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
H.R. 8380VITAL Act of 2024RMark E. Green TNMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 8383Rural Obstetrics Readiness ActDRobin L. Kelly ILMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words112
H.R. 8390Mental Health and MAMA Act of 2024DGwen Moore WIMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words381
H.R. 8400Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act of 2024DMarc A. Veasey TXMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words101
H.R. 8412Clinical Trial Modernization ActDRaul Ruiz CAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words54
H.R. 8452Taiwan Interpol Endorsement and Inclusion ActRLance Gooden TXMay 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words110
H.R. 3012North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023RYoung Kim CAApr 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words370
H.R. 3950TICKET ActRGus M. Bilirakis FLJun 9, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.7k words175
H.R. 5394Expanding Remote Monitoring Access ActRTroy Balderson OHSep 12, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.3k words33
H.R. 6572Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023RLarry Bucshon INDec 4, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.7k words31
H.R. 7530DC CRIMES Act of 2024RByron Donalds FLMar 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House1k words40
H.R. 7581Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data ActRDan Bishop NCMar 7, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.6k words250
H.R. 7856PREVENT DIABETES ActDDiana DeGette COApr 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.3k words34
H.R. 8001Combating Houthi Threats and Aggression ActRMark E. Green TNApr 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.9k words71
H.R. 8411Defending American Property Abroad ActRAugust Pfluger TXMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words291
H.R. 8427Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2024DJoaquin Castro TXMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words310
H.R. 8430Reshape Alternatives to Detention Act of 2024RByron Donalds FLMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words161
S. 4358Preventing and Treating Substance Use Disorders Among Older Adults ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words22
S. 4360Edward J. Dwight, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2024DMichael F. Bennet COMay 16, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.7k words20
S. 4364Reshape Alternatives to Detention Act of 2024RBill Hagerty TNMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words71
S. 4366ENABLE IC Acquisitions Act of 2024RJohn Cornyn TXMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words30
S. 594Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion ActDMartin Heinrich NMMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words10
H.R. 4814Consumer Safety Technology ActDDarren Soto FLJul 20, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.2k words41
H.R. 4984D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization ActRJames Comer KYJul 27, 2023SubstantivePassed House2k words211
H.R. 8409Helping Our Parents Enroll (HOPE) in Child Care ActDWiley Nickel NCMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10

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