Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2024

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

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How far 18,350 bills and resolutions had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 13, 2024

In committee 16,314 89%
Sent to committee, never taken up15,367 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out947 5%Approved by committee593 3%Passed the House or Senate1,287 7%Passed the House and Senate38 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%12 ceremonial

12 of 106 were ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

89% of the 118th Congress’s bills and resolutions had not left committee at month 22. 1 in 173 had become law.

Includes 2,288 non-binding resolutions and 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

33Failed 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

745Skipped committeeof the 1,443 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 file11,587 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,821 bills and resolutions · 9% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied834 bills and resolutions · 20% past committee

Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 108 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 committee104 days
16,314 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber8 days
593 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both64 days
629 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 104 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 511
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestS.Res. 7A resolution fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate.13 words
LongestH.R. 9161Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024266,084 words

The median bill or resolution is 511 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

18,350 bills and resolutions · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7311Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2024RMichael Guest MSFeb 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee302 words40
H.R. 7323Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2024RDerrick Van Orden WIFeb 13, 2024SubstantivePassed House714 words13
H.R. 7365VETS Safe Travel ActRPaul A. Gosar AZFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee759 words470
H.R. 7370GEO ActRJohn R. Curtis UTFeb 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House286 words00
H.R. 7385To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 29 Franklin Street in Petersburg, Virginia, as the "John Mercer Langston Post Office Building".DJennifer L. McClellan VAFeb 15, 2024CeremonialPassed House79 words100
H.R. 7417To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 West Spring Street in Titusville, Pennsylvania, as the "Edwin L. Drake Post Office Building".RMike Kelly PAFeb 20, 2024CeremonialPassed House80 words160
H.R. 7422Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYFeb 20, 2024SubstantivePassed House543 words01
H.R. 7606To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1087 Route 47 South in Rio Grande, New Jersey, as the "Carlton H. Hand Post Office Building".RJefferson Van Drew NJMar 8, 2024CeremonialPassed House82 words110
H.R. 7607To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the "George Henry White Post Office Building".RJefferson Van Drew NJMar 8, 2024CeremonialPassed House99 words110
H.R. 7671Disaster Management Costs Modernization ActDJoe Neguse COMar 13, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee663 words110
H.R. 7893To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 Pickens Street in Marion, Alabama, as the "Albert Turner, Sr. Post Office Building".DTerri A. Sewell ALApr 9, 2024CeremonialPassed House79 words60
H.R. 8057To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9317 Bolsa Avenue in Westminster, California, as the "Little Saigon Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Post Office".RMichelle Steel CAApr 17, 2024CeremonialPassed House85 words510
H.R. 8068Stop the Baseline Bloat Act of 2024RGlenn Grothman WIApr 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee67 words160
H.R. 8119PEARL ActRTony Gonzales TXApr 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee150 words281
H.R. 9151Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024RAshley Hinson IAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee967 words250
H.R. 9469Pipeline Security ActDRobert Garcia CASep 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words05
H.R. 9563Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2024RWesley Hunt TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee504 words70
H.R. 9668SHIELD Against CCP ActRDale W. Strong ALSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words60
H.R. 9671Department of Energy Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024RBrandon Williams NYSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.9k words10
H.R. 9686HEALTH Panel ActREarl L. "Buddy" Carter GASep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words20
H.R. 9689DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program ActDYvette D. Clarke NYSep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee611 words11
H.R. 9710Small Modular Reactor Demonstration Act of 2024RDale W. Strong ALSep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words22
H.R. 9711Congressional Budget Office Scheduling Reform ActRDavid G. Valadao CASep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee210 words10
H.R. 9714CBO Oversight ActRRalph Norman SCSep 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee166 words62
H.R. 9716Increasing Baseline Updates ActRBlake D. Moore UTSep 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee205 words190

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