Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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 530
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 530 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

14,384 bills · latest action first

Stage: In committee (either)Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5137Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2024RBill Hagerty TNSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words61
S. 5138VETS Opportunity Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee152 words50
S. 5139Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024RTim Scott SCSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.2k words105
S. 5140COVID Spending Transparency Act of 2024RMitt Romney UTSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee35 words40
S. 5141Find It Early ActDAmy Klobuchar MNSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words10
S. 5142Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. Traumatic Brain Injury Program Renaming ActDGeorge S. Helmy NJSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee84 words10
H.J.Res. 207Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act".RMary E. Miller ILSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee38 words50
H.R. 9680RIDER ActRBrian Babin TXSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee466 words11
H.R. 9687Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2024DSean Casten ILSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee678 words72
H.R. 9704Wildfire Risk Evaluation ActDJoe Neguse COSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee773 words21
H.R. 9715Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk ActRDerrick Van Orden WISep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee131 words80
H.R. 9717Stop Russian Market Manipulation ActRRyan K. Zinke MTSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee272 words30
H.R. 9721Ensuring Access to Whistleblower Protections ActRMonica De La Cruz TXSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee212 words10
H.R. 9724ANTE ActRJodey C. Arrington TXSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words41
H.R. 9726NFIP Premium Transparency ActDMatt Cartwright PASep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words82
H.R. 9727Voter Empowerment Act of 2024DJames E. Clyburn SCSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee45k words140
H.R. 9728National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2024DSteve Cohen TNSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee664 words00
H.R. 9729Overseas CRISIS ActDJason Crow COSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words20
H.R. 9730Detection at Range Technology for Screening of Passengers ActRCarlos A. Gimenez FLSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee97 words00
H.R. 9732Protection of Child Victims from Online Predators ActRLaurel M. Lee FLSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee60 words10
H.R. 9733School Bus Driver Shortage Relief ActDMorgan McGarvey KYSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 9734SERVE ActDChris Pappas NHSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee502 words271
H.R. 9735Responsible Budgeting ActDScott H. Peters CASep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.6k words11
H.R. 9736Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2024DKatie Porter CASep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee469 words00
H.R. 9737Secure A.I. Act of 2024DDeborah K. Ross NCSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words11

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