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

7,606 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4946Justice for 9/11 ActRTom Cotton ARAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee253 words10
S. 4958A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to withdraw a final determination relating to energy efficiency standards for housing, and for other purposes.RMike Braun INAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee269 words101
S. 4959REG ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee167 words61
S. 4960Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes ActRJames E. Risch IDAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee98 words123
S. 4966Expanding Energy Efficiency for Affordable Housing Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee113 words10
S. 4968IDeA Reauthorization Act of 2024RCindy Hyde-Smith MSAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee289 words00
S. 4971Rural Homeownership Continuity Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee196 words01
S. 4974A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, and for other purposes.RLisa Murkowski AKAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee368 words20
S. 4978No American Land for Communist China ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee247 words30
S. 4981Skilled Workforce for America ActDJacky Rosen NVAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee445 words00
S. 4984Fight Illicit Pill Presses ActRJohn Cornyn TXAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee261 words30
S. 4986UPDATE ActRJames Lankford OKAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee102 words01
S. 4989RECHARGE ActDJeff Merkley ORAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee257 words21
S.J.Res. 108A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to reaffirm the principle that no person is above the lawDMazie K. Hirono HIAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee189 words230
H.R. 7525Special District Grant Accessibility ActRPat Fallon TXMar 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House403 words220
S. 1008Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYMar 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee198 words44
S. 4656A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, concerning restrictions on the participation of certain Federal employees in partisan political activity, and for other purposes.RChuck Grassley IAJul 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee64 words11
S. 4853Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections ActRMike Lee UTJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee125 words11
S. 4872WAGER ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee137 words12
S. 4873American Tax Dollars for American Solar Manufacturing ActDSherrod Brown OHJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee141 words30
S. 4881A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service Act.Sponsor not on fileJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee386 words20
S. 4882A bill to establish a pilot program for tracking awards made through other transaction authority.DCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee380 words00
S. 4883Unmasking Networks of Virtual Election Interference and Lies Act of 2024RTom Cotton ARJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee309 words00
S. 4885TIER ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee160 words00
S. 4886Native Arts and Culture Promotion ActDBrian Schatz HIJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee165 words10

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