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

202 bills · latest action first

Words: 10k–20kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8092Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024DJared Huffman CAApr 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee12k words123
H.R. 9380Working Families Housing Tax Credit ActDPatrick Ryan NYAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee13k words00
H.R. 3560National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development ActRFrank D. Lucas OKMay 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee12k words00
H.R. 3565Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act of 2023RCathy McMorris Rodgers WAMay 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words415
H.R. 9334Steel Modernization Act of 2024DRo Khanna CAAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee12k words132
H.R. 7024Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024RJason Smith MOJan 17, 2024SubstantivePassed House13k words0199
S. 4394NSF AI Education Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee10k words23
S. 4927Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DPatty Murray WAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee14k words043
S. 3312Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2024RJohn Thune SDNov 15, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee17k words615
S. 4178Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAApr 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee19k words87
S. 4495PREPARED for AI ActDGary C. Peters MIJun 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee16k words16
H.R. 6213National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization ActRFrank D. Lucas OKNov 3, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee13k words331
H.R. 1304Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2023DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMMar 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee12k words25
H.R. 7240Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024RMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTFeb 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee17k words00
H.R. 8791Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024RRyan K. Zinke MTJun 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee16k words01
H.R. 8949Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024RDavid Schweikert AZJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee18k words40
H.R. 8997Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RCharles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann TNJul 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee15k words064
H.R. 8996Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024RTroy E. Nehls TXJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee16k words3314
S. 4677Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025IKyrsten Sinema AZJul 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee16k words014
H.R. 8966Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2024RDusty Johnson SDJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee13k words00
H.R. 8752Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025RMark E. Amodei NVJun 14, 2024SubstantivePassed House18k words051
S. 3593Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management ActDJacky Rosen NVJan 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee19k words11
S. 4424National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024Sponsor not on fileMay 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee13k words11
H.R. 8572Government by the People ActDJohn P. Sarbanes MDMay 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee11k words40
S. 4406End Polluter Welfare Act of 2024IBernard Sanders VTMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee11k words40

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