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

15,674 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10040GARD ActRByron Donalds FLOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee972 words00
H.R. 10041LITTLE Act of 2024DJosh Gottheimer NJOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words10
H.R. 10043To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.RRichard Hudson NCOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee65 words10
H.R. 10044African Diaspora Council ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee587 words140
H.R. 1004621st Century Vehicle Choice ActDGreg Landsman OHOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee919 words00
H.R. 10047Closing the Substance Use Care Gap Act of 2024DRick Larsen WAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee892 words10
H.R. 10048HELP PETS ActRNicole Malliotakis NYOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee281 words00
H.R. 10049CHER Act of 2024RNicole Malliotakis NYOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee499 words00
H.R. 10050To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on pharmacy benefit manager audit practices.RCeleste Maloy UTOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee205 words30
H.R. 10051Driver Technology and Pedestrian Safety Act of 2024DKevin Mullin CAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 10052Americans First Disaster Relief ActRAndrew Ogles TNOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee210 words40
H.R. 10053STRAFE ActRAugust Pfluger TXOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee847 words00
H.R. 10054Insular Area Mid-decade Census ActDGregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan MPOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee101 words20
H.R. 10055Survivor Justice Tax Prevention ActRLloyd Smucker PAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee436 words30
H.R. 10056To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2028.RElise M. Stefanik NYOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee176 words20
H.R. 10057Affordable Remittance ActDRitchie Torres NYOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee520 words00
H.R. 10058Medicaid Breast Cancer Access to Treatment ActDMaxine Waters CAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee422 words200
H.R. 10059International Financial Institution Improvements Act of 2024DMaxine Waters CAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.6k words10
H.R. 10060Medicare Breast Reconstruction Access and Information ActDMaxine Waters CAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee155 words220
H.R. 1586Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023RDoug LaMalfa CAMar 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee580 words383
H.R. 2437Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map AmendmentRGregory F. Murphy NCMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee252 words10
H.R. 4297Bolts Ditch ActDJoe Neguse COJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee83 words20
H.R. 4524Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement ActRDan Newhouse WAJul 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee651 words190
H.R. 4587Red Snapper ActRJohn H. Rutherford FLJul 12, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee380 words171
H.R. 6008R.I.C.E.’s Whale ActRGarret Graves LAOct 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words34

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