Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 10, 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 10, 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 10, 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

618 bills · latest action first

Stage: Passed the House or SenateClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 5646Stop Campus Hazing ActDLucy McBath GASep 21, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.8k words580
H.R. 5799James R. Dominguez Memorial Act of 2023RTony Gonzales TXSep 28, 2023CeremonialPassed House314 words220
H.R. 6474To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.RMichelle Steel CANov 21, 2023SubstantivePassed House80 words12
H.R. 6656Stuck On Hold ActRKen Calvert CADec 7, 2023SubstantivePassed House198 words30
H.R. 6810To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 518 North Ridgewood Drive in Sebring, Florida, as the "U.S. Army Air Corps Major Thomas B. McGuire Post Office Building".RScott Franklin FLDec 14, 2023CeremonialPassed House95 words270
H.R. 6852Holcombe Rucker Park National Commemorative Site ActDAdriano Espaillat NYDec 19, 2023SubstantivePassed House281 words10
H.R. 6983To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 South Valdosta Road in Lakeland, Georgia, as the "Nell Patten Roquemore Post Office".RAustin Scott GAJan 11, 2024CeremonialPassed House77 words130
H.R. 7073Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development ActRRandy K. Weber, Sr. TXJan 22, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.8k words410
H.R. 7180To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 1st Street in Kingsland, Arkansas, as the "Kingsland 'Johnny Cash' Post Office".RBruce Westerman ARJan 31, 2024CeremonialPassed House76 words30
H.R. 7323Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2024RDerrick Van Orden WIFeb 13, 2024SubstantivePassed House714 words13
H.R. 7370GEO ActRJohn R. Curtis UTFeb 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House286 words00
H.R. 7385To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 29 Franklin Street in Petersburg, Virginia, as the "John Mercer Langston Post Office Building".DJennifer L. McClellan VAFeb 15, 2024CeremonialPassed House79 words100
H.R. 7417To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 West Spring Street in Titusville, Pennsylvania, as the "Edwin L. Drake Post Office Building".RMike Kelly PAFeb 20, 2024CeremonialPassed House80 words160
H.R. 7422Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYFeb 20, 2024SubstantivePassed House543 words01
H.R. 7606To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1087 Route 47 South in Rio Grande, New Jersey, as the "Carlton H. Hand Post Office Building".RJefferson Van Drew NJMar 8, 2024CeremonialPassed House82 words110
H.R. 7607To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the "George Henry White Post Office Building".RJefferson Van Drew NJMar 8, 2024CeremonialPassed House99 words110
H.R. 7893To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 Pickens Street in Marion, Alabama, as the "Albert Turner, Sr. Post Office Building".DTerri A. Sewell ALApr 9, 2024CeremonialPassed House79 words60
H.R. 8057To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9317 Bolsa Avenue in Westminster, California, as the "Little Saigon Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Post Office".RMichelle Steel CAApr 17, 2024CeremonialPassed House85 words510
H.R. 8205Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets ActRScott Fitzgerald WIMay 1, 2024SubstantivePassed HouseText pending50
S. 815Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2024DJon Tester MTMar 15, 2023SubstantivePassed SenateText pending560
H.R. 1735Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education ActDChrissy Houlahan PAMar 23, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.2k words31
H.R. 2706Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention ActRKat Cammack FLApr 19, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.6k words431
H.R. 3433Give Kids a Chance Act of 2024RMichael T. McCaul TXMay 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House3.6k words2356
H.R. 3884Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023RMichael C. Burgess TXJun 7, 2023SubstantivePassed House94 words31
H.R. 5526Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2024RDiana Harshbarger TNSep 18, 2023SubstantivePassed House645 words696

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