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

1,631 bills · latest action first

Words: 2k–5kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5262BABIES ActDBen Ray Luján NMSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words00
S. 5266Clean Slate Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words10
S. 5269VetPAC Act of 2024RBill Cassidy LASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words00
S. 5278SIGHT ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words00
S. 5288GEOTHERMAL Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words10
S. 5289White Oak Resilience Act of 2024RMitch McConnell KYSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words10
H.R. 1735Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education ActDChrissy Houlahan PAMar 23, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.2k words31
H.R. 3433Give Kids a Chance Act of 2024RMichael T. McCaul TXMay 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House3.6k words2356
H.R. 7685IMPACT ActRMax L. Miller OHMar 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.2k words16
H.R. 7832Emerging Innovative Border Technologies ActDJ. Luis Correa CAMar 29, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.4k words11
H.R. 9780Vehicle Energy Performance Act of 2024DSean Casten ILSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.1k words10
H.R. 9781Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success (PROGRESS) ActDJudy Chu CASep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words30
H.R. 9783Improving Digital Identity Act of 2024DBill Foster ILSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words00
H.R. 9790STOPP ActDMelanie A. Stansbury NMSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words90
S. 3606National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024DAlex Padilla CAJan 17, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.8k words33
S. 3810Time to Choose Act of 2024RJosh Hawley MOFeb 27, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.9k words31
S. 5162Satisfactory Academic Progress Reset and Reform ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words00
H.R. 9760Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience ActDJared Huffman CASep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words92
H.R. 9767Promoting and Advancing Communities of Color Through Inclusive Lending ActDMaxine Waters CASep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.8k words02
S. 3558Prohibiting Foreign Access to American Genetic Information Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIDec 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.9k words107
S. 5141Find It Early ActDAmy Klobuchar MNSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words10
H.R. 9729Overseas CRISIS ActDJason Crow COSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words20
H.R. 9737Secure A.I. Act of 2024DDeborah K. Ross NCSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words11
H.R. 5339Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies ActRRick W. Allen GASep 5, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.2k words18
H.R. 7213Autism CARES Act of 2024RChristopher H. Smith NJFeb 1, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.1k words614

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