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

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9672For the relief of Gualterio Santos.DJ. Luis Correa CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee453 words01
S. 3857Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer ActDAlex Padilla CAFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee450 words10
S. 5080Postmaster General Reform Act of 2024DJon Ossoff GASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee237 words00
S. 5083A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to extend the Every Kid Outdoors program.DMartin Heinrich NMSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee91 words10
S. 5088Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2024DTammy Duckworth ILSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee281 words10
S. 5090USRC Funding Eligibility ActDChris Van Hollen MDSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee404 words00
S. 5094Farm to Food Bank Reauthorization Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee235 words00
S. 5100Ban Gambling on Elections Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words10
H.J.Res. 204Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act".RBrett Guthrie KYSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee49 words80
H.R. 455To amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the definitions.RTim Burchett TNJan 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee68 words10
H.R. 9426Safeguarding VA’s Healthcare Workforce ActRMike Bost ILAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee444 words00
H.R. 9438No Wrong Door for Veterans ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee427 words41
H.R. 9463RISE ActRBrad R. Wenstrup OHSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee87 words00
H.R. 9478Veterans SPORT ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee80 words10
H.R. 9484RELIEVE ActRCathy McMorris Rodgers WASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee124 words40
H.R. 9485Enhancing Faith-Based Support for Veterans Act of 2024RKeith Self TXSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee185 words00
H.R. 9489Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024RBryan Steil WISep 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee302 words10
H.R. 9493Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic ActDGabe Vasquez NMSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee97 words20
H.R. 9496To amend title 38, United States Code, to include a representative of the National Association of State Veterans Homes on the Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs.RLori Chavez-DeRemer ORSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee93 words50
H.R. 9614ENABLE ActRLloyd Smucker PASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee164 words120
H.R. 9615Know Your Polling Place ActDColin Z. Allred TXSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee271 words50
H.R. 9616Prompt Approval of Safe Generic Drugs ActDNanette Diaz Barragán CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee333 words00
H.R. 9617KAMALA ActRAndy Biggs AZSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee260 words140
H.R. 9618Lowering CAR Insurance ActDYadira Caraveo COSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee169 words01
H.R. 9619Strengthening Science Through Diplomacy ActDJoaquin Castro TXSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee141 words10

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