Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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

14,384 bills · latest action first

Stage: In committee (either)Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9596Value Over Cost ActRByron Donalds FLSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee188 words40
H.R. 9597Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024RJames Comer KYSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.1k words30
H.R. 9598Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024RJames Comer KYSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.2k words50
H.R. 9600To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Main Street in Plains, Georgia, as the "Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office".DSanford D. Bishop, Jr. GASep 16, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee158 words130
H.R. 9636To allow States to require payment of State fees related to boating as a condition for issuance of a vessel number and to collect such fees in conjunction with other fees related to vessel numbering.DChris Pappas NHSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee192 words40
H.R. 9640Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection ActDJuan Vargas CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.2k words50
H.R. 9642Protecting Investments in Our Ports ActRDaniel Webster FLSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee229 words10
H.R. 9644Transitional Housing Protection for the Homeless ActRLori Chavez-DeRemer ORSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee215 words30
H.R. 9645We Want Our Healthcare Money Back Act of 2024RAaron Bean FLSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee419 words20
H.R. 9646PAGER ActRW. Gregory Steube FLSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee519 words40
H.R. 9647President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal ActDSanford D. Bishop, Jr. GASep 18, 2024CeremonialIn committee748 words320
H.R. 9648Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2024RKat Cammack FLSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7k words70
H.R. 9649UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2024DAndré Carson INSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee874 words722
H.R. 9650Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2024DMatt Cartwright PASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words180
H.R. 9651Protecting Workers for a Clean Future ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
H.R. 9653EMAP ActRMichael Guest MSSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee465 words50
H.R. 9654Stop Alien Children Trafficking ActRClay Higgins LASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee340 words10
H.R. 9655Global Fragility Reauthorization ActDSara Jacobs CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee676 words20
H.R. 9656CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee204 words133
H.R. 9657Detain and Deport Gang Members Act of 2024RGreg Lopez COSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words70
H.R. 9658To establish "Silver Sea Bream" as an acceptable market name for Stenotomus chrysops.DSeth Magaziner RISep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee52 words00
H.R. 9659Low Income Housing for Defense Communities ActRBlake D. Moore UTSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee504 words10
H.R. 9660SEEK HELP ActDJoe Neguse COSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words51
H.R. 9662Homes Act of 2024DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee14k words431
H.R. 9663Open-Source Standards Reporting Act of 2024DKatie Porter CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee155 words00

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