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. 4472Save Our Small Farms Act of 2024DRichard Blumenthal CTJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
S. 4484Illegitimate Court Counteraction ActRTom Cotton ARJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words122
H.R. 8609Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations ActDDaniel S. Goldman NYJun 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words340
H.R. 8615Justice in Sentencing for Survivors Act of 2024DJoseph D. Morelle NYJun 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
S. 4452Tristan's LawDRichard Blumenthal CTJun 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 4437Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors ActRJerry Moran KSJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
S. 4438Transferring Illicit Assets to Ukraine Act of 2024IJoe Manchin, III WVJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
S. 4440Public Housing Emergency Response ActDElizabeth Warren MAJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words70
H.R. 8527Climate Justice Act of 2024DYvette D. Clarke NYMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words130
H.R. 8531DASHBOARD Act of 2024DBill Foster ILMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words00
H.R. 8544Fair Repair ActDJoseph D. Morelle NYMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words42
H.R. 8565Endometriosis CARE ActDNikema Williams GAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words140
H.R. 8577National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCMay 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words01
H.R. 8579Onondaga Lake Watershed Improvement ActRBrandon Williams NYMay 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words00
H.R. 8444Mental Health in Schools ActDGrace F. Napolitano CAMay 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words182
H.R. 8466Affordable Connectivity Program Improvement and Extension Act of 2024RBrandon Williams NYMay 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words153
H.R. 8494Technology in the Parks Act of 2024DDanny K. Davis ILMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
S. 546Recruit and Retain ActRDeb Fischer NEFeb 28, 2023SubstantiveBecame law1.1k words91
H.R. 1097Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023DJimmy Panetta CAFeb 17, 2023CeremonialPassed House1k words3010
H.R. 1166Public Health Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2023DJuan Vargas CAFeb 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words10
H.R. 8521Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Congressional Gold Medal ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAMay 23, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.7k words261
H.R. 8524Elementary and Secondary School Counseling ActDKatherine M. Clark MAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words112
H.R. 8529Physician Education for Fistula Treatment ActDRosa L. DeLauro CTMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words00
H.R. 8546Social Security Administration Processing Claims Improvement Act of 2024DJoe Neguse COMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words01
H.R. 895Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023RKen Buck COFeb 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words14015

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