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
S. 3820Diplomatic Security Modernization ActRMarco Rubio FLFeb 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words11
S. 3830Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment ActDAlex Padilla CAFeb 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words06
S. 3815Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCFeb 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words413
H.R. 533Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute ActDJames P. McGovern MAJan 26, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.4k words420
H.R. 5375Strengthening the Quad ActDGregory W. Meeks NYSep 8, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.3k words42
H.R. 5688Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2023RLloyd Smucker PASep 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words110
H.R. 7447SECURE IT ActDAbigail Davis Spanberger VAFeb 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 7411Recover Pride in Service ActRLori Chavez-DeRemer ORFeb 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words170
H.R. 7412Rural Housing Voucher Enhancement Act of 2024DJasmine Crockett TXFeb 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words40
H.R. 7427Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2024RChristopher H. Smith NJFeb 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words150
H.R. 7307Health Care Workforce Innovation Act of 2024RMarcus J. Molinaro NYFeb 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words181
H.R. 7314Diversify Tech ActDGregory W. Meeks NYFeb 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words130
H.R. 7327Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024DDiana DeGette COFeb 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 7348Connect the Grid ActDGreg Casar TXFeb 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words203
H.R. 7379MATCH IT Act of 2024RMike Kelly PAFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words130
H.R. 7378Frederick Douglass Congressional Gold Medal ActDGlenn Ivey MDFeb 15, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.5k words1030
H.R. 7393To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for certain home accessibility improvements.DHaley M. Stevens MIFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words20
H.R. 7394Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2024DMark Takano CAFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 7396AVERT Future Violence Act of 2024DDina Titus NVFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words61
H.R. 7350AID Local Government Leadership ActDMadeleine Dean PAFeb 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words10
H.R. 7355Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act of 2024DAnn M. Kuster NHFeb 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words180
H.R. 7359CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency ActDKatie Porter CAFeb 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words90
H.R. 2426Find and Protect Foster Youth ActRTony Gonzales TXMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words221
H.R. 5687HSA Modernization Act of 2023RBeth Van Duyne TXSep 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words09
H.R. 7328Housing Innovation ActDMark DeSaulnier CAFeb 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words00

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