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

7,606 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 7643Veterans Congressional Work Study Act of 2024DMark Takano CAMar 12, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee265 words20
H.R. 9411Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act of 2024RGus M. Bilirakis FLAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee282 words11
H.R. 9414Community Flood Coverage Savings ActRAndrew R. Garbarino NYAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee413 words11
H.R. 9415To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that domiciliary facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and State homes that provide housing to veterans have resident advocates.DJosh Gottheimer NJAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee296 words00
H.R. 9416SAFE ActDJosh Gottheimer NJAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee222 words00
H.R. 9418SASS ActDWiley Nickel NCAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee133 words00
H.R. 9424Equal Pay for Equal Work ActDNikema Williams GAAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee135 words331
H.R. 9407To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.RJames C. Moylan GUAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee68 words10
H.R. 9395To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to Congress a briefing on any instance of an attempted breach of certain military installations.RJodey C. Arrington TXAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee96 words10
H.R. 9396Smitty Check Act of 2024RJodey C. Arrington TXAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee145 words00
H.R. 9397COP Act of 2024RKat Cammack FLAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee49 words00
H.R. 9398Passport Processing Efficiency ActDYadira Caraveo COAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee478 words20
H.R. 9404Home Health Aides for Veterans’ Spouses ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee121 words00
H.R. 9405Foreign Adversary Investment Prohibition ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee383 words20
H.R. 9410Gateway Partnership ActRAnn Wagner MOAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee489 words00
H.R. 8652Veterans Border Patrol Training ActRMike Carey OHJun 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee381 words40
H.R. 8667To rename the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Cadillac, Michigan, as the "Duane E. Dewey VA Clinic".RJohn R. Moolenaar MIJun 7, 2024CeremonialIn committee101 words120
H.R. 8805Veterans Legal Support Act of 2024DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJun 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee150 words11
H.R. 9003Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Women-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2024RLori Chavez-DeRemer ORJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee176 words100
H.R. 9035ROTC and DEP Benefits Improvement ActDSalud O. Carbajal CAJul 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee400 words30
H.R. 9046Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction ActDMorgan McGarvey KYJul 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee76 words10
H.R. 9050To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program for the transportation of veterans who reside in highly rural areas to medical facilities.DMary Sattler Peltola AKJul 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee356 words20
H.R. 9052Extension of Authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund Act of 2024DBradley Scott Schneider ILJul 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee100 words10
H.R. 9384PROMPT ActRAaron Bean FLAug 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee85 words10
H.R. 9385Protecting Americans from Social Security Clawbacks ActRMike Carey OHAug 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee323 words10

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