Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2024

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

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How far 18,350 bills and resolutions had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 13, 2024

In committee 16,314 89%
Sent to committee, never taken up15,367 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out947 5%Approved by committee593 3%Passed the House or Senate1,287 7%Passed the House and Senate38 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%12 ceremonial

12 of 106 were ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

89% of the 118th Congress’s bills and resolutions had not left committee at month 22. 1 in 173 had become law.

Includes 2,288 non-binding resolutions and 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

33Failed 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

745Skipped committeeof the 1,443 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 file11,587 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,821 bills and resolutions · 9% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied834 bills and resolutions · 20% past committee

Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 108 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 committee104 days
16,314 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber8 days
593 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both64 days
629 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 104 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 511
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestS.Res. 7A resolution fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate.13 words
LongestH.R. 9161Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024266,084 words

The median bill or resolution is 511 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

18,350 bills and resolutions · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 91Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal ActRBill Hagerty TNJan 26, 2023SubstantivePassed SenateText pending631
H.Con.Res. 127Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of a statue of Martha Hughes Cannon.RCeleste Maloy UTSep 3, 2024SubstantiveAgreed to75 words30
H.R. 4190Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans ActDDavid J. Trone MDJun 15, 2023SubstantiveTo President267 words40
H.R. 7189Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024RGus M. Bilirakis FLFeb 1, 2024SubstantiveTo President454 words52
H.R. 7777Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024RMorgan Luttrell TXMar 21, 2024SubstantiveTo President364 words11
H.R. 9747Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025RTom Cole OKSep 23, 2024SubstantiveBecame law8k words058
H.R. 9809Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2024DSean Casten ILSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words11
H.R. 9836Pacific Ready Coast Guard ActRTrent Kelly MSSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words30
H.R. 9846REPLACE ActDJoe Neguse COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee367 words10
H.R. 9851Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2024DEric Sorensen ILSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words40
S. 1648Launch Communications ActREric Schmitt MOMay 17, 2023SubstantiveBecame law665 words18
S. 265SIREN Reauthorization ActDRichard J. Durbin ILFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveBecame law373 words91
S. 2825Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal ActRJohn Cornyn TXSep 14, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending620
S. 2861Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 20, 2023CeremonialBecame law1k words591
S. 4351Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024DPatty Murray WAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveBecame law124 words31
S.Res. 888A resolution honoring the life of James Ralph Sasser, former Senator for the State of Tennessee.RMarsha Blackburn TNSep 25, 2024Non-binding resolutionAgreed to475 words880
H.Con.Res. 131Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to White, non-Hispanic men.DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMSep 25, 2024Non-binding resolutionIn committee729 words300
H.J.Res. 208Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Lime Manufacturing Plants Technology Review".RGary J. Palmer ALSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee41 words10
H.J.Res. 209Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Registration for Index-Linked Annuities and Registered Market Value Adjustment Annuities; Amendments To Form N-4 for Index-Linked Annuities, Registered Market Value Adjustment Annuities, and Variable Annuities; Other Technical Amendments".RGary J. Palmer ALSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee59 words00
H.R. 1103Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification ActRChristopher H. Smith NJFeb 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.2k words70
H.R. 1657Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2024RPete Stauber MNMar 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House843 words40
H.R. 1719Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2023DBill Pascrell, Jr. NJMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee982 words1364
H.R. 1726Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023DJill N. Tokuda HIMar 22, 2023SubstantivePassed House264 words10
H.R. 1823To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 East Fort Dade Avenue in Brooksville, Florida, as the "Specialist Justin Dean Coleman Memorial Post Office Building".RGus M. Bilirakis FLMar 28, 2023CeremonialPassed House87 words280
H.R. 2468Mountain View Corridor Completion ActRBurgess Owens UTApr 3, 2023SubstantivePassed House491 words30

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