Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,699 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,395 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,464 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee555 4%Passed the House or Senate619 4%Passed the House and Senate12 <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 12, 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

205Skipped committeeof the 749 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 file9,224 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
14,395 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
555 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both84 days
619 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
12 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

15,699 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 3884Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023RMichael C. Burgess TXJun 7, 2023SubstantivePassed House94 words31
H.R. 5526Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2024RDiana Harshbarger TNSep 18, 2023SubstantivePassed House645 words696
H.R. 5867To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 109 Live Oaks Boulevard in Casselberry, Florida, as the "Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II Post Office Building".RCory Mills FLOct 2, 2023CeremonialPassed House86 words270
H.R. 6125Online Dating Safety Act of 2023RDavid G. Valadao CAOct 30, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.4k words10
H.R. 6219ASCEND ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJNov 3, 2023SubstantivePassed House807 words21
H.R. 6231Department of Homeland Security Policy Issuance Review ActDGlenn Ivey MDNov 6, 2023SubstantivePassed House467 words30
H.R. 6633To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9355 113th Street in Seminole, Florida, as the "Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building".RAnna Paulina Luna FLDec 6, 2023CeremonialPassed House88 words250
H.R. 6829HEARTS Act of 2024DFrank Pallone, Jr. NJDec 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.8k words42
H.R. 7630ANCHOR ActRMike Garcia CAMar 12, 2024SubstantivePassed House975 words10
H.R. 7685IMPACT ActRMax L. Miller OHMar 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.2k words16
H.R. 7764Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLMar 20, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.5k words930
H.R. 7832Emerging Innovative Border Technologies ActDJ. Luis Correa CAMar 29, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.4k words11
H.R. 8108To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to add a Medicaid State plan requirement with respect to the determination of residency of certain individuals serving in the Armed Forces.RJennifer A. Kiggans VAApr 23, 2024SubstantivePassed House629 words30
H.R. 8683To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to monitor efforts by the People's Republic of China to build or buy strategic foreign ports, and for other purposes.RBill Huizenga MIJun 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee358 words160
H.R. 8958NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024RFrank D. Lucas OKJul 9, 2024SubstantivePassed House22k words310
H.R. 9082Summit of the Americas ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CAJul 22, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee467 words160
H.R. 9172DISPOSE ActRMaria Elvira Salazar FLJul 25, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee629 words220
H.R. 9459PATHS ActRMichael Guest MSSep 6, 2024SubstantivePassed House229 words10
H.R. 9564Houthi Human Rights Accountability ActRDarrell Issa CASep 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words80
H.R. 9718Extending and Enhancing U.S.-U.K. Nuclear Cooperation for Mutual Defense Purposes ActRRyan K. Zinke MTSep 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee267 words20
H.R. 9719Strengthening USAID Management ActDGregory W. Meeks NYSep 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee883 words10
H.R. 9756Private Sector Competition in Microtransit ActRLauren Boebert COSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee574 words00
H.R. 9771BUILT ActDJennifer L. McClellan VASep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee781 words01
H.R. 9772Combating Human Rights Abuses Act of 2024RJohn R. Curtis UTSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee398 words10
H.R. 9774Health Care Affordability Act of 2024DLauren Underwood ILSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee278 words353

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