Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 14, 2024

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

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How far 15,745 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 14, 2024

In committee 14,432 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,507 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee559 4%Passed the House or Senate620 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 14, 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 754 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 file9,270 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 committee126 days
14,432 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
559 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
620 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 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

2,454 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7833Nuclear Family Priority ActRElijah Crane AZMar 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words130
H.R. 7835Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability ActDRobert Garcia CAMar 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words01
H.R. 7848Right Drug Dose Now Act of 2024DEric Swalwell CAMar 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 7708To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require MA organizations offering network-based plans to maintain an accurate provider directory, and for other purposes.DJimmy Panetta CAMar 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words52
H.R. 7714Colorectal Cancer Early Detection ActDYadira Caraveo COMar 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words180
H.R. 7786SPEED and Reliability Act of 2024DScott H. Peters CAMar 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words34
H.R. 7791Stop Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act of 2024DDina Titus NVMar 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words90
H.R. 7797Ocean Restoration Research and Development ActREarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAMar 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words00
H.R. 7801Sultana Steamboat Disaster Commemorative Coin Act of 2024REric A. "Rick" Crawford ARMar 22, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.1k words720
H.R. 7807Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force ActRJay Obernolte CAMar 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words70
H.R. 7811Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2024DMelanie A. Stansbury NMMar 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words90
S. 4056EMIT LESS Act of 2024DMichael F. Bennet COMar 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words24
S. 4057Stop Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act of 2024DChristopher A. Coons DEMar 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words60
S. 4059Sultana Steamboat Disaster Commemorative Coin Act of 2024RJohn Boozman ARMar 22, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.1k words10
S. 4064Commercial SPACE Leadership ActREric Schmitt MOMar 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words11
H.R. 5082REPORT ActRLaurel M. Lee FLJul 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words120
H.R. 7256U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review ActRJohn James MIFeb 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words71
H.R. 7520Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024DFrank Pallone, Jr. NJMar 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.2k words58
H.R. 7710Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response ActDSara Jacobs CAMar 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words71
H.R. 7770Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin ActDJohn Garamendi CAMar 21, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.4k words2120
H.R. 7772Safeguarding Benefits for Americans Act of 2024RGlenn Grothman WIMar 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words100
H.R. 7774Upholding Human Rights Abroad Act of 2024DSara Jacobs CAMar 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 7787Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2024DJamie Raskin MDMar 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words42
H.R. 7790Women and Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2024DMarilyn Strickland WAMar 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words160
S. 4027SPEED and Reliability Act of 2024DJohn W. Hickenlooper COMar 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words09

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