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

129 bills · latest action first

Words: 20k–50kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4795Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DJeanne Shaheen NHJul 25, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee26k words045
S. 4796Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DBrian Schatz HIJul 25, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee46k words031
S. 4802Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DJeff Merkley ORJul 25, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee35k words031
H.R. 8940Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024RJuan Ciscomani AZJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee33k words50
H.R. 9027Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RAndy Harris MDJul 12, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee24k words056
H.R. 9028Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RSteve Womack ARJul 12, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee39k words050
H.R. 9029Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RRobert B. Aderholt ALJul 12, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee38k words056
H.R. 9026Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RHarold Rogers KYJul 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee29k words062
S. 4690Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DMartin Heinrich NMJul 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee24k words045
H.R. 8818American Privacy Rights Act of 2024RCathy McMorris Rodgers WAJun 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee28k words385
H.R. 8773Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025RDavid P. Joyce OHJun 17, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee41k words038
S. 1111ADVANCE Act of 2023RShelley Moore Capito WVMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee23k words1610
H.R. 8732Domestic Workers Bill of Rights ActDPramila Jayapal WAJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee21k words1310
S. 4552Domestic Workers Bill of Rights ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee21k words130
S. 4443Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025DMark R. Warner VAJun 3, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee40k words013
S. 4449River Democracy ActSponsor not on fileJun 4, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee28k words14
S. 4457Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJun 4, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee25k words02
H.R. 8597Transparency in Government Act of 2024DMike Quigley ILJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee23k words10
H.R. 8525George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024DSheila Jackson Lee TXMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee22k words1550
H.R. 8574340B ACCESS ActRLarry Bucshon INMay 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee20k words210
S. 4361Border Act of 2024DChristopher Murphy CTMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee43k words02
H.R. 8502Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2024DSydney Kamlager-Dove CAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee33k words80
S. 4393Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee33k words40
H.R. 8323Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2024DJamie Raskin MDMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee25k words850
H.R. 8371Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement ActRJuan Ciscomani AZMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee41k words5410

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