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

547 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3594SHARE IT ActRTed Cruz TXJan 16, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee4.9k words10
S. 3664Royalty Transparency ActRRand Paul KYJan 25, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.7k words00
S. 4305DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor ActDGary C. Peters MIMay 9, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committeeText pending30
H.R. 7347To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on whether the Secretary will include certain psychedelic drugs in the formulary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.RDerrick Van Orden WIFeb 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee169 words10
H.R. 3161CDFI Fund Transparency ActRJohn W. Rose TNMay 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee328 words283
H.R. 3507Yes In My Backyard ActDDerek Kilmer WAMay 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee609 words456
H.R. 8654Streamlining Law Enforcement Information Sharing ActRMike Ezell MSJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee221 words20
H.R. 8655Federal Air Marshal Enhancing Airport Security Act of 2024RCarlos A. Gimenez FLJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee206 words11
H.R. 8658Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act of 2024RClay Higgins LAJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee144 words10
H.R. 8662TSA Commuting Fairness ActDTimothy M. Kennedy NYJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee301 words20
H.R. 8664DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency ActRLaurel M. Lee FLJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee461 words20
H.R. 8671DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program and Law Enforcement Support ActRAugust Pfluger TXJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee170 words10
H.R. 8675Repair of the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System Act of 2024RAndrew R. Garbarino NYJun 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee200 words20
H.R. 7643Veterans Congressional Work Study Act of 2024DMark Takano CAMar 12, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee265 words20
H.R. 3560National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development ActRFrank D. Lucas OKMay 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee12k words00
H.R. 3565Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act of 2023RCathy McMorris Rodgers WAMay 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words415
H.R. 2499VA Supply Chain Management System Authorization ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VAApr 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee214 words21
H.R. 6531TRAIN VA Employees ActDChris Pappas NHNov 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee614 words110
H.R. 6874VA WEB ActRMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTDec 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1k words20
S. 1956Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WIJun 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words16
S. 2086Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2023DEdward J. Markey MAJun 21, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words60
S. 2088Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site ActRMike Rounds SDJun 21, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee570 words10
S. 2233Youth Poisoning Protection ActDTammy Duckworth ILJul 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee440 words22
S. 2498Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNJul 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3k words48
S. 2546A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the "Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office".IKyrsten Sinema AZJul 26, 2023CeremonialApproved by committee77 words10

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