Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 14, 2024

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

How far 15,745 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 14, 2024

In committee 14,432 92%

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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 14, 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 754 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 file9,270 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 committee126 days
14,432 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
559 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
620 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 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

7,558 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8516To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the "Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office".RKelly Armstrong NDMay 23, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee80 words00
H.R. 8616EQUIP Act of 2024RScott Perry PAJun 4, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee352 words02
H.R. 8641To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the "Walter Francis Ulloa Memorial Post Office Building".DRaul Ruiz CAJun 5, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee82 words510
H.R. 8689Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure ActRMarcus J. Molinaro NYJun 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee100 words11
H.R. 8692Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers ActRTroy E. Nehls TXJun 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee359 words11
H.R. 8717To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 West Main Street in Santaquin, Utah, as the "SGT Bill Hooser Post Office Building".RBurgess Owens UTJun 12, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee80 words30
H.R. 8841To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 Center Street East in Roseau, Minnesota, as the "Floyd B. Olson Post Office".RMichelle Fischbach MNJun 26, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee155 words70
H.R. 8868To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 609 Portsmouth Avenue in Greenland, New Hampshire, as the "Chief Michael Maloney Post Office Building".DChris Pappas NHJun 27, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee80 words10
H.R. 8909To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 82-6110 Mamalahoa Highway in Captain Cook, Hawaii, as the "Army 1st Lt. John Kuulei Kauhaihao Post Office Building".DJill N. Tokuda HIJun 28, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee89 words10
H.R. 8919To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 Highway 74 South in Peachtree City, Georgia, as the "SFC Shawn McCloskey Post Office".RA. Drew Ferguson IV GAJul 2, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee78 words130
H.R. 8931To redesignate Saratoga National Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park.RElise M. Stefanik NYJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee57 words30
H.R. 8976To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 West White Street in Millstadt, Illinois, as the "Corporal Matthew A. Wyatt Post Office".RMike Bost ILJul 10, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee80 words170
H.R. 8995Baby Changing on Board ActDLauren Underwood ILJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee291 words170
H.R. 9121Fire Management Assistance Grants for Tribal Governments ActDSharice Davids KSJul 24, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee382 words12
H.R. 9135Ensuring Airline Resiliency to Reduce Delays and Cancellations ActDRick Larsen WAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee425 words92
H.R. 9174To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 31143 State Highway 65 in Pengilly, Minnesota, as the "First Lieutenant Richard Arne Koski Post Office".RPete Stauber MNJul 25, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee83 words70
H.R. 9285To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3913 Leland Avenue Northwest in Comstock Park, Michigan, as the "Captain Miguel Justin Nava Post Office".DHillary J. Scholten MIAug 2, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee81 words120
H.R. 9313Think Differently About Building Accessibility ActRMarcus J. Molinaro NYAug 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee94 words10
H.R. 9322To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 675 Wolf Ledges Parkway in Akron, Ohio, as the "Judge James R. Williams Post Office Building".DEmilia Strong Sykes OHAug 6, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee83 words230
H.R. 9421To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 North Main Street in Bucoda, Washington, as the "Mayor Rob Gordon Post Office".DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAAug 27, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee77 words90
H.R. 9460DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024RClay Higgins LASep 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee484 words10
H.R. 9492To amend Public Law 99-338 with respect to Kaweah Project permits.RDavid G. Valadao CASep 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee39 words01
H.R. 9541POWER Act of 2024DVal T. Hoyle ORSep 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee166 words11
H.R. 9549To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 South 1st Avenue in Hillsboro, Oregon, as the "Elizabeth Furse Post Office Building".DSuzanne Bonamici ORSep 12, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee155 words50
H.R. 9580To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Brentwood Road in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Millie Dunn Veasey Post Office".DDeborah K. Ross NCSep 12, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee77 words130

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