Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 15,691 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,388 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,457 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee554 4%Passed the House or Senate619 4%Passed the House and Senate12 <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 12, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

23Failed 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

205Skipped committeeof the 749 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 file9,218 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,538 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied829 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
14,388 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
554 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both84 days
619 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
12 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

482 bills · latest action first

Words: 5k–10kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9123Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity ActDWilliam R. Keating MAJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words20
S. 1171Ending Trading and Holdings In Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) ActDJeff Merkley ORApr 17, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.4k words171
S. 4757Environmental Health in Prisons ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.8k words30
H.R. 3977Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJun 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.1k words20
H.R. 8685Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJun 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.2k words10
H.R. 8920Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024RVince Fong CAJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.4k words00
H.R. 8945Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7k words20
H.R. 8951Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DGabe Vasquez NMJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7.2k words30
S. 4749Stop Corporate Capture ActDElizabeth Warren MAJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words70
H.R. 9073Environmental Health in Prisons ActDAyanna Pressley MAJul 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.2k words70
H.R. 8772Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025RDavid G. Valadao CAJun 17, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House8k words03
H.R. 9013International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2024DDoris O. Matsui CAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.4k words40
S. 4678Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025DJack Reed RIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee5.7k words03
S. 4706Federal Firearm Licensee ActDRichard J. Durbin ILJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.8k words71
S. 4712Global Strategy for Securing Critical Minerals Act of 2024DMark R. Warner VAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words61
S. 4663Unemployment Insurance Integrity and Accessibility ActSponsor not on fileJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.4k words112
S. 4664Department of Energy AI ActIJoe Manchin, III WVJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.5k words14
S. 4647ARMAS Act of 2024DBenjamin L. Cardin MDJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words20
S. 4036Government Spending Oversight Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIMar 21, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee5.2k words30
H.R. 8907Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2024DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words50
H.R. 3018Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2023DLucy McBath GAApr 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.3k words1663
H.R. 8845GPA ActDWilliam R. Keating MAJun 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words20
S. 4615American Energy Efficiency Act of 2024DTina Smith MNJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6k words41
S. 1348Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2023RJohn Barrasso WYApr 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.7k words10
H.R. 7227Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024DSharice Davids KSFeb 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.2k words801

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