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

547 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3348Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2024RDan Sullivan AKNov 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.9k words120
S. 4212American Music Tourism Act of 2024RMarsha Blackburn TNApr 30, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committeeText pending12
S. 4343Fire Ready Nation Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee20k words77
H.R. 705Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActRMike Bost ILFeb 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee234 words733
H.R. 9487House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization ActRBryan Steil WISep 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee174 words10
H.R. 8399Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections ActRBryan Steil WIMay 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.6k words20
S. 4000A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.DAlex Padilla CAMar 20, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee134 words00
S. 4755Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2024RMarkwayne Mullin OKJul 23, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2k words40
S. 4762Autism CARES Act of 2024DBen Ray Luján NMJul 24, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.5k words10
S. 4776Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024IBernard Sanders VTJul 25, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committeeText pending71
H.R. 8512Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025RMichael R. Turner OHMay 22, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee20k words09
H.R. 3790Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2023DElissa Slotkin MIJun 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee354 words230
H.R. 5870Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2024RKeith Self TXOct 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee151 words10
H.R. 5890Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2023RMorgan Luttrell TXOct 3, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee591 words30
H.R. 7150Survivor Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2024DMark Takano CAJan 30, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.9k words00
S. 1889Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation ActRLisa Murkowski AKJun 8, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.8k words11
S. 1890Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee ActSponsor not on fileJun 8, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6k words12
S. 2293AI LEAD ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.5k words10
S. 2866Improving Government Services ActDGary C. Peters MISep 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.5k words21
S. 3071Disaster Management Costs Modernization ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHOct 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee666 words31
S. 4035FEHB Protection ActRRick Scott FLMar 21, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words21
H.J.Res. 125Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System relating to "Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions".RScott Fitzgerald WIApr 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee45 words90
H.R. 7480Disabled Veterans Housing Support ActRMonica De La Cruz TXFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee218 words200
S. 2796A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.RMarkwayne Mullin OKSep 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee196 words10
S. 2868A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community, and for other purposes.DTina Smith MNSep 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee78 words10

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