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
S. 5083A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to extend the Every Kid Outdoors program.DMartin Heinrich NMSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee91 words10
S. 5084Safe School Meals Act of 2024DCory A. Booker NJSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words10
S. 5085Justice for Trooper Werner Foerster ActDGeorge S. Helmy NJSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee723 words00
S. 5086SOS Campus ActDTim Kaine VASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee828 words00
S. 5087Tenants’ Right to Organize ActDJohn Fetterman PASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words50
S. 5088Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2024DTammy Duckworth ILSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee281 words10
S. 5089TIDES Act of 2024RMitt Romney UTSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee944 words11
S. 5090USRC Funding Eligibility ActDChris Van Hollen MDSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee404 words00
S. 5091BASIC ActDAlex Padilla CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words40
S. 5094Farm to Food Bank Reauthorization Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee235 words00
S. 5095Caesar Act 2.0DBenjamin L. Cardin MDSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.2k words10
S. 5096No Funds for Forced Labor ActRMarco Rubio FLSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee640 words10
S. 5097Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee616 words30
S. 5100Ban Gambling on Elections Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words10
S. 5101Farmer Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00
S. 5102Cross-Border Tunnel Report ActDGary C. Peters MISep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee642 words31
H.J.Res. 204Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act".RBrett Guthrie KYSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee49 words80
H.R. 9426Safeguarding VA’s Healthcare Workforce ActRMike Bost ILAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee444 words00
H.R. 9427Veterans’ Mental Health Access ActRMike Bost ILAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee958 words01
H.R. 9438No Wrong Door for Veterans ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee427 words41
H.R. 9449Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2024RBill Huizenga MISep 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee517 words50
H.R. 9463RISE ActRBrad R. Wenstrup OHSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee87 words00
H.R. 9478Veterans SPORT ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee80 words10
H.R. 9484RELIEVE ActRCathy McMorris Rodgers WASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee124 words40
H.R. 9485Enhancing Faith-Based Support for Veterans Act of 2024RKeith Self TXSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee185 words00

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