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
14,409 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
556 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both83 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
15 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 529
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 529 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

3,130 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4918Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee669 words40
H.R. 4116Systemic Risk Authority Transparency ActDAl Green TXJun 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee957 words20
H.R. 7734Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2024RScott Franklin FLMar 20, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee972 words00
H.R. 9185Helping Student Parents Succeed ActDColin Z. Allred TXJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee517 words10
H.R. 9187Intimate Privacy Protection ActDJake Auchincloss MAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee613 words20
H.R. 9195SUPER Demonstration ActRJuan Ciscomani AZJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee810 words10
H.R. 9207Standing to Challenge Government Censorship ActRHarriet M. Hageman WYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee903 words11
H.R. 9218Defining Male and Female Act of 2024RMary E. Miller ILJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee574 words341
H.R. 9222Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2024DJoseph D. Morelle NYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee999 words00
H.R. 9225HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2024DJimmy Panetta CAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee779 words140
H.R. 9229MAIL ActDAdam B. Schiff CAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee605 words130
H.R. 9233HEALTHY BRAINS Act of 2024DJennifer Wexton VAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee936 words200
H.R. 9235Strategic Ports Reporting Act of 2024RRobert J. Wittman VAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee870 words20
S. 4548Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIJun 13, 2024SubstantiveBecame law950 words10
S. 4836USDA Grant Simplification Act of 2024RCynthia M. Lummis WYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee520 words10
S. 4842Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee543 words10
S. 4859Standing to Challenge Government Censorship ActRRand Paul KYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee903 words00
S. 4862A bill to ensure that new advances in artificial intelligence are ethically adopted to improve the health of all individuals, and for other purposes.RMike Rounds SDJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee763 words10
S. 4863Fully Funding our National Security Priorities ActDTim Kaine VAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee647 words10
S. 4866Strategic Ports Reporting ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee882 words20
H.R. 8645Improved Screening for Veterans and Passengers with Disabilities ActDShri Thanedar MIJun 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee945 words40
S. 4819Fully Funding our National Security Priorities ActDTim Kaine VAJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee647 words10
S. 4820HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee778 words00
S. 4822Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education ActRTed Cruz TXJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee638 words00
S. 4825SHUSH ActRMike Lee UTJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee578 words41

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