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

3,125 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 1657Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2024RPete Stauber MNMar 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House843 words40
H.R. 1719Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2023DBill Pascrell, Jr. NJMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee982 words1364
H.R. 3169Port Crane Security and Inspection Act of 2023RCarlos A. Gimenez FLMay 10, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee606 words80
H.R. 4406DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2023DJ. Luis Correa CAJun 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee551 words00
H.R. 7323Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2024RDerrick Van Orden WIFeb 13, 2024SubstantivePassed House714 words13
H.R. 7365VETS Safe Travel ActRPaul A. Gosar AZFeb 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee759 words470
H.R. 7422Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYFeb 20, 2024SubstantivePassed House543 words01
H.R. 7671Disaster Management Costs Modernization ActDJoe Neguse COMar 13, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee663 words110
H.R. 9151Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024RAshley Hinson IAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee967 words250
H.R. 9563Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2024RWesley Hunt TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee504 words70
H.R. 9689DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program ActDYvette D. Clarke NYSep 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee611 words11
H.R. 9720AI Incident Reporting and Security Enhancement ActDDeborah K. Ross NCSep 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee831 words30
H.R. 9752Tren de Aragua Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment ActRNick LaLota NYSep 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee503 words100
H.R. 9799Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2024RDon Bacon NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee513 words00
H.R. 9801GRID Power ActRTroy Balderson OHSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee618 words03
H.R. 9817Toxic Free Food Act of 2024DRosa L. DeLauro CTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee653 words80
H.R. 9818Freedom from Intimidation in Elections ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee708 words81
H.R. 9822Improving Brain Health in Schools ActRRandy Feenstra IASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee565 words10
H.R. 9824College Thriving ActDValerie P. Foushee NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee800 words51
H.R. 9826San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2024DJohn Garamendi CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee777 words40
H.R. 9829Students Working for Communities ActDJahana Hayes CTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee701 words01
H.R. 9831Dependent Income Exclusion Act of 2024DSteven Horsford NVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee567 words10
H.R. 9835Sexual Abuse Services in Detention ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee685 words170
H.R. 9849Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Relief Act of 2024DDeborah K. Ross NCSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee674 words41
H.R. 9853Equitable Access to School Facilities ActRMichelle Steel CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee979 words10

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