Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,699 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,395 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,464 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee555 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 file9,224 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 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
14,395 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
555 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

15,699 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9640Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection ActDJuan Vargas CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.2k words50
H.R. 9642Protecting Investments in Our Ports ActRDaniel Webster FLSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee229 words10
H.R. 9644Transitional Housing Protection for the Homeless ActRLori Chavez-DeRemer ORSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee215 words30
H.R. 9645We Want Our Healthcare Money Back Act of 2024RAaron Bean FLSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee419 words20
H.R. 9646PAGER ActRW. Gregory Steube FLSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee519 words40
H.R. 9647President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal ActDSanford D. Bishop, Jr. GASep 18, 2024CeremonialIn committee748 words320
H.R. 9648Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2024RKat Cammack FLSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7k words70
H.R. 9649UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2024DAndré Carson INSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee874 words722
H.R. 9650Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2024DMatt Cartwright PASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words180
H.R. 9651Protecting Workers for a Clean Future ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
H.R. 9653EMAP ActRMichael Guest MSSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee465 words50
H.R. 9654Stop Alien Children Trafficking ActRClay Higgins LASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee340 words10
H.R. 9655Global Fragility Reauthorization ActDSara Jacobs CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee676 words20
H.R. 9656CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee204 words133
H.R. 9657Detain and Deport Gang Members Act of 2024RGreg Lopez COSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words70
H.R. 9658To establish "Silver Sea Bream" as an acceptable market name for Stenotomus chrysops.DSeth Magaziner RISep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee52 words00
H.R. 9659Low Income Housing for Defense Communities ActRBlake D. Moore UTSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee504 words10
H.R. 9660SEEK HELP ActDJoe Neguse COSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words51
H.R. 9662Homes Act of 2024DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee14k words431
H.R. 9663Open-Source Standards Reporting Act of 2024DKatie Porter CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee155 words00
H.R. 9664Accurate Industrial Policy Budgeting Act of 2024DKatie Porter CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee314 words00
H.R. 9665Consumer Protection and Recovery ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee513 words10
H.R. 9666Artsakh Revenue Recovery Act of 2024DAdam B. Schiff CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words210
H.R. 9667Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels ActDAbigail Davis Spanberger VASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words21
H.R. 9669BASIC ActDNorma J. Torres CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words171

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