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. 9585Secure Our Ports Act of 2024RMichelle Steel CASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee199 words110
H.R. 9588Thermal Runaway Reduction ActDDina Titus NVSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee234 words00
S. 1608Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion ActRJohn Cornyn TXMay 16, 2023SubstantiveBecame law329 words21
H.R. 9456Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024RDan Newhouse WASep 6, 2024SubstantivePassed House381 words231
H.R. 9536To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act with respect to vehicle roadside accidents, and for other purposes.DTroy A. Carter LASep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee314 words10
H.R. 9539To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.RAndrew R. Garbarino NYSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee158 words200
H.R. 9558Exported Carbon Emissions Report Act of 2024DSean Casten ILSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee354 words00
H.R. 9561Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025RMonica De La Cruz TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee114 words191
H.R. 9562Full Cost of War ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words11
H.R. 9568SAW ActRNancy Mace SCSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee301 words120
H.R. 9575Affordable Housing for Veterans ActRAndrew Ogles TNSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee121 words20
H.R. 9582VENUE ActRKeith Self TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee426 words10
H.R. 9586STOP WEIRD Act of 2024RW. Gregory Steube FLSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee343 words91
S. 4000A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.DAlex Padilla CAMar 20, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee134 words00
S. 5035A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.RJerry Moran KSSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee437 words21
S. 5036MEDAL Act of 2024RTed Cruz TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee331 words00
S. 5042Protecting Our Land from Federal Overreach Act of 2024RJerry Moran KSSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee367 words11
S. 5045Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy ActRTed Cruz TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee56 words105
S. 5046FDA Modernization Act 3.0DCory A. Booker NJSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee455 words80
S. 5049Winter Recreation Small Business Recovery Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WISep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee120 words30
S. 5050A bill to prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian Federation.RSteve Daines MTSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee257 words11
S. 5051Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024DJohn Fetterman PASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words30
S. 5052A bill to prohibit the importation of critical minerals from the Russian Federation.DJon Tester MTSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee69 words00
H.J.Res. 168Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2".RGarret Graves LAJun 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee39 words157
H.J.Res. 181Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Definition of 'Employer'-Association Health Plans".RTim Walberg MIJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee35 words211

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