Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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

14,384 bills · latest action first

Stage: In committee (either)Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5214Foster Care Placement Transparency ActSponsor not on fileSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
S. 5215Restore Military Families’ Voices ActDElizabeth Warren MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee112 words10
S. 5216Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study ActRJohn Thune SDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee323 words10
S. 5217Affordable Mental Health Care for Selected Reserve ActDJohn Fetterman PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee115 words10
S. 5218Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act of 2024Sponsor not on fileSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.8k words13
S. 5219Tax Relief for Middle Class Families Act of 2024DGeorge S. Helmy NJSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee91 words00
S. 5220Supreme Court Review Act of 2024DSheldon Whitehouse RISep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words61
S. 5221Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy ActDJohn Fetterman PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee76 words10
S. 5222MedShield Act of 2024RMike Rounds SDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee794 words10
S. 5223Birthright Citizenship Act of 2024RLindsey Graham SCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee357 words10
S. 5224Modern Firearm Safety ActRJames E. Risch IDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee288 words130
S. 5225RESILIENCE ActIJoe Manchin, III WVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee580 words31
S. 5226Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Centers Act of 2024DChris Van Hollen MDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words20
S. 5227Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MISep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words10
S. 5228Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee582 words20
S. 5230TAAP ActDMark Kelly AZSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee175 words10
S. 5231Farm Ownership Improvement ActDPeter Welch VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee315 words20
S. 5232Vote Without Fear ActDChristopher Murphy CTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee606 words10
S. 5233No Capital Gains Allowance for American Adversaries ActRPete Ricketts NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee732 words00
S. 5234Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries ActRPete Ricketts NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
S. 5235Fiscally Responsible Highway Funding Act of 2024RShelley Moore Capito WVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee984 words11
S. 5236Keeping Obstetrics Local ActSponsor not on fileSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee12k words162
S. 5237No China in Index Funds ActRPete Ricketts NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee444 words00
S. 5238Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration ActDRichard Blumenthal CTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee813 words60
S. 5239AWARE Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee799 words00

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