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

482 bills · latest action first

Words: 5k–10kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5139Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024RTim Scott SCSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.2k words105
H.R. 9735Responsible Budgeting ActDScott H. Peters CASep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.6k words11
H.R. 358Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements ActRBen Cline VAJan 13, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.8k words81
H.R. 9533ESA Amendments Act of 2024RBruce Westerman ARSep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.3k words114
H.R. 9676Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024RLarry Bucshon INSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7k words110
H.R. 9678Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland (FLASH) ActRJuan Ciscomani AZSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words381
H.R. 7779Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024RCeleste Maloy UTMar 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.1k words362
H.R. 7890Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection ActRTim Walberg MIApr 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.3k words2818
H.R. 7891Kids Online Safety ActRGus M. Bilirakis FLApr 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.6k words6422
H.R. 9494Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025RClay Higgins LASep 9, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House7.6k words114
H.R. 9640Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection ActDJuan Vargas CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.2k words50
H.R. 9648Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2024RKat Cammack FLSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7k words70
S. 4043Telework Transparency Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIMar 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.8k words13
S. 4373REPUBLIC ActRRand Paul KYMay 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9k words11
S. 4505Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMJun 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.2k words10
S. 4681Enhanced Oversight and Accountability in Screening ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee10k words02
S. 5082Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2024RRand Paul KYSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.9k words70
H.R. 9622Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MISep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.4k words100
S. 3348Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2024RDan Sullivan AKNov 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.9k words120
S. 5075Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection ActDAlex Padilla CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.2k words10
S. 5057Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet ActDRichard Blumenthal CTSep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.1k words02
H.R. 9590SAFE Bet ActDPaul Tonko NYSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.1k words03
H.R. 9546VALOR Act of 2024RMaria Elvira Salazar FLSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words100
S. 4347Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Land Conveyances ActRDeb Fischer NEMay 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee6.7k words30
S. 5017Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2024DBrian Schatz HISep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.5k words02

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