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
H.R. 7651Methane Emissions Mitigation Research and Development ActDSean Casten ILMar 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words50
H.R. 7662Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024DChrissy Houlahan PAMar 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words102
H.R. 766421st Century Children and Families ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CAMar 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
H.R. 5582White Oak Resilience ActRAndy Barr KYSep 20, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words103
H.R. 6277FASTA Reform Act of 2023RScott Perry PANov 7, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.1k words10
H.R. 7625RESPOND Act of 2024DEmanuel Cleaver MOMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words194
H.R. 886Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments ActDSuzanne Bonamici ORFeb 9, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.9k words91
S. 1257Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2023DChris Van Hollen MDApr 25, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words10
S. 1322Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2023DBrian Schatz HIApr 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.8k words10
S. 1379Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2023Sponsor not on fileApr 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.9k words11
S. 1514HELPER Act of 2023RMarco Rubio FLMay 10, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words268
S. 1941Native American Rural Homeownership Improvement Act of 2023DTina Smith MNJun 13, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words10
S. 3904Helping More Families Save ActDJack Reed RIMar 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words10
S. 3909Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2024RTed Cruz TXMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words211
S. 3916Right to Vote ActDJon Ossoff GAMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words70
S. 3918Advancing GETs Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words111
S. 3922RESPOND Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words01
S. 3923Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words100
S. 3927Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words120
S. 3933Laken Riley ActRKatie Boyd Britt ALMar 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words470
H.R. 7511Laken Riley ActRMike Collins GAMar 1, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.3k words780
H.R. 7608CCP IP ActRJohn R. Curtis UTMar 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 7612Students Bill of Rights Act of 2024RErin Houchin INMar 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words20
S. 3899Biomass for Transportation Fuel ActIAngus S. King, Jr. MEMar 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
S. 3902Appraisal Industry Improvement ActDJon Tester MTMar 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words13

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