Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2024

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

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How far 15,716 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 13, 2024

In committee 14,409 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,479 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out930 6%Approved by committee556 4%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate15 <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 13, 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 751 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 file9,241 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
14,409 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
556 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both83 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
15 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 529
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 529 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

2,449 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4396Purple Heart Veterans Education Act of 2024DPatty Murray WAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words50
S. 4402Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness Establishment Act of 2024RMike Braun INMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
S. 4403Downwinders ActRMike Lee UTMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00
S. 4407Elementary and Secondary School Counseling ActDJeff Merkley ORMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words151
S. 4412STOP Bad Mergers ActDTammy Baldwin WIMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
S. 4413Synthetic Biology Advancement Act of 2024RTodd Young INMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words11
S. 4415Access to Care for Overseas Military ActDTammy Duckworth ILMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
S. 4422Fair Repair ActDBen Ray Luján NMMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words02
S. 4428Biotechnology Oversight Coordination Act of 2024RTodd Young INMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words11
S. 4429SUPPORT Rx ActDCory A. Booker NJMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words11
S. 4435Families Over Fees Act of 2024DCory A. Booker NJMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words00
H.R. 807Working Dog Commemorative Coin ActRPatrick T. McHenry NCFeb 2, 2023CeremonialPassed House1.4k words2990
H.R. 8495EV Fair Trade Act of 2024RJohn S. Duarte CAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words20
H.R. 8506Bring Jobs Home ActDBill Pascrell, Jr. NJMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words20
H.R. 8507Bottom Trawl Clarity Act of 2024DMary Sattler Peltola AKMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words01
H.R. 8509Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing ActDMarilyn Strickland WAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words30
S. 3819Shrinkflation Prevention Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAFeb 28, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words90
S. 4385Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing ActDElizabeth Warren MAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words60
S. 4389Renewable Natural Gas Incentive Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words10
H.R. 8369Israel Security Assistance Support ActRKen Calvert CAMay 14, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.3k words1183
H.R. 8478Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors ActDJosh Gottheimer NJMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words101
S. 4371Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors ActDChris Van Hollen MDMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words42
H.R. 8451BUILD ActDJim Costa CAMay 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words50
H.R. 8311Medical Debt Cancellation ActDRo Khanna CAMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words121
H.R. 8376Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment ActDYadira Caraveo COMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words180

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