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

3,125 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9976State Sponsor of Wrongful or Unlawful Detention ActRMichael Lawler NYOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee810 words00
H.R. 9982Children’s Health Protection Act of 2024DJerrold Nadler NYOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee750 words220
H.R. 9989PRIDE Act of 2024DNikema Williams GAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee573 words50
H.R. 9944Keeping Affordable Housing in Forgotten Communities ActDSummer L. Lee PAOct 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee778 words50
H.R. 9951RESTART Communities Act of 2024DHaley M. Stevens MIOct 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee916 words10
H.R. 9579BRIDGE Digital Assets ActRJohn W. Rose TNSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee933 words01
H.R. 9947LINK Act of 2024DJimmy Panetta CAOct 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee941 words60
H.R. 9950Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal ActRPete Stauber MNOct 8, 2024CeremonialIn committee949 words730
H.R. 9928U.S. Park Police Modernization ActRNicole Malliotakis NYOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee750 words71
H.R. 9932Upholding USPS Delivery Standards and Election Integrity Act of 2024RDan Newhouse WAOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee591 words00
H.R. 9933LINK ActDJimmy Panetta CAOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee939 words20
H.R. 9602Forest Legacy Management Flexibility ActDJohn Garamendi CASep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee635 words100
H.R. 9893National Dam and Hydropower Safety Improvements Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MIOct 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee778 words11
H.R. 9894Cool Roof Rebate Act of 2024DValerie P. Foushee NCOct 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee935 words150
H.R. 9903Next Generation Military Education ActDRick Larsen WAOct 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee809 words00
S. 2685Reuse Excess Property ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 27, 2023SubstantiveBecame law728 words10
S. 656Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023RDeb Fischer NEMar 6, 2023SubstantiveBecame law561 words101
S. 794CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023Sponsor not on fileMar 14, 2023SubstantiveBecame law708 words32
H.R. 9862Combating the Housing Supply Shortage Act of 2024DJasmine Crockett TXSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee791 words20
H.R. 9871End Fentanyl Trafficking with Local Task Forces Act of 2024DRick Larsen WASep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee986 words11
H.R. 9876United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement ActRCarol D. Miller WVSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee735 words00
H.R. 9878No Shame at School Act of 2024DIlhan Omar MNSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee765 words550
H.R. 9885Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2024RAdrian Smith NESep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee581 words463
S. 3475Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information System ActDGary C. Peters MIDec 12, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate639 words12
S. 1648Launch Communications ActREric Schmitt MOMay 17, 2023SubstantiveBecame law665 words18

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