Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

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

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How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

In committee 14,454 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,529 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee558 4%Passed the House or Senate621 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%13 ceremonial

13 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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 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

206Skipped committeeof the 755 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 file8,873 bills · 6% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,796 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied991 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: 107 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 committee126 days
14,454 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
558 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
621 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
16 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 126 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 533
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024391,735 words

The median bill is 533 words; 7 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 14 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

558 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 440Oregon Recreation Enhancement ActSponsor not on fileFeb 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.6k words10
S. 452Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023IJoe Manchin, III WVFeb 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.3k words410
S. 535Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing ActRJohn Hoeven NDFeb 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee390 words30
S. 593Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment ActDMartin Heinrich NMMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee554 words01
S. 623A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.RLisa Murkowski AKMar 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee82 words10
S. 92A bill to designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the "Rick Boucher Amphitheater".DMark R. Warner VAJan 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee90 words10
H.R. 3936Tax Cuts for Working Families ActRJason Smith MOJun 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee782 words021
H.R. 3937Small Business Jobs ActRJason Smith MOJun 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.3k words016
H.R. 3938Build It in America ActRJason Smith MOJun 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee7.1k words086
H.R. 2741Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023RSam Graves MOApr 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee9.5k words311
S. 1067Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2023DJeanne Shaheen NHMar 29, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.1k words38
S. 1114Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2023DTina Smith MNMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.1k words18
S. 1214RARE ActDTammy Baldwin WIApr 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee303 words14
S. 1339Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform ActIBernard Sanders VTApr 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee38k words453
S. 2127Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024DPatty Murray WAJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee16k words09
S. 2131Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024DMartin Heinrich NMJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee22k words026
S. 945REPORT ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHMar 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee522 words10
H.R. 2813Self-Insurance Protection ActRBob Good VAApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee421 words24
H.R. 2868Association Health Plans ActRTim Walberg MIApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.5k words77
H.R. 1843Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023RMichelle Steel CAMar 28, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee107 words3213
S. 1074Taiwan Protection and National Resilience Act of 2023RMarco Rubio FLMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.9k words11
S. 308Ending China's Developing Nation Status ActRMitt Romney UTFeb 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.2k words60
H.R. 3796To provide for the extension of taxes funding the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to require the designation of certain airports as ports of entry.RJason Smith MOJun 5, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee366 words03
H.R. 3798Small Business Flexibility ActRClaudia Tenney NYJun 5, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee221 words02
S. 920International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024DRobert Menendez NJMar 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.3k words31

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