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

13,441 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10067HARRIS Act of 2024RMatt Gaetz FLOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee132 words30
H.R. 10068To amend the Federal Power Act to require generating facilities to provide advance notices for retiring electric generating units, and for other purposes.RH. Morgan Griffith VAOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee968 words00
H.R. 10069To transfer certain unobligated funds to the Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.RClay Higgins LAOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee124 words50
H.R. 10070COAST ActRDavid P. Joyce OHOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee153 words30
H.R. 10071Evidence-Informed Health Promotion ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee219 words20
H.R. 10072Long-Term Care Transparency ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee118 words40
H.R. 10073Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2024RGregory F. Murphy NCOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee162 words710
H.R. 10074Carbon Cost Act of 2024DJoe Neguse COOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee304 words30
H.R. 10075Stopping the Mutilation of Children Act of 2024RAndrew Ogles TNOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee197 words10
H.R. 10077University Forced Vaccination Student Injury Mitigation Act of 2024RMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee741 words30
H.R. 10078IHS Provider Expansion ActDMelanie A. Stansbury NMOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee394 words30
H.R. 10079COACH ActDNikema Williams GAOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee487 words120
H.R. 10034Border Security and Immigration Reform ActRJohn S. Duarte CAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee35k words00
H.R. 10035Blue Economy and Innovation ActDGabe Amo RIOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee328 words00
H.R. 10036Civil Investigative Demand Reform Act of 2024RAndy Barr KYOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee512 words40
H.R. 10037Invasive Species Response ActDEd Case HIOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee728 words10
H.R. 10039Diabetes Prevention Program Reauthorization Act of 2024RMonica De La Cruz TXOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee81 words10
H.R. 10040GARD ActRByron Donalds FLOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee972 words00
H.R. 10041LITTLE Act of 2024DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words10
H.R. 10043To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.RRichard Hudson NCOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee65 words10
H.R. 10044African Diaspora Council ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee587 words140
H.R. 1004621st Century Vehicle Choice ActDGreg Landsman OHOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee919 words00
H.R. 10047Closing the Substance Use Care Gap Act of 2024DRick Larsen WAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee892 words10
H.R. 10048HELP PETS ActRNicole Malliotakis NYOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee281 words00
H.R. 10049CHER Act of 2024RNicole Malliotakis NYOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee499 words00

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