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
S. 2770Protect Elections from Deceptive AI ActDAmy Klobuchar MNSep 12, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words24
S. 4337Israel Security Assistance Support ActRTom Cotton ARMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words241
S. 4338Pay PCPs Act of 2024DSheldon Whitehouse RIMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words110
S. 4340GREEN Appraisals Act of 2024DMichael F. Bennet COMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 8378Indian Ocean Region Strategic Review Act of 2024DJoaquin Castro TXMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words30
S. 4328Making All Fund Information Available ActRBill Cassidy LAMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words01
S. 4331Mental Health and MAMA Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words20
H.R. 8251The HCT/P Modernization Act of 2024RDan Crenshaw TXMay 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words10
H.R. 8352Declaring Our Energy Independence from China Act of 2024DJared F. Golden MEMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 8358Taiwan Allies Fund ActDRaja Krishnamoorthi ILMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words220
S. 3791America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024DThomas R. Carper DEFeb 8, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate1.9k words131
S. 1560Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement ActRJosh Hawley MOMay 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words50
S. 1835National Cybersecurity Awareness ActDGary C. Peters MIJun 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words12
S. 4306Five AIs Act 2024DJacky Rosen NVMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
S. 4312United States Senate Commission on Mental Health Act of 2024DJohn Fetterman PAMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words11
S. 4317Secure and Affordable Broadband Extension ActDBen Ray Luján NMMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words147
S. 4320A bill to provide for the establishment of the Bessie Coleman Women in Aviation Advisory Committee.DGary C. Peters MIMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words01
H.R. 6192Hands Off Our Home Appliances ActRDebbie Lesko AZNov 2, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.9k words107
H.R. 8297Project Turnkey ActDSuzanne Bonamici ORMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words191
H.R. 8303To require the United States Postal Service to notify postal customers and relevant officials when operations are temporarily suspended at a post office, and for other purposes.RMario Diaz-Balart FLMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words101
S. 4279Coordinating AUKUS Engagement with Japan Act of 2024RMitt Romney UTMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words60
S. 4289Medical Debt Cancellation ActIBernard Sanders VTMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words12
H.R. 4128Payment Choice Act of 2023DDonald M. Payne, Jr. NJJun 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words177
H.R. 6972Securing Chain of Command Continuity ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VAJan 11, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.3k words140
H.R. 7528Comment Integrity and Management Act of 2024RClay Higgins LAMar 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.8k words00

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