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. 3672SHIFT ActDRichard Blumenthal CTJan 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
S. 3675Innovation Zone ActRTodd Young INJan 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words30
H.R. 5763To establish as a permanent program the organic market development grant program of the Department of Agriculture.DAnn M. Kuster NHSep 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words41
H.R. 6208TRASHED Border ActRThomas P. Tiffany WINov 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 6525Wildfire Resilient Communities ActDVal T. Hoyle ORNov 30, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words71
S. 1108Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023RJohn Thune SDMar 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1k words4135
S. 3652Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2024DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJan 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
S. 3653Resources To Prevent Youth Vaping ActDJeanne Shaheen NHJan 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words40
S. 2140Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023RThom Tillis NCJun 22, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words025
S. 3636Hire Veterans ActRMike Braun INJan 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words31
S. 3641MOMS Who Serve Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHJan 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words30
S. 3642Advanced Weather Model Computing Development ActDBen Ray Luján NMJan 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words13
H.R. 4250PRESS ActIKevin Kiley CAJun 21, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.3k words192
H.R. 2872Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.RGarret Graves LAApr 26, 2023SubstantiveBecame law1.8k words31
H.R. 6967Safe Airspace for Americans ActDRobert Garcia CAJan 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words70
H.R. 7002Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2024DSuzanne Bonamici ORJan 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words284
H.R. 7044Woman’s Right To Know ActRLisa C. McClain MIJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words161
H.R. 7050Substance Use Disorder Workforce ActDBradley Scott Schneider ILJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words345
H.R. 7056Access to Family Building ActDSusan Wild PAJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words2023
H.R. 5915Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act of 2023DAlma S. Adams NCOct 10, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words171
H.R. 5951Soil CARE Act of 2023DAndrea Salinas OROct 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words30
H.R. 6351To establish the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service Modernization to modernize the data collection and reporting processes of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and for other purposes.RBarry Moore ALNov 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1k words81
H.R. 7038Guaranteed Income for Foster Youth ActDRobert Garcia CAJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words40
H.R. 7045Pregnancy Center Support Act of 2024RCarol D. Miller WVJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words110
S. 3609Woman’s Right To Know ActRMarsha Blackburn TNJan 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words71

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