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. 9387ALIEN ActRMatt Gaetz FLAug 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee77 words00
H.R. 9388Modern Firearm Safety ActRDarrell Issa CAAug 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee301 words132
H.R. 9389No Gratuities for Governing Act of 2024DJeff Jackson NCAug 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee309 words50
H.R. 9391To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 North Main Street in Bucoda, Washington, as the "Mayor Rob Gordan Post Office".DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAAug 20, 2024CeremonialIn committee77 words90
H.R. 9375Earthquake Resilience ActDKevin Mullin CAAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee328 words01
H.R. 9360To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building".RTim Burchett TNAug 16, 2024CeremonialIn committee79 words80
H.R. 9361EITC for Older Workers Act of 2024RMike Carey OHAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee73 words10
H.R. 9363Empowering Women in Agriculture ActDSheila Cherfilus-McCormick FLAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee326 words50
H.R. 9365Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement ActDDonald G. Davis NCAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee314 words10
H.R. 9369Elder Pride Protection Act of 2024DJosh Gottheimer NJAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee455 words111
H.R. 9370To require State agencies to inform recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, participants in the WIC program, and recipients of assistance under the TANF program of card skimming, card cloning, and similar fraudulent methods of stealing such benefits or assistance; and for other purposes.DJosh Gottheimer NJAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee489 words10
H.R. 9371Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer ActDDerek Kilmer WAAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee265 words00
H.R. 9372Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration ActDDerek Kilmer WAAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee431 words00
H.R. 9374Stand with Israel ActRMichael Lawler NYAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee136 words392
H.R. 9376Lulu’s LawRGary J. Palmer ALAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee102 words71
H.R. 9377Deliver Housing Now Act of 2024DPatrick Ryan NYAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee65 words00
H.R. 9381AIRSHIP ActDEmilia Strong Sykes OHAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee273 words01
H.R. 9382Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion ActRJefferson Van Drew NJAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee131 words310
H.R. 9348Justice for Victims of Foreign Vessel Accidents ActDJohn Garamendi CAAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee343 words22
H.R. 9346Audit the IRS ActRRandy Feenstra IAAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee315 words01
H.R. 9347STOP TRANQ ActRVince Fong CAAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee70 words40
H.R. 9349American CANS ActDJosh Harder CAAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee150 words60
H.R. 9350Border-Crossing and Re-entry for K9s ActDTimothy M. Kennedy NYAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee265 words00
H.R. 9351Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2024RNick LaLota NYAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee434 words151
H.R. 9352Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act of 2024DEleanor Holmes Norton DCAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee451 words00

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