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. 3858Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2024DMark Kelly AZFeb 29, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate1.4k words10
S. 4130Expanding Access to Child Care for Military Families Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHApr 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words10
H.R. 4460NO VOTE for Non-Citizens Act of 2023RH. Morgan Griffith VAJul 3, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words40
H.R. 8005Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024RNicholas A. Langworthy NYApr 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words240
H.R. 7946Climate Change Education ActDDebbie Dingell MIApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words93
H.R. 7978Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education ActDFrederica S. Wilson FLApr 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words01
H.R. 7941Bond Improvement and Reclamation Assurance ActDMatt Cartwright PAApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words100
H.R. 7942Open Translation Center Act of 2024DJoaquin Castro TXApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words10
H.R. 7947Restoring Court Authority Over Litigation Act of 2024RScott Fitzgerald WIApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words41
H.R. 7950Iran China Accountability Act of 2024RBob Good VAApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words40
H.R. 7957No Repeat Child Sex Offenders ActRAnna Paulina Luna FLApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words10
H.R. 7962United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific ActRCarol D. Miller WVApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words71
H.R. 7965Ransomware and Financial Stability Act of 2024DBrittany Pettersen COApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words12
H.R. 7968ONSHORE Act of 2024DEric Sorensen ILApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words30
S. 4108DRUGS ActRMarco Rubio FLApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
S. 4112SEEK HELP ActDCory A. Booker NJApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words20
S. 4115EDUCATE ActRJohn Kennedy LAApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words12
S. 4117Climate Change Education ActDEdward J. Markey MAApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words161
S. 4118Open Translation Center Authorization ActDTammy Baldwin WIApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
H.R. 6233Community Reclamation Partnerships ActRDarin LaHood ILNov 6, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.5k words00
H.R. 7443Combating Transnational Repression Act of 2024RAugust Pfluger TXFeb 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words90
H.R. 7867REG Budgeting Act of 2024RPat Fallon TXApr 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.9k words21
H.R. 7918CREATE Art ActDMaxwell Frost FLApr 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words60
H.R. 7929Nursing Home Workforce Support and Expansion Act of 2024DSteven Horsford NVApr 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words11
H.R. 7936Cultural Resource Challenge Act of 2024DPaul Tonko NYApr 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words121

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