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

106 bills · latest action first

Stage: Became lawClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024RMike Rogers ALApr 18, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending1143
H.J.Res. 62Providing for the reappointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.RAdrian Smith NEMay 11, 2023SubstantiveBecame law163 words20
H.J.Res. 63Providing for the appointment of Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.RAdrian Smith NEMay 11, 2023SubstantiveBecame law168 words20
H.J.Res. 64Providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.RAdrian Smith NEMay 11, 2023SubstantiveBecame law165 words20
H.R. 1734TRANQ Research Act of 2023RMike Collins GAMar 23, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending250
H.R. 3315National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023DSteve Cohen TNMay 15, 2023SubstantiveBecame law192 words30
S. 2747A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations.DAmy Klobuchar MNSep 7, 2023SubstantiveBecame law115 words10
S. 27875G SALE ActRJohn Kennedy LASep 13, 2023SubstantiveBecame law234 words02
S. 788Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023RJohn Boozman ARMar 14, 2023SubstantiveBecame law429 words61
H.R. 6363Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024RKay Granger TXNov 13, 2023SubstantiveBecame law4.9k words064
H.R. 1226Wounded Warrior Access ActDPete Aguilar CAFeb 28, 2023SubstantiveBecame law738 words20
H.R. 366Korean American VALOR ActDMark Takano CAJan 13, 2023SubstantiveBecame law309 words150
H.R. 5110Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education ActRMark E. Green TNAug 1, 2023SubstantiveBecame law225 words713
S. 112A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes.RMike Braun INJan 26, 2023SubstantiveBecame law806 words70
S. 2795A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.DJon Tester MTSep 13, 2023SubstantiveBecame law189 words10
S. 475A bill to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura VA Clinic.DMartin Heinrich NMFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveBecame law487 words00
H.R. 5860Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions ActRKay Granger TXSep 30, 2023SubstantiveBecame law12k words071
H.R. 2544Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network ActRLarry Bucshon INApr 10, 2023SubstantiveBecame law564 words103
H.R. 4004United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation ActRJason Smith MOJun 12, 2023SubstantiveBecame law1.9k words434
H.R. 3672To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Indian River, Michigan, as the "Pfc. Justin T. Paton Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".RJack Bergman MIMay 25, 2023SubstantiveBecame law101 words120
H.R. 423Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2023RDarrell Issa CAJan 20, 2023SubstantiveBecame law469 words10
H.R. 1096250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin ActDSeth Moulton MAFeb 17, 2023CeremonialBecame law1.3k words3010
S. 111Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023RJames Lankford OKJan 26, 2023SubstantiveBecame law116 words51
S. 30Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization ActDJon Tester MTJan 24, 2023SubstantiveBecame law356 words10
S. 467CADETS ActDGary C. Peters MIFeb 16, 2023SubstantiveBecame law184 words40

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