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. 9641PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2024DDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words61
H.R. 9643Right to IVF ActDSusan Wild PASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee10k words32
S. 2949Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023DCatherine Cortez Masto NVSep 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee122 words13
S. 4445Right to IVF ActDTammy Duckworth ILJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee10k words377
S. 4686Transparency in Student Lending ActRJohn Barrasso WYJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee158 words13
S. 5060PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2024Sponsor not on fileSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words51
S. 506121st Century Workforce Partnerships ActDTina Smith MNSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words01
S. 5062Prison Staff Safety Enhancement ActRMarsha Blackburn TNSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committeeText pending51
S. 5063Helping Small Businesses THRIVE ActDJeanne Shaheen NHSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words12
S. 5064Protecting Investments in Our Ports ActSponsor not on fileSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee229 words10
S. 5065Seizure Awareness and Preparedness ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
S. 5066No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2024RRand Paul KYSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee341 words01
S. 5068A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the organization and authorities of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense with duties relating to industrial base policy and homeland defense.RDan Sullivan AKSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee470 words10
S. 5069United States Postal Service Shipping Equity ActDJeff Merkley ORSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee680 words25
S. 5070Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee70 words10
S. 5071The Farmhouse-to-Workforce Housing Act of 2024IAngus S. King, Jr. MESep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
S. 5072Puppy Protection Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee967 words01
S. 5073A bill to limit the use of funds for entities that care for unaccompanied alien children and have been identified as engaging in misconduct toward children.RChuck Grassley IASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee133 words10
S. 5074PRO Veterans Act of 2024RDan Sullivan AKSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee817 words160
S. 5075Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection ActDAlex Padilla CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.2k words10
S. 5076Iran Internet Freedom ActDBenjamin L. Cardin MDSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee742 words60
H.J.Res. 203Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships".REric Burlison MOSep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee43 words81
H.R. 9599Skills Against Violence Act of 2024DColin Z. Allred TXSep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee593 words60
H.R. 9601SEAT Act of 2024RAnthony D’Esposito NYSep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee520 words20
H.R. 9603Protecting Our Farmers from the Green New Deal ActRSam Graves MOSep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee501 words00

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