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

202 bills · latest action first

Words: 10k–20kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 1418Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection ActDEdward J. Markey MAMay 3, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee12k words2120
S. 576Railway Safety Act of 2023DSherrod Brown OHMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee16k words1033
S. 1742Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023DMartin Heinrich NMMay 18, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee14k words70
S. 595Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2023DMartin Heinrich NMMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee12k words00
H.R. 6570Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act of 2023RAndy Biggs AZDec 4, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee10k words331
S. 1798Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2023DGary C. Peters MIJun 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee15k words10
H.R. 6611FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023RMichael R. Turner OHDec 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee12k words13
H.R. 6686Workforce Housing Tax Credit ActDJimmy Panetta CADec 7, 2023SubstantiveIn committee12k words24
S. 3431Customs Modernization Act of 2023RBill Cassidy LADec 7, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words04
S. 3436Workforce Housing Tax Credit ActSponsor not on fileDec 7, 2023SubstantiveIn committee12k words14
H.R. 6494PIPES Act of 2023RSam Graves MONov 29, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee16k words316
S. 3404Student Loan Borrower Bill of RightsDRichard J. Durbin ILDec 5, 2023SubstantiveIn committee14k words70
H.R. 6576Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2023DSusie Lee NVDec 4, 2023SubstantiveIn committee11k words200
S. 3367Billionaires Income Tax ActSponsor not on fileNov 30, 2023SubstantiveIn committee18k words143
H.R. 6131Commercial Space Act of 2023RBrian Babin TXNov 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee11k words815
S. 3360Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2023DSherrod Brown OHNov 29, 2023SubstantiveIn committee11k words110
H.R. 6450National Disaster Safety Board Act of 2023DKatie Porter CANov 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words41
S. 1898Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023DBen Ray Luján NMJun 8, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee11k words20
S. 3338Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2023DBrian Schatz HINov 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words11
H.J.Res. 96Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023RBruce Westerman ARNov 2, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee14k words420
S. 3231Puerto Rico Status ActDMartin Heinrich NMNov 6, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words200
S. 3198Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023RBill Cassidy LANov 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee14k words111
S.J.Res. 48Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023IJoe Manchin, III WVNov 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee14k words40
H.R. 4394Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024RCharles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann TNJun 30, 2023SubstantivePassed House19k words031
H.R. 6071Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAOct 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee11k words10

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