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
H.R. 8560End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2024DMark Takano CAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words150
H.R. 8647VA Home Loan Program Reform ActRDerrick Van Orden WIJun 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words32
H.R. 8816American Medical Innovation and Investment Act of 2024RVern Buchanan FLJun 25, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words05
H.R. 8858Securing Elections From AI Deception ActDShontel M. Brown OHJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words540
H.R. 8842Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases ActDDaniel S. Goldman NYJun 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words160
H.R. 8844CARE for Kids Act of 2024DJahana Hayes CTJun 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words21
H.R. 8814Strengthening Evidence-based Prevention Services Act of 2024RRandy Feenstra IAJun 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 8824The U.S.-European Nuclear Energy Cooperation Act of 2024DWilliam R. Keating MAJun 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words60
H.R. 8830High Court Gift Ban ActDJamie Raskin MDJun 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words560
H.R. 8799PARENT Act of 2024DDanny K. Davis ILJun 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
S. 4612Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases ActDCory A. Booker NJJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
S. 4613Elder Pride ActDEdward J. Markey MAJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words41
H.R. 8783Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2024DRick Larsen WAJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words60
H.R. 8788Fisheries Improvement and Seafood Health Act of 2024DMary Sattler Peltola AKJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words11
S. 4568CHIPS Improvement ActRTommy Tuberville ALJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words20
S. 4582Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2024DSherrod Brown OHJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words81
S. 4584Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words30
S. 2051Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023DRichard J. Durbin ILJun 20, 2023SubstantiveBecame law1.1k words10
H.R. 8760Reverend James Lawson, Jr., Congressional Gold Medal ActDRo Khanna CAJun 14, 2024CeremonialIn committee1k words280
H.R. 8763MASS Act of 2024DAyanna Pressley MAJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words00
H.R. 8769State Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2024DPaul Tonko NYJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 8735Edward J. Dwight, Jr., Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2024DJoe Neguse COJun 13, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.6k words10
H.R. 8747Asbestos Exposure in Housing Reduction Act of 2024DNorma J. Torres CAJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
S. 4534National Human Trafficking Database ActRMarsha Blackburn TNJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words11
S. 4551United States-Israel Agriculture Cooperation Improvement and Expansion ActRJohn Hoeven NDJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words01

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