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
S. 1855Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2023RSusan M. Collins MEJun 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee205 words30
S. 1868Secure Adjacent Federal Property Act of 2023DGary C. Peters MIJun 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.5k words10
S. 2587Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024DJon Tester MTJul 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee26k words088
S. 2605Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024DJeff Merkley ORJul 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee35k words033
S. 2624Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024DTammy Baldwin WIJul 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee38k words042
S. 2625Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024DChristopher Murphy CTJul 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee15k words034
S. 1844Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023DTammy Baldwin WIJun 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.3k words16
S. 873America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023IJoe Manchin, III WVMar 16, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee25k words18
H.R. 1338SAT Streamlining ActRCathy McMorris Rodgers WAMar 3, 2023SubstantiveFailed in House7.1k words110
S. 1156Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2023DJohn W. Hickenlooper COMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words40
S. 1203Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023DRobert Menendez NJApr 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.9k words100
S. 1260University of Utah Research Park ActRMike Lee UTApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee444 words114
S. 1345504 Credit Risk Management Improvement Act of 2023RTodd Young INApr 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.5k words21
S. 1352504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2023DAmy Klobuchar MNApr 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.2k words41
S. 1396Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators ActDChristopher A. Coons DEMay 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.2k words20
S. 1457Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023DRobert Menendez NJMay 4, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words142
S. 1466Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation ActDDianne Feinstein CAMay 4, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee359 words11
S. 1540A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes.RSteve Daines MTMay 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee495 words42
S. 2006Safeguarding Tunisian Democracy Act of 2023RJames E. Risch IDJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.2k words10
S. 2099Supporting Community Lenders ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJun 21, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words30
S. 2212SBIC Advisory Committee Act of 2023DBenjamin L. Cardin MDJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words00
S. 2482Community Advantage Loan Program Act of 2023DBenjamin L. Cardin MDJul 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee8.1k words04
S. 416HARM ActRRoger F. Wicker MSFeb 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.1k words130
S. 490Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification ActRMarco Rubio FLFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.7k words10
S. 822Modification to Department of Defense Travel Authorities for Abortion-Related Expenses Act of 2023RJoni Ernst IAMar 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words363

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