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
S. 4159Strengthening the Medical Examiner and Coroner System Act of 2024RJohn Cornyn TXApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
S. 4169PCTEC ActDTim Kaine VAApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words02
S. 4170Southern CROPS ActDRaphael G. Warnock GAApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
S. 4173Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2024DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
S. 4182Oregon Research Bounty Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
S. 4185Green Climate Fund Authorization Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words21
S. 4186Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words41
S. 4189Youth Climate Leadership Act of 2024DLaphonza R. Butler CAApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
S. 4192We Can't Wait Act of 2024DDebbie Stabenow MIApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
S. 4193Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
S. 4196Building Civic Bridges ActDChristopher A. Coons DEApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words10
H.R. 4681Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023RJ. French Hill ARJul 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.7k words51
H.R. 6245Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act of 2023RJ. French Hill ARNov 6, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.8k words32
H.R. 6947Veterans Affairs Centennial and Heritage Act of 2024RMichael R. Turner OHJan 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words10
H.R. 7428Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection ActRBryan Steil WIFeb 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.8k words64
H.R. 8019Selena Commemorative Coin ActRMonica De La Cruz TXApr 16, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.3k words30
S. 4141FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin ActRTodd Young INApr 17, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.2k words620
S. 4144Grid MODEL Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words12
S. 4145Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections ActRBill Hagerty TNApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words50
S. 4146Neighborhood Revitalization and Land Banking Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words11
S. 4148Pacific Partnership ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
S. 4154Energizing Our Communities ActDPeter Welch VTApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words10
H.R. 7917Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2024RMike Bost ILApr 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2k words20
H.R. 7919Veterans Claims Quality Improvement Act of 2024RMorgan Luttrell TXApr 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.9k words20
H.R. 8026CDBG Modernization Act of 2024RDavid Kustoff TNApr 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words20

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