Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,699 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,395 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,464 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee555 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 file9,224 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
14,395 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
555 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

13,464 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5256Family Security ActRMitt Romney UTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words01
S. 5257Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee623 words81
S. 5258Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment ActRDan Sullivan AKSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee712 words00
S. 5259Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2024DBen Ray Luján NMSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
S. 5260Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Americans Act of 2024DMark Kelly AZSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
S. 5261Fight Book Bans ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee679 words00
S. 5262BABIES ActDBen Ray Luján NMSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words00
S. 5263Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects ActRMike Braun INSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee707 words30
S. 5264Neither Permanent Nor Normal Trade Relations ActRTom Cotton ARSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee17k words20
S. 5265Tonto Apache Land Transfer ActIKyrsten Sinema AZSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee426 words10
S. 5266Clean Slate Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words10
S. 5267FEMA Operational Transparency ActDPeter Welch VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee305 words00
S. 5268High Court Gift Ban ActDBen Ray Luján NMSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words31
S. 5269VetPAC Act of 2024RBill Cassidy LASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words00
S. 5270HIDTA Enhancement ActDMark Kelly AZSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee548 words51
S. 5271BUPE for Recovery ActDMartin Heinrich NMSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee333 words03
S. 5272Protect Your Points Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee871 words04
S. 5273Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer ActDMaria Cantwell WASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee292 words10
S. 5274Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024IKyrsten Sinema AZSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee153 words30
S. 5275Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2024RMarsha Blackburn TNSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee566 words11
S. 5276SPEAR Act of 2024RJohn Cornyn TXSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee537 words20
S. 5277Securing American Agriculture ActRPete Ricketts NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee543 words100
S. 5278SIGHT ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words00
S. 5279Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2024DMark R. Warner VASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words31
S. 5280Improving IRS Customer Service ActDMark R. Warner VASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10

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