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

7,606 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
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 committee77 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
H.R. 9591To require the Administrator of General Services to sell certain property related to United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, and for other purposes.RSam Graves MOSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee366 words00
H.R. 9593MANAGER ActRPete Sessions TXSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee459 words02
H.R. 9600To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Main Street in Plains, Georgia, as the "Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office".DSanford D. Bishop, Jr. GASep 16, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee79 words130
H.R. 9636To allow States to require payment of State fees related to boating as a condition for issuance of a vessel number and to collect such fees in conjunction with other fees related to vessel numbering.DChris Pappas NHSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee192 words40
H.R. 9642Protecting Investments in Our Ports ActRDaniel Webster FLSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee229 words10
H.R. 9644Transitional Housing Protection for the Homeless ActRLori Chavez-DeRemer ORSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee215 words30
H.R. 9645We Want Our Healthcare Money Back Act of 2024RAaron Bean FLSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee419 words20
H.R. 9653EMAP ActRMichael Guest MSSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee465 words50
H.R. 9654Stop Alien Children Trafficking ActRClay Higgins LASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee340 words10
H.R. 9656CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee204 words133
H.R. 9658To establish "Silver Sea Bream" as an acceptable market name for Stenotomus chrysops.DSeth Magaziner RISep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee52 words00
H.R. 9663Open-Source Standards Reporting Act of 2024DKatie Porter CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee155 words00
H.R. 9664Accurate Industrial Policy Budgeting Act of 2024DKatie Porter CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee314 words00

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