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

202 bills · latest action first

Words: 10k–20kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 4510NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2024RRobert E. Latta OHJul 10, 2023SubstantivePassed House15k words17
H.R. 7659Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024RSam Graves MOMar 13, 2024SubstantivePassed House20k words410
S. 1651Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity ActDJeanne Shaheen NHMay 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee15k words50
S. 3874Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLMar 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words21
S. 4207Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee16k words120
H.R. 7910FAIR MAPS ActDWiley Nickel NCApr 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee16k words10
H.R. 8074Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2024DBetty McCollum MNApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee15k words11
S. 4187Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee15k words01
S. 4194Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024DCory A. Booker NJApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee12k words42
H.R. 3225BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023DChristopher R. Deluzio PAMay 11, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee12k words100
S. 2003REPO for Ukrainians ActRJames E. Risch IDJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee12k words220
H.R. 7886Jobs for All ActDFrederica S. Wilson FLApr 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee10k words00
H.R. 7724Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2024DZoe Lofgren CAMar 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee11k words00
S. 3961SAFE ActDRichard J. Durbin ILMar 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee15k words90
H.R. 3173Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2024RMark E. Amodei NVMay 10, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee12k words09
H.R. 4552Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2024RNancy Mace SCJul 11, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee19k words45
H.R. 6544Atomic Energy Advancement ActRJeff Duncan SCDec 1, 2023SubstantivePassed House12k words17
S. 4John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee12k words396
H.R. 7326To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors.RCliff Bentz ORFeb 13, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee16k words00
H.R. 7389Accessible Voting Act of 2024DMary Gay Scanlon PAFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee11k words51
H.R. 7320Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActRLaurel M. Lee FLFeb 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee12k words00
S. 3785Working Waterfronts Act of 2024RLisa Murkowski AKFeb 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee10k words11
S. 3748Accessible Voting Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAFeb 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee11k words110
H.R. 6665MARKET CHOICE ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PADec 7, 2023SubstantiveIn committee12k words11
S. 1409Kids Online Safety ActDRichard Blumenthal CTMay 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee17k words6231

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