Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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

943 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5067Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MISep 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.1k words31
S. 5092Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee714 words11
S. 5093Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MISep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee650 words11
S. 5098Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability ActRJames Lankford OKSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee601 words10
S. 5099Plum Island Preservation ActDRichard Blumenthal CTSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee675 words20
S. 5105A bill to require a report by the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the failed assassination attempt on the life of Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.RJosh Hawley MOSep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee418 words10
S. 5109Modernizing Data Practices to Improve Government ActDGary C. Peters MISep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.2k words10
S. 5133Improving Senate Confirmation and Vacancy Oversight Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MISep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.8k words20
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. 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. 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
S. 3810Time to Choose Act of 2024RJosh Hawley MOFeb 27, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.9k words31
H.R. 9516Military Families National Parks Access Enhancement ActRLori Chavez-DeRemer ORSep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee78 words60
H.J.Res. 144Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".RAndrew S. Clyde GAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee47 words1302
H.R. 115Midnight Rules Relief ActRAndy Biggs AZJan 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee201 words50
H.R. 358Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements ActRBen Cline VAJan 13, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.8k words81
H.R. 4235Wildfire Technology Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization ActRYoung Kim CAJun 21, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee708 words121
H.R. 5103FISHES ActRByron Donalds FLAug 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee296 words491
H.R. 6012Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2023DSalud O. Carbajal CAOct 20, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee204 words115
H.R. 6085To prohibit the implementation of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, Wyoming, and for other purposes.RHarriet M. Hageman WYOct 26, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee79 words11
H.R. 6107Urban Canal Modernization ActRMichael K. Simpson IDOct 26, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee406 words20
H.R. 6547Colorado Energy Prosperity Act of 2024RLauren Boebert CODec 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee107 words40

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