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
S.J.Res. 109A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Management and Budget relating to "Enhancing Transparency Through Use of the Investing in America Emblem on Signs".RTed Cruz TXSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee89 words00
H.J.Res. 125Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System relating to "Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions".RScott Fitzgerald WIApr 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee45 words90
H.R. 7480Disabled Veterans Housing Support ActRMonica De La Cruz TXFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee218 words200
H.R. 9502Work Permit Reform ActDMaxwell Frost FLSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee219 words00
H.R. 9504To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require information on the national debt to be included on ballots in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.RGreg Lopez COSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee190 words10
H.R. 9505District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee282 words00
H.R. 9507Expanding Security Assistance Notification ActDKatie Porter CASep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee113 words00
H.R. 9508PAW Act of 2024RClaudia Tenney NYSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee415 words41
H.R. 9509Extended Opportunity for Small Disadvantaged Businesses ActDNydia M. Velázquez NYSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee294 words00
S. 2796A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.RMarkwayne Mullin OKSep 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee196 words10
S. 2868A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community, and for other purposes.DTina Smith MNSep 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee78 words10
S. 4994Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification ActRRoger F. Wicker MSSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee215 words00
S. 4997Veterans Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024DSherrod Brown OHSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee397 words90
H.R. 9470SECURES Act of 2024DJosh Gottheimer NJSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee231 words40
H.R. 7347To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on whether the Secretary will include certain psychedelic drugs in the formulary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.RDerrick Van Orden WIFeb 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee169 words10
H.R. 9464Supporting Transit Commutes ActDJake Auchincloss MASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee222 words40
H.R. 9465Seniors in the Workforce Tax Relief ActRDon Bacon NESep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee367 words00
H.R. 9473Sanctuary City Accountability ActRDarrell Issa CASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee271 words00
H.R. 9476To condition the availability of Federal funds to Turkey on a formal apology for the attack on September 2, 2024, and for other purposes.RAnna Paulina Luna FLSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee44 words00
H.R. 9479To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable credit for expenses incurred for in vitro fertilization.RMariannette Miller-Meeks IASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee328 words70
H.R. 9481Improving Coordination for the Northern Border ActDChris Pappas NHSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee327 words51
H.R. 9483Preventing Corruption in Advisory Roles ActDKatie Porter CASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee140 words00
H.J.Res. 167Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture relating to "Use of Electronic Identification Eartags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison".RHarriet M. Hageman WYJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee49 words300
H.R. 8055Ensuring Access to Risk Management Act of 2024RAustin Scott GAApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee438 words41
H.R. 8096Future of Water Act of 2024DRo Khanna CAApr 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee164 words150

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