Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 15,691 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,388 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,457 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee554 4%Passed the House or Senate619 4%Passed the House and Senate12 <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 12, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

23Failed 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

205Skipped committeeof the 749 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 file9,218 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,538 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied829 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
14,388 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
554 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both84 days
619 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
12 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

129 bills · latest action first

Words: 20k–50kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4286Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2024DElizabeth Warren MAMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee25k words140
H.R. 6093Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023RFrank D. Lucas OKOct 26, 2023SubstantivePassed House25k words293
S. 4226Cannabis Administration and Opportunity ActDCory A. Booker NJMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee44k words121
H.R. 803821st Century Peace through Strength ActRMichael T. McCaul TXApr 17, 2024SubstantivePassed House29k words103
H.R. 7994Long-Term Care Workforce Support ActDDebbie Dingell MIApr 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee47k words25
S. 4155Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee28k words02
S. 4120Long-Term Care Workforce Support ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAApr 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee47k words198
H.R. 7949STOP CSAM Act of 2024DSylvia R. Garcia TXApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee21k words11
H.R. 6492EXPLORE ActRBruce Westerman ARNov 29, 2023SubstantivePassed House33k words5111
H.R. 6655A Stronger Workforce for America ActRVirginia Foxx NCDec 7, 2023SubstantivePassed House46k words2927
S. 4069Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2024DMichael F. Bennet COMar 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee39k words61
S. 2142National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023DRobert Menendez NJJun 22, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee25k words89
H.R. 7571Americas ActRMaria Elvira Salazar FLMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee35k words33
S. 3878Americas ActRBill Cassidy LAMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee32k words05
H.R. 7339To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.DDeborah K. Ross NCFeb 13, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee21k words00
S. 3393SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization ActIBernard Sanders VTDec 4, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee26k words114
H.R. 6951College Cost Reduction ActRVirginia Foxx NCJan 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee32k words1536
H.R. 6747Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023DSean Casten ILDec 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee31k words8515
H.R. 6028States Reform Act of 2023RNancy Mace SCOct 24, 2023SubstantiveIn committee24k words42
H.R. 6053Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2023DJared Huffman CAOct 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee29k words8911
H.R. 6970DASH ActDVal T. Hoyle ORJan 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee39k words10
S. 2824Secure the Border Act of 2023RTed Cruz TXSep 14, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee33k words321
H.R. 5378Lower Costs, More Transparency ActRCathy McMorris Rodgers WASep 8, 2023SubstantivePassed House37k words376
H.R. 6596Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2023DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GADec 5, 2023SubstantiveIn committee38k words222
S. 3407Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2023DElizabeth Warren MADec 5, 2023SubstantiveIn committee38k words13

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