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. 190Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers ActRCarol D. Miller WVJan 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee140 words488
H.R. 4385Drought Preparedness ActDJoe Neguse COJun 27, 2023SubstantivePassed House70 words20
H.R. 5770Water Monitoring and Tracking Essential Resources (WATER) Data Improvement ActDJoe Neguse COSep 27, 2023SubstantivePassed House356 words20
H.R. 6062To restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution.RAumua Amata Coleman Radewagen ASOct 25, 2023SubstantivePassed House26 words20
H.R. 6242VOTES Act of 2023DMaxwell Frost FLNov 6, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee180 words90
H.R. 6394Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule ActDBonnie Watson Coleman NJNov 13, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee385 words600
H.R. 7233Jenna Quinn Law of 2024RNathaniel Moran TXFeb 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee458 words80
H.R. 9146Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health ActRScott Franklin FLJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee51 words152
H.R. 9177Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2024RJefferson Van Drew NJJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee246 words00
H.R. 9178Veteran Prescription Safety Improvement ActRRyan K. Zinke MTJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee322 words40
H.R. 9188Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services ActRDon Bacon NEJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee189 words110
H.R. 9194Nucleic Acid Standards for Biosecurity ActDYadira Caraveo COJul 30, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee418 words11
H.R. 9216Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2024RNancy Mace SCJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee497 words00
H.R. 9236To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic".RJodey C. Arrington TXAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee77 words00
H.R. 9284Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act of 2024DDelia C. Ramirez ILAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee420 words122
H.R. 9301New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access ActDGabe Vasquez NMAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee77 words10
H.R. 9324Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2024RSteve Womack ARAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee484 words191
H.R. 9328K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2024RMark E. Green TNAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee139 words20
H.R. 9531To make projects in certain counties eligible for funding under the rural surface transportation grant program, and for other purposes.RDavid G. Valadao CASep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee217 words50
H.R. 9535To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 South Patterson Avenue in Santa Barbara, California, as the "Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building".DSalud O. Carbajal CASep 11, 2024CeremonialIn committee87 words430
H.R. 9540Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act of 2024RHarriet M. Hageman WYSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee263 words41
H.R. 9542Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Reform ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee174 words00
H.R. 9544To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 South Loudon Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, as the "United States Representative Elijah E. Cummings Post Office Building".DKweisi Mfume MDSep 11, 2024CeremonialIn committee89 words190
H.R. 9545Visa Processing Improvement and Paperwork Reduction ActRMaria Elvira Salazar FLSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee147 words10
H.R. 9547Improving Military Firefighter Safety Act of 2024DMikie Sherrill NJSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee323 words00

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