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. 9354Single Parent Penalty Elimination Act of 2024DKatie Porter CAAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee205 words30
H.R. 9355CLEAN ActDKatie Porter CAAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee184 words10
H.R. 9357AR–15 Perimeter Security Enhancement ActDRitchie Torres NYAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee345 words00
H.R. 9358Focus on Protection ActDRitchie Torres NYAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee485 words00
H.R. 9359To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.RJefferson Van Drew NJAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee136 words00
H.R. 9343Federal Electric Vehicle Mandate Prohibition ActRClaudia Tenney NYAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee309 words00
H.R. 2499VA Supply Chain Management System Authorization ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VAApr 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee214 words21
H.R. 9326Protecting American Investment in Shipbuilding Act of 2024RClay Higgins LAAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee224 words00
H.R. 9327Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information ActRMike Flood NEAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee497 words81
H.R. 9330Original Prince Hall Commemorative Stamp ActDAl Green TXAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee264 words00
H.R. 9331Higher Education Accountability Tax ActRDavid P. Joyce OHAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee279 words10
H.R. 9332Presidential Security Resources Reimbursement Act of 2024RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words00
H.R. 9333IVF for Families ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee423 words20
H.R. 9338To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the advanced manufacturing production credit with respect to components produced by, or in connection with, foreign entities of concern.RMax L. Miller OHAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee211 words01
H.R. 9339Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2024DChris Pappas NHAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee113 words10
H.R. 9340Supporting National Security with Spectrum ActRAugust Pfluger TXAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee244 words65
H.R. 8724SNAP Recertification Reform Act of 2024DNanette Diaz Barragán CAJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee168 words200
H.R. 8757REAL Meat Act of 2024RWarren Davidson OHJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee186 words120
H.R. 8765Disaster Relief for Farm Workers ActDAndrea Salinas ORJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee482 words320
H.R. 8802Capital Markets Impact of Federal Reserve Study ActRFrank D. Lucas OKJun 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee283 words10
H.R. 9305To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to local governments for the training of local law enforcement officers on public health threats arising from violations of building codes, and for other purposes.DJim Costa CAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee294 words10
H.R. 9306Safe Streets for All Program Improvement ActDDwight Evans PAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee90 words10
H.R. 9308No Frankenrail Act of 2024RMike Garcia CAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee359 words30
H.J.Res. 200Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Importation of Dogs and Cats".DJared F. Golden MEAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee51 words20
H.R. 9311Justice for 9/11 ActRMichael Lawler NYAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee253 words80

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