Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 15,699 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,395 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,464 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee555 4%Passed the House or Senate619 4%Passed the House and Senate12 <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 12, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

23Failed 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

205Skipped committeeof the 749 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 file9,224 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied829 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
14,395 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
555 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both84 days
619 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
12 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

13,464 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5281REPLACE ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee367 words10
S. 5282Car Privacy Rights Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words11
S. 5283Robert M. Gates Congressional Gold Medal ActRJerry Moran KSSep 25, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.5k words210
S. 5285Stop Smuggling Illicit Synthetic Drugs on U.S. Transportation Networks Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.4k words31
S. 5286A bill to prohibit certain exports of natural gas produced or refined in the United States, and for other purposes.RDan Sullivan AKSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee586 words00
S. 5287Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration ActDMaria Cantwell WASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee464 words10
S. 5288GEOTHERMAL Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words10
S. 5289White Oak Resilience Act of 2024RMitch McConnell KYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words10
S. 5290Protect LNG Act of 2024RTed Cruz TXSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee664 words10
S. 5291Visa Integrity Preservation Act of 2024RJohn Cornyn TXSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee91 words130
S.J.Res. 111A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee121 words31
S.J.Res. 112A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee112 words11
S.J.Res. 113A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee97 words21
S.J.Res. 114A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee242 words01
S.J.Res. 115A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export of certain defense articles, defense services, and technical data to Israel.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee101 words21
S.J.Res. 116A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed enhancement or upgrade of sensitivity of technology or capability of certain major defense equipment for the Government of Israel.IBernard Sanders VTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee83 words21
H.R. 9756Private Sector Competition in Microtransit ActRLauren Boebert COSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee574 words00
H.R. 9771BUILT ActDJennifer L. McClellan VASep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee781 words01
H.R. 9772Combating Human Rights Abuses Act of 2024RJohn R. Curtis UTSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee398 words10
H.R. 9774Health Care Affordability Act of 2024DLauren Underwood ILSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee278 words353
H.R. 9775To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 North Anderson Street in Elwood, Indiana, as the "Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building".RVictoria Spartz INSep 24, 2024CeremonialIn committee83 words80
H.R. 9777To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require any cost estimate for a bill or joint resolution prepared by the Congressional Budget Office to include the cost to each United States citizen for carrying out such measure, and for other purposes.RJosh Brecheen OKSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee101 words20
H.R. 9778PAVE ActRLarry Bucshon INSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee560 words110
H.R. 9779COCOA Act of 2024RMike Carey OHSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee866 words20
H.R. 9780Vehicle Energy Performance Act of 2024DSean Casten ILSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words10

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