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. 8153Bank Risk Reduction Act of 2024RAlexander X. Mooney WVApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee463 words20
H.R. 8199Increasing Nutrition Access for Seniors Act of 2024DYadira Caraveo COMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee356 words190
H.R. 8210Future Farmers and Ranchers of Tomorrow Act of 2024DSummer L. Lee PAMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee62 words00
H.R. 8229LIP Enhancement Act of 2024RRonny Jackson TXMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee302 words00
H.R. 8230FOREST ActRDusty Johnson SDMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee310 words23
H.R. 8277Preserving America’s Farmland ActRMary E. Miller ILMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee428 words00
H.R. 8300Food and Nutrition Delivery Safety Act of 2024DAngie Craig MNMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee382 words80
H.R. 8305Loggers Economic Assistance and Relief ActDJared F. Golden MEMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee488 words30
H.R. 8326To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act with respect to the treatment of dates for processing under certain marketing orders.DRaul Ruiz CAMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee54 words00
H.R. 8344Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance ActRMonica De La Cruz TXMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee176 words20
H.R. 8350FARMER ActRBrad Finstad MNMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee408 words51
H.R. 8359GRAPE ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee242 words00
H.R. 8431Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act of 2024RRandy Feenstra IAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee123 words10
H.R. 8436Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers ActRJulia Letlow LAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee423 words00
H.R. 8439ThinkDIFFERENTLY Nutrition and Opportunities Act of 2024RMarcus J. Molinaro NYMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee68 words00
H.R. 8442Setting the Table for Transition ActDKatie Porter CAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee140 words82
H.R. 8448SOIL ActRDon Bacon NEMay 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee219 words20
H.R. 8472Freight for Farms ActDJoe Courtney CTMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee244 words20
H.R. 8510To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage the use of native vegetation, and for other purposes.DJill N. Tokuda HIMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee72 words00
H.R. 8865To nullify Executive Order 14072 and prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior from implementing, administering, or enforcing such Executive Order or any substantially similar executive order.RDoug LaMalfa CAJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee154 words50
H.R. 9093Prioritizing Rural Hospitals ActDLauren Underwood ILJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee175 words90
H.R. 9165Public Land Search and Rescue ActRCeleste Maloy UTJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee378 words40
H.R. 9447Ending China’s Unfair Advantage Act of 2024RNeal P. Dunn FLSep 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee325 words40
H.R. 9452Common Sense Real Estate Consumer Rights Protection Act of 2024RBill Posey FLSep 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee447 words00
H.R. 9453To amend title 10, United States Code, to require payments to contractors for subcontracting with Pacific Insular Area concerns, and for other purposes.DGregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan MPSep 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee495 words20

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