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. 9807Strengthening Access to Contraceptive Care ActDYadira Caraveo COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words171
H.R. 9808Voluntary Food Climate Labeling ActDSean Casten ILSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words10
H.R. 9810Child Care Workforce Development ActDKatherine M. Clark MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words51
H.R. 9811Child Care Infrastructure ActDKatherine M. Clark MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words51
H.R. 9812Health Care Workforce Investment ActRJames Comer KYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words21
H.R. 9813Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2024DGerald E. Connolly VASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words01
H.R. 9814Rural Homeownership Continuity Act of 2024DJim Costa CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee156 words131
H.R. 9815Justice Involved Veterans Support ActDJason Crow COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee309 words10
H.R. 9816Rural Housing Assistance ActDDonald G. Davis NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee117 words20
H.R. 9817Toxic Free Food Act of 2024DRosa L. DeLauro CTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee653 words80
H.R. 9818Freedom from Intimidation in Elections ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee708 words81
H.R. 9820Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2024DMark DeSaulnier CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 9821Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MISep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words60
H.R. 9822Improving Brain Health in Schools ActRRandy Feenstra IASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee565 words10
H.R. 9823Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2024RMike Flood NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee200 words10
H.R. 9824College Thriving ActDValerie P. Foushee NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee800 words51
H.R. 9825Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2024DJohn Garamendi CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee248 words00
H.R. 9826San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2024DJohn Garamendi CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee777 words40
H.R. 9827To impose additional duties on imports of goods into the United States.DJared F. Golden MESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee232 words00
H.R. 9828End the Vaccine Carveout ActRPaul A. Gosar AZSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words300
H.R. 9829Students Working for Communities ActDJahana Hayes CTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee701 words01
H.R. 9830Fair Credit for American Hostages ActRJ. French Hill ARSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee335 words20
H.R. 9831Dependent Income Exclusion Act of 2024DSteven Horsford NVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee567 words10
H.R. 9832CONTRACTS Act of 2024DGlenn Ivey MDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words20
H.R. 9833Restore Military Families’ Voices ActDSara Jacobs CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee112 words10

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