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
H.R. 9493Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic ActDGabe Vasquez NMSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee97 words20
H.R. 9496To amend title 38, United States Code, to include a representative of the National Association of State Veterans Homes on the Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs.RLori Chavez-DeRemer ORSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee93 words50
H.R. 9614ENABLE ActRLloyd Smucker PASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee164 words120
H.R. 9615Know Your Polling Place ActDColin Z. Allred TXSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee271 words50
H.R. 9616Prompt Approval of Safe Generic Drugs ActDNanette Diaz Barragán CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee333 words00
H.R. 9617KAMALA ActRAndy Biggs AZSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee260 words140
H.R. 9618Lowering CAR Insurance ActDYadira Caraveo COSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee169 words01
H.R. 9619Strengthening Science Through Diplomacy ActDJoaquin Castro TXSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee141 words10
H.R. 9620Police CAMERA Act of 2024DSteve Cohen TNSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words00
H.R. 962121st Century Workforce Partnerships ActDAngie Craig MNSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words21
H.R. 9622Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MISep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.4k words100
H.R. 9623Ending Drug Trafficking in Our Communities ActDJosh Harder CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee268 words20
H.R. 9624TIPS ActDSteven Horsford NVSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee715 words60
H.R. 9625JUDGES Act of 2024RDarrell Issa CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words440
H.R. 9626AIxBio Defense Sandbox ActDRo Khanna CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee720 words00
H.R. 9627Biotech Futures ActDRo Khanna CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 9628ACTIVATE ActDRo Khanna CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee456 words00
H.R. 9629Reserve Health Readiness and Access Act of 2024DRo Khanna CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee70 words00
H.R. 9630Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Virginia Federal Recognition ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 9632CASH ActRFrank D. Lucas OKSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee719 words00
H.R. 9634PRIMATES Act of 2024RNancy Mace SCSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee838 words10
H.R. 9635Seizure Awareness and Preparedness ActDDonald Norcross NJSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words50
H.R. 9637United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2024DDean Phillips MNSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee920 words20
H.R. 9638Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa Criminal Justice Support ActDGregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan MPSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee66 words10
H.R. 9639AI Ads ActDAdam B. Schiff CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee314 words250

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