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

1,631 bills · latest action first

Words: 2k–5kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8413Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Land Conveyances ActRAdrian Smith NEMay 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.6k words50
H.R. 9652Jobs for a Carbon Free Transportation System ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.9k words00
H.R. 9673Consumers LEARN AI ActDLisa Blunt Rochester DESep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words10
H.R. 9698SIFIA ActRRichard Hudson NCSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words10
H.R. 9708Bridge to Medicaid Act of 2024DTerri A. Sewell ALSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words00
S. 1871Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force ActDGary C. Peters MIJun 8, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate2k words31
S. 5115Tribal Heritage and American Bison, Grizzly Bear, and Wolf Restoration and Coexistence ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.8k words00
S. 5116BRIDGE ActDBenjamin L. Cardin MDSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.6k words00
S. 5125Land Manager Housing and Workforce Improvement Act of 2024RJohn Barrasso WYSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words20
H.R. 3642Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYMay 24, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.3k words110
H.R. 3988ARTICLE ONE ActRChip Roy TXJun 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.3k words170
H.R. 7219Information Quality Assurance ActRLisa C. McClain MIFeb 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.3k words10
H.R. 8784FREE ActRCeleste Maloy UTJun 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words260
H.R. 9159Appalachian Trail Centennial ActRMichael Lawler NYJul 25, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.8k words10
H.R. 9595FIT Procurement ActREric Burlison MOSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words02
H.R. 9597Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024RJames Comer KYSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.1k words30
H.R. 9598Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024RJames Comer KYSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.2k words50
H.R. 9657Detain and Deport Gang Members Act of 2024RGreg Lopez COSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words70
H.R. 9666Artsakh Revenue Recovery Act of 2024DAdam B. Schiff CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words210
H.R. 9669BASIC ActDNorma J. Torres CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words171
S. 4442Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2024DJon Tester MTJun 3, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.8k words10
S. 4700Improving Federal Financial Management ActRJames Lankford OKJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.3k words10
S. 5079ERTC Repeal Act of 2024RMitt Romney UTSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words20
S. 5084Safe School Meals Act of 2024DCory A. Booker NJSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words10
S. 5087Tenants’ Right to Organize ActDJohn Fetterman PASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words50

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