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
H.R. 10080Improving Access to Higher Education ActDMark DeSaulnier CANov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.4k words00
H.R. 10081Deport Illegal Voters Act of 2024RDale W. Strong ALNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee154 words00
H.R. 10082Oregon Owyhee Wilderness and Community Protection ActRCliff Bentz ORNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.3k words10
H.R. 10083No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards ActRAndy Biggs AZNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee80 words110
H.R. 10084Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network ActDJames E. Clyburn SCNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee64 words280
H.R. 10085Saving Lives on Campuses Act of 2024RMonica De La Cruz TXNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee403 words10
H.R. 10086Save Struggling Hospitals ActRA. Drew Ferguson IV GANov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee158 words30
H.R. 10089No Net Gain in Federal Lands Act of 2024RHarriet M. Hageman WYNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee743 words10
H.R. 10090Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals ActDRobin L. Kelly ILNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee228 words160
H.R. 10091Preventing Political Violence ActDDerek Kilmer WANov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10092Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2024DSummer L. Lee PANov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee512 words140
H.R. 10093Specialist Joey Lenz Act of 2024RMorgan Luttrell TXNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee182 words00
H.R. 10094Rape Shield Enhancement Act of 2024RNancy Mace SCNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee401 words00
H.R. 10095Insurance Fraud Accountability ActDDeborah K. Ross NCNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words10
H.R. 10096Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2024DKim Schrier WANov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
H.R. 10097Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency ActRBeth Van Duyne TXNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee346 words50
H.R. 10098Family Plus Health Care Act of 2024RBeth Van Duyne TXNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee796 words00
H.R. 10099National Domestic Violence Prevention Action PlanDJennifer Wexton VANov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words80
H.R. 10061End Executive Branch Amnesty Act of 2024RJim Banks INOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words20
H.J.Res. 217Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Medicare Program; FY 2025 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements".RGary J. Palmer ALOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee53 words00
H.R. 10062Freedom to Petition the Government ActRAndy Biggs AZOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee97 words40
H.R. 10063FACES Act of 2024DSean Casten ILOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee194 words20
H.R. 10064Military VOTE ActDSean Casten ILOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 10065To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 802 North Tancahua Street in Corpus Christi, Texas, as the "Captain Robert E. 'Bob' Batterson Post Office".RMichael Cloud TXOct 29, 2024CeremonialIn committee84 words270
H.R. 10066JAIL for Alien Voters Act of 2024RMatt Gaetz FLOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee285 words70

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