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. 7686To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.RMike Garcia CAMar 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House138 words10
H.R. 8033Regulatory Transparency for Small Businesses ActRBlaine Luetkemeyer MOApr 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee214 words33
H.R. 8632BIOSAFE Act of 2024RGlenn Grothman WIJun 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee76 words32
H.R. 8663DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024RNick LaLota NYJun 7, 2024SubstantivePassed House414 words20
H.R. 9030Regulatory Agenda Clarity ActRMark Alford MOJul 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee203 words03
H.R. 9031Assurance for Small Business Act of 2024RPete Stauber MNJul 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee134 words02
H.R. 9033LABOR Act of 2024RAaron Bean FLJul 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee54 words03
H.R. 9085Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2024RDaniel Meuser PAJul 22, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee287 words13
H.R. 9251Increasing Small-Scale Poultry Processing Opportunities ActRRandy Feenstra IAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee272 words10
H.R. 9514Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit ActRLauren Boebert COSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee136 words10
H.R. 9517To direct the Secretary of Education to deem each month for which certain Federal student loans are in deferment during a period of active duty service as months counted toward public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.DJoe Courtney CTSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee439 words40
H.R. 9518BRAVE Act of 2024RWarren Davidson OHSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee318 words20
H.R. 9519Stop Bankrupting Our Country ActRChuck Edwards NCSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee415 words01
H.R. 9522To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.RMike Kelly PASep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee194 words222
H.R. 9524Enhancing Subnational Diplomacy ActDTed Lieu CASep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee200 words20
H.R. 9527Protecting Our Land from Federal Overreach Act of 2024RTracey Mann KSSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee367 words31
H.R. 9528To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.DFrank Pallone, Jr. NJSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee128 words120
H.R. 9529SAFER Nursing Homes Act of 2024DRaul Ruiz CASep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee125 words70
H.R. 9530COLUMBIA Act of 2024DRitchie Torres NYSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee316 words10
H.R. 9532Renewed Hope Act of 2024DDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee498 words21
S. 5002Chip EQUIP ActDMark Kelly AZSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee444 words10
S. 5006A bill to redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.DGeorge S. Helmy NJSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee130 words10
S. 5007Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024RMike Braun INSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee376 words181
S. 5008A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.Sponsor not on fileSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee194 words72
S. 5009PARTNER with ASEAN ActDTammy Duckworth ILSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee114 words00

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