Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

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

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How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

In committee 14,454 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,529 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee558 4%Passed the House or Senate621 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%13 ceremonial

13 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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 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

206Skipped committeeof the 755 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 file8,873 bills · 6% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,796 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied991 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: 107 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 committee126 days
14,454 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
558 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
621 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
16 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 126 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 533
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024391,735 words

The median bill is 533 words; 7 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 14 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

7,606 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4851Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act of 2024DAlex Padilla CAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee71 words00
S. 4852New England Coastal Protection ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee123 words60
S. 4854MHPI ActDRaphael G. Warnock GAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee276 words10
S. 4855National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults ActDChristopher Murphy CTJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee51 words00
S. 4857SPIES ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee185 words40
S. 4865STEAM ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee101 words10
S. 4867Housing Options for Older Adults Act of 2024DMark Kelly AZJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee289 words20
S. 4868No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime ActRMike Lee UTJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words12
S. 4869Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity ActRMike Rounds SDJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee124 words10
S. 4870A bill to require reports on artificial intelligence regulation in the financial services industry.RMike Rounds SDJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee294 words31
S.J.Res. 104A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027 and Beyond and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030 and Beyond".RTed Cruz TXJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee64 words291
S.J.Res. 105A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles and services.RRand Paul KYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee155 words00
H.R. 8624HOUSE Act of 2024RAndy Biggs AZJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee290 words141
S. 4821Accelerating Broadband Permits ActRJohn Thune SDJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee319 words31
S. 4823Small Businesses before Bureaucrats ActRMarkwayne Mullin OKJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee355 words32
S. 4826Audit the IRS ActRJoni Ernst IAJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee315 words31
S. 4829Hearing Device Coverage Clarification ActDAmy Klobuchar MNJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee104 words10
S. 4830Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2024DCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee247 words20
H.R. 9150Keeping Families Safe from Wildfire Smoke ActDJosh Harder CAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee44 words01
H.J.Res. 194Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration entitled "Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027 and Beyond and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030 and Beyond".RGary J. Palmer ALJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee64 words00
H.R. 9134Improving Mentorship in STEM Higher Education ActDJennifer L. McClellan VAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee496 words140
H.R. 9140To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a report regarding the effects of mine subsidence.DNikki Budzinski ILJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee104 words40
H.R. 9142Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2024DRosa L. DeLauro CTJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee408 words00
H.R. 9143Ensuring State Attorney General Accountability ActRScott Fitzgerald WIJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee116 words40
H.R. 9147Prevention of Election Interference Act of 2024RMatt Gaetz FLJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee225 words00

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