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

3,125 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10026Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2024DJames A. Himes CTOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee660 words20
H.R. 10027Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2024RDavid P. Joyce OHOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee508 words30
H.R. 10030Tyler’s LawRNancy Mace SCOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee821 words00
H.R. 10031Performance Life Disclosure Act of 2024DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee739 words00
H.R. 10032Dropbox Access ActDMary Gay Scanlon PAOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee869 words20
H.R. 1786GROW ActDMike Levin CAMar 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee997 words11
H.R. 7872Colorado River Salinity Control Fix ActRJohn R. Curtis UTApr 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee807 words100
H.R. 9725WISER Act of 2024DJulia Brownley CASep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee570 words80
H.R. 9819Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2024DChristopher R. Deluzio PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee600 words52
H.R. 10004FLOAT Act of 2024DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee593 words10
H.R. 10008Protect LNG Act of 2024RWesley Hunt TXOct 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee664 words00
H.R. 10010Protect American Fisheries Act of 2024RNancy Mace SCOct 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee577 words100
H.R. 10018POWER ActRJefferson Van Drew NJOct 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee711 words00
H.R. 10019To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require States to consider prohibiting cost recovery related to smart grid projects, and for other purposes.RJefferson Van Drew NJOct 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee530 words00
H.R. 9997To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, Jr. VA Clinic, and for other purposes.RChristopher H. Smith NJOct 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee650 words100
H.R. 9992Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2024RKeith Self TXOct 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee611 words00
H.R. 9995REVOCAR ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLOct 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee990 words10
H.R. 9961Rail Passenger Fairness ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee914 words10
H.R. 9954Facial Recognition Ban on Body Cameras ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee868 words10
H.R. 9957Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act of 2024RJohn R. Curtis UTOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee606 words30
H.R. 9962Gun Safety Board and Research ActDMark DeSaulnier CAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee980 words00
H.R. 9964Urban Bird Treaty Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MIOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee595 words60
H.R. 9966Task Force to End Financial Abuse Act of 2024DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee673 words50
H.R. 9968Election Worker and Polling Place Protection ActDJosh Gottheimer NJOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee653 words10
H.R. 9971Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2024DJared Huffman CAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee861 words40

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