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

106 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 3865To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South 8th Street in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as the "Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office Building".RDaniel Meuser PAJun 6, 2023CeremonialBecame law163 words160
H.R. 3944To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, Georgia, as the "Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office".RRick W. Allen GAJun 9, 2023CeremonialBecame law84 words130
H.R. 3947To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 859 North State Road 21 in Melrose, Florida, as the "Pamela Jane Rock Post Office Building".RAaron Bean FLJun 9, 2023CeremonialBecame law161 words270
H.R. 996To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office".DTroy A. Carter LAFeb 14, 2023CeremonialBecame law80 words50
S. 474REPORT ActRMarsha Blackburn TNFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending51
H.R. 4389Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023RMaria Elvira Salazar FLJun 27, 2023SubstantiveBecame law345 words190
H.R. 815Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.RCathy McMorris Rodgers WAFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending60
H.R. 7888Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActRLaurel M. Lee FLApr 9, 2024SubstantiveBecame lawText pending03
S. 382Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023DMaria Cantwell WAFeb 9, 2023SubstantiveBecame law504 words10
H.R. 2882Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024RJuan Ciscomani AZApr 26, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending7146
S. 1278A bill to designate the Federal building located at 985 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Rosa Parks Federal Building", and for other purposes.DDebbie Stabenow MIApr 25, 2023SubstantiveBecame law173 words10
S. 992I-27 Numbering Act of 2023RTed Cruz TXMar 28, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending20
S. 1858Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment ActDGary C. Peters MIJun 7, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending21
S. 206END FENTANYL ActRRick Scott FLFeb 1, 2023SubstantiveBecame law296 words51
H.R. 4366Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024RJohn R. Carter TXJun 27, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending014
H.R. 7454Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024RSam Graves MOFeb 26, 2024SubstantiveBecame lawText pending19
H.R. 7463Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024RKay Granger TXFeb 28, 2024SubstantiveBecame law678 words023
H.R. 1568Moving Americans Privacy Protection ActRMichael Waltz FLMar 10, 2023SubstantiveBecame law269 words12
S. 3427Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2023RLindsey Graham SCDec 6, 2023SubstantiveBecame law871 words21
S. 3222A bill to ensure the security of office space rented by Senators, and for other purposes.DAmy Klobuchar MNNov 2, 2023SubstantiveBecame law273 words00
S. 3250A bill to provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.RJohn Cornyn TXNov 8, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending00
H.R. 2872Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.RGarret Graves LAApr 26, 2023SubstantiveBecame law314 words31
H.R. 1722Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023DAndrea Salinas ORMar 22, 2023SubstantiveBecame law318 words50
H.R. 2839To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes.DVal T. Hoyle ORApr 25, 2023SubstantiveBecame law548 words40
H.R. 6503Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part IIRSam Graves MONov 29, 2023SubstantiveBecame law1.7k words114

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