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. 7454Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024RSam Graves MOFeb 26, 2024SubstantiveBecame law1.6k words19
H.R. 7481Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2024DNanette Diaz Barragán CAFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words260
H.R. 7539LOANS for Biomedical Research ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAMar 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words80
H.R. 7590Breaking Beijing’s Hold on Campus Act of 2024RJim Banks INMar 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 7523Governmentwide Executive Councils Reform ActRWilliam R. Timmons IV SCMar 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words10
H.R. 7580Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2024RDan Bishop NCMar 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words160
S. 3892Community Health Worker Access ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAMar 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
H.R. 7559Military Family Leave Act of 2024DMatt Cartwright PAMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words130
H.R. 7569DEFIANCE Act of 2024DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words142
H.R. 7575Supporting America’s Young Entrepreneurs Act of 2024DNydia M. Velázquez NYMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words40
S. 3882Helping States Integrate Medicare and Medicaid ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words01
S. 3884Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act of 2024DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words20
S. 3885Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement ActIKyrsten Sinema AZMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 4506TEAM TELECOM ActRBill Johnson OHJul 10, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words02
H.R. 5616BRIDGE Production Act of 2023RGarret Graves LASep 21, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words64
S. 3866Declaring Our Energy Independence from China Act of 2024RJosh Hawley MOMar 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words00
H.R. 6195Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay ActDZoe Lofgren CANov 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words121
H.R. 6299COOL Online ActRCarlos A. Gimenez FLNov 8, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words23
H.R. 7388VA Home Loan GRACE Act of 2024DKatie Porter CAFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words60
H.R. 7501Save our Allies Congressional Gold Medal ActRRalph Norman SCFeb 29, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.1k words80
H.R. 7510Survivor Financial Safety and Inclusion Working Group ActDNydia M. Velázquez NYFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
S. 3835Survivor Financial Safety and Inclusion Working Group ActDTina Smith MNFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
S. 3842Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal ActDAlex Padilla CAFeb 29, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.6k words30
S. 3847Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2024DTina Smith MNFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words51
S. 3855Connect the Grid Act of 2024DEdward J. Markey MAFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words11

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