Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,699 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,395 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,464 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee555 4%Passed the House or Senate619 4%Passed the House and Senate12 <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 12, 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

205Skipped committeeof the 749 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 file9,224 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied829 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
14,395 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
555 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both84 days
619 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
12 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

15,699 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9676Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024RLarry Bucshon INSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7k words110
H.R. 9677Modernize the Au Pair Program Act of 2024RGuy Reschenthaler PASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee698 words20
H.R. 9678Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland (FLASH) ActRJuan Ciscomani AZSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words381
H.R. 9679SAFE Lending Act of 2024DSuzanne Bonamici ORSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words40
H.R. 9681HOTEL Act of 2024RChristopher H. Smith NJSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
H.R. 9682Ending Major Borderland Environmental Ruin from Wildfires (EMBER) ActRKen Calvert CASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee940 words00
H.R. 9683Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2024DBecca Balint VTSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee615 words00
H.R. 9684Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 9685USPS ActRMike Bost ILSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee574 words60
H.R. 9688Keep Kids Covered ActDKathy Castor FLSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee585 words11
H.R. 9690TIMER ActDJasmine Crockett TXSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee117 words20
H.R. 9691Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park ActDDanny K. Davis ILSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words110
H.R. 9692STOP MADURO ActRMario Diaz-Balart FLSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee601 words70
H.R. 9693SAFE for Survivors Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MISep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee14k words100
H.R. 9694Fair Future ActDMaxwell Frost FLSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee41 words00
H.R. 9696Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency ActRClay Higgins LASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee560 words11
H.R. 9697Presidential Election Resource Investment for Major Threat Response Act of 2024RErin Houchin INSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee185 words11
H.R. 9698SIFIA ActRRichard Hudson NCSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words10
H.R. 9699Pay Our Troops ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee371 words391
H.R. 9700No Funds for Fascists ActRNancy Mace SCSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee357 words10
H.R. 9701Keep Our Streets Safe Act of 2024RMarcus J. Molinaro NYSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee165 words80
H.R. 9702Wildfire Coordination ActDJoe Neguse COSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words11
H.R. 9703Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions ActDJoe Neguse COSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee290 words32
H.R. 9705Oyster Reef Recovery ActDAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee562 words11
H.R. 9706CARE ActDAdam B. Schiff CASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee347 words30

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