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

15,699 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9844DELIVER Act of 2024DJoseph D. Morelle NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee146 words30
H.R. 9845HOPE Act of 2024DJoseph D. Morelle NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words10
H.R. 9847Creating Early Childhood Leaders ActDBrittany Pettersen COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee279 words20
H.R. 9848GSIB Act of 2024DAyanna Pressley MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
H.R. 9849Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Relief Act of 2024DDeborah K. Ross NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee674 words41
H.R. 9850No Funding or Enforcement of Censorship Abroad ActRChristopher H. Smith NJSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 9852To establish an open season for enrollment in the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code.RMichelle Steel CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 9853Equitable Access to School Facilities ActRMichelle Steel CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee979 words10
H.R. 9856ASAP Housing ActDRitchie Torres NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee171 words10
H.R. 9857Mel’s LawDNydia M. Velázquez NYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee196 words30
H.R. 9858Reinforcing Crime Victims’ Rights ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words41
S. 131Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers ActSponsor not on fileJan 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee557 words57
S. 2908Indian Buffalo Management ActDMartin Heinrich NMSep 21, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committeeText pending30
S. 2924STEP ActDThomas R. Carper DESep 26, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words20
S. 3181Michel O. Maceda Memorial ActRRick Scott FLNov 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee228 words20
S. 3891Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024DThomas R. Carper DEMar 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee31k words30
S. 3926Stop Secret Spending Act of 2024RJoni Ernst IAMar 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words20
S. 4370Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2024RLisa Murkowski AKMay 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee477 words20
S. 4404A bill to 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".RKevin Cramer NDMay 23, 2024CeremonialApproved by committee80 words10
S. 4444Crow Revenue ActRSteve Daines MTJun 3, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee807 words00
S. 4633Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMark Kelly AZJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee33k words10
S. 4634A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 154 First Avenue East in Jerome, Idaho, as the "Representative Maxine Bell Post Office".RMike Crapo IDJul 8, 2024CeremonialApproved by committee77 words10
S. 4643Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMJul 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7.2k words10
S. 465BADGES for Native Communities ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.3k words20
S. 4667Risky Research Review ActRRand Paul KYJul 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee13k words12

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