Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

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

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How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

In committee 14,454 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,529 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee558 4%Passed the House or Senate621 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%13 ceremonial

13 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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 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

206Skipped committeeof the 755 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 file8,873 bills · 6% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,796 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied991 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: 107 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 committee126 days
14,454 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
558 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
621 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
16 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 126 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 533
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024391,735 words

The median bill is 533 words; 7 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 14 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

2,475 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4002Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAMar 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words61
S. 4004PAST Act of 2024RMike Crapo IDMar 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words422
S. 4007Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2024DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYMar 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
S. 4008Better Jobs through Evidence and Innovation ActDMichael F. Bennet COMar 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
H.R. 7719Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 2024DJohn Garamendi CAMar 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words50
H.R. 7722Blue Ocean Energy Innovation Act of 2024DDerek Kilmer WAMar 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words40
H.R. 7725To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.RGregory F. Murphy NCMar 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words606
S. 3966LAUNCH ActRJohn Cornyn TXMar 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words52
S. 3967Telehealth Modernization ActRTim Scott SCMar 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words1211
S. 3975AI CONSENT ActDPeter Welch VTMar 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words11
H.R. 7605SENIOR Act of 2024DLori Trahan MAMar 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words12
H.R. 7609Biomass for Transportation Fuel ActDJohn Garamendi CAMar 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words41
H.R. 7611Facilitating the Reshoring of Energy Grid Component Manufacturing Act of 2024RClay Higgins LAMar 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
H.R. 7624Advancing GETs Act of 2024DKathy Castor FLMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words512
H.R. 7635The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024DDoris O. Matsui CAMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words1813
H.R. 7678Protecting Against Foreign Adversary Investments Act of 2024DElissa Slotkin MIMar 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
H.R. 7698Building Civic Bridges ActDDerek Kilmer WAMar 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words211
S. 1189Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2024RShelley Moore Capito WVApr 19, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate1.1k words1520
H.R. 6276USE IT Act of 2023RScott Perry PANov 7, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.8k words02
H.R. 7521Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications ActRMike Gallagher WIMar 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.7k words546
S. 3948Protecting Against Foreign Adversary Investments Act of 2024DDebbie Stabenow MIMar 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
S. 3949Pride In Mental Health Act of 2024DLaphonza R. Butler CAMar 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words72
S. 3953NURSE ActDJon Tester MTMar 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words50
H.R. 7628Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2024RChuck Edwards NCMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 7646Countering China’s Political Warfare ActRJim Banks INMar 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words00

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