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

2,449 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
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
S. 4553Outdoor Americans with Disabilities ActRMike Lee UTJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 2964WIPPES ActRLisa C. McClain MIApr 27, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.6k words35
H.R. 537Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal ActRMaria Elvira Salazar FLJan 26, 2023CeremonialPassed House1.1k words2951
H.R. 6543No Hidden FEES Act of 2023RYoung Kim CADec 1, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.2k words36
H.R. 8709Saving Americans’ Valuable Earnings on the National ACP ActDRuben Gallego AZJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words02
H.R. 8714Home of Your Own Act of 2024DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words270
S. 146Cap Insulin Prices ActRJosh Hawley MOJan 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.9k words12
S. 3123Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters ActRJohn Barrasso WYOct 25, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.3k words10
S. 3554FAIRR ActDMark R. Warner VADec 18, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words14
S. 4528Marshall Walter Major Taylor Congressional Gold Medal ActRMike Braun INJun 12, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.1k words80
H.R. 8680Community Mental Wellness Worker Training ActDAdriano Espaillat NYJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words41
H.R. 8684SHOP SAFE Act of 2024RDarrell Issa CAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words38
H.R. 8691Restoring Justice for Workers ActDJerrold Nadler NYJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words101
H.R. 8696Block the Revolving Door ActDKatie Porter CAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 8697GAIN Act of 2024DAdam B. Schiff CAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words50
S. 4491Military Families Support ActDJon Ossoff GAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
S. 4493Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2024RKevin Cramer NDJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words01
H.R. 8625Domestic Bicycle Production ActDEarl Blumenauer ORJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words00
H.R. 8668AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2024DJoseph D. Morelle NYJun 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words11
S. 2291Northern Border Coordination ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 13, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate1.2k words10
H.R. 8622Preventing the Algorithmic Facilitation of Rental Housing Cartels Act of 2024DBecca Balint VTJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words211
S. 3335Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service ActDAmy Klobuchar MNNov 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words150
S. 4381Right to Contraception ActDEdward J. Markey MAMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words405

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