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. 8191CROWN Act of 2024DBonnie Watson Coleman NJApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words880
S. 4204MVP ActRMarkwayne Mullin OKApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words31
S. 4208Promoting Affordable Connectivity Act of 2024DJohn Fetterman PAApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words02
S. 4210Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words10
H.R. 8047Energizing Our Communities ActDAnn M. Kuster NHApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words30
H.R. 8065Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2024DJim Costa CAApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words20
H.R. 8069Strengthening the Medical Examiner and Coroner System Act of 2024RMichael Guest MSApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words21
H.R. 8075Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act of 2024RCarol D. Miller WVApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words131
H.R. 8078Sepsis Harm and Cost Reduction ActDMikie Sherrill NJApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words11
H.R. 8080CARE ActDRitchie Torres NYApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words40
H.R. 8131Bureau of Prisons Inmate Trust Fund Accountability ActRLance Gooden TXApr 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words20
H.R. 8141Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act of 2024DDina Titus NVApr 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words390
H.R. 8125To designate the area between the intersections of 18th Street Northwest and Church Street Northwest, and 18th Street Northwest and P Street Northwest, in the District of Columbia as "Jimmy Lai Way", and for other purposes.RChristopher H. Smith NJApr 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 8127HEIRS Act of 2024DNikema Williams GAApr 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words184
S. 4202Embassy in a Box Act of 2024RJames E. Risch IDApr 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 8104Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands ActDGabe Vasquez NMApr 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words30
H.R. 7898Veterans Housing Stability Act of 2024DChristopher R. Deluzio PAApr 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words21
H.R. 8018ABC ActRKat Cammack FLApr 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words394
H.R. 8032Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment ActDEric Sorensen ILApr 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words144
S. 4200ALERT Act of 2024RMike Lee UTApr 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
H.R. 6323Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023RYoung Kim CANov 9, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.9k words43
H.R. 8071Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators’ Exams ActRJ. French Hill ARApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words11
H.R. 8076Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2024DChris Pappas NHApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words220
H.R. 8077Closing Bankruptcy Loopholes for Child Predators Act of 2024DDeborah K. Ross NCApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
S. 2224Stop Predatory Investing ActDSherrod Brown OHJul 11, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words82

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