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.R. 9703Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions ActDJoe Neguse COSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee290 words32
H.R. 9706CARE ActDAdam B. Schiff CASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee347 words30
H.R. 9713BIRD Energy and U.S.-Israel Energy Center Reauthorization Act of 2024DDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee341 words31
S. 5106LOCAL Foods Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee210 words20
S. 5111Fair Future ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee41 words00
S. 5113Homeward Bound ActRKevin Cramer NDSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee375 words62
S. 5118Kangaroo Protection Act of 2024DTammy Duckworth ILSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee296 words10
S. 5121Accredited Investor Definition Review ActRBill Hagerty TNSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee349 words00
S. 5124Protect our Presidents ActRRick Scott FLSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee337 words140
S.J.Res. 110A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves".RDan Sullivan AKSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee36 words10
H.J.Res. 117Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter".RRick W. Allen GAMar 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee40 words868
H.J.Res. 133Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3".RRuss Fulcher IDMay 1, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee37 words599
H.J.Res. 139Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting".RMichelle Fischbach MNMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee48 words396
H.J.Res. 163Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".RTroy Balderson OHJun 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee68 words16411
H.R. 1432VETT ActRBrad R. Wenstrup OHMar 7, 2023SubstantivePassed House252 words150
H.R. 1479Chiricahua National Park ActRJuan Ciscomani AZMar 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee241 words20
H.R. 2672FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief ActRNeal P. Dunn FLApr 18, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee343 words342
H.R. 272ASTRO ActRBrian Babin TXJan 11, 2023SubstantivePassed House223 words10
H.R. 2892WARN ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYApr 26, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee239 words230
H.R. 2911Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024DMarilyn Strickland WAApr 26, 2023SubstantivePassed House237 words110
H.R. 3149To designate United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts as the "National Medal of Honor Highway", and for other purposes.RMike Kelly PAMay 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee117 words130
H.R. 3356Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization ActRGarret Graves LAMay 16, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee315 words42
H.R. 3784Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActRA. Drew Ferguson IV GAJun 1, 2023SubstantivePassed House323 words23
H.R. 3800Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage ActRBrad R. Wenstrup OHJun 5, 2023SubstantivePassed House129 words34
H.R. 4043To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to make the District of Columbia eligible for certain wastewater infrastructure grants, and for other purposes.DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJun 12, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee54 words02

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