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

200 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8369Israel Security Assistance Support ActRKen Calvert CAMay 14, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.3k words1183
H.R. 5528Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing ActRByron Donalds FLSep 18, 2023SubstantivePassed House169 words20
H.R. 593To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the "John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic".REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJan 27, 2023SubstantiveBecame law89 words130
H.R. 8289Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024, Part IIRSam Graves MOMay 8, 2024SubstantiveBecame law859 words17
H.R. 2379To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 616 East Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the "Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office".DRaja Krishnamoorthi ILMar 29, 2023CeremonialBecame law87 words160
H.R. 2754To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the "Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building".DHenry Cuellar TXApr 20, 2023CeremonialBecame law114 words370
H.R. 292To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24355 Creekside Road in Santa Clarita, California, as the "William L. Reynolds Post Office Building".RMike Garcia CAJan 11, 2023CeremonialBecame law79 words500
H.R. 3865To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South 8th Street in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as the "Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office Building".RDaniel Meuser PAJun 6, 2023CeremonialBecame law163 words160
H.R. 3944To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, Georgia, as the "Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office".RRick W. Allen GAJun 9, 2023CeremonialBecame law84 words130
H.R. 3947To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 859 North State Road 21 in Melrose, Florida, as the "Pamela Jane Rock Post Office Building".RAaron Bean FLJun 9, 2023CeremonialBecame law161 words270
H.R. 6972Securing Chain of Command Continuity ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VAJan 11, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.3k words140
H.R. 7527Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2024DGerald E. Connolly VAMar 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House701 words11
H.R. 7528Comment Integrity and Management Act of 2024RClay Higgins LAMar 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.8k words00
H.R. 996To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office".DTroy A. Carter LAFeb 14, 2023CeremonialBecame law80 words50
H.R. 6090Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023RMichael Lawler NYOct 26, 2023SubstantivePassed House691 words613
H.R. 1767Student Veteran Benefit Restoration ActDDelia C. Ramirez ILMar 23, 2023SubstantivePassed House882 words232
H.R. 815Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.RCathy McMorris Rodgers WAFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending60
H.R. 8034Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024RTom Cole OKApr 17, 2024SubstantivePassed House4k words27
H.R. 8035Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024RTom Cole OKApr 17, 2024SubstantivePassed House8.4k words25
H.R. 8036Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024RTom Cole OKApr 17, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.4k words23
H.R. 803821st Century Peace through Strength ActRMichael T. McCaul TXApr 17, 2024SubstantivePassed House29k words103
H.R. 7888Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActRLaurel M. Lee FLApr 9, 2024SubstantiveBecame lawText pending03
H.R. 3033Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023RMichelle Steel CAApr 28, 2023SubstantivePassed House181 words373
H.R. 4681Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023RJ. French Hill ARJul 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.7k words51
H.R. 4691Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2023RKeith Self TXJul 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.6k words133

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