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
H.R. 9148Tailoring for Main Street’s Investors ActRAndrew R. Garbarino NYJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee465 words00
H.R. 9152SCHOOL Professionals Act of 2024DSteven Horsford NVJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee132 words121
H.R. 9153HAMAS Terrorist Fugitive ActRDarrell Issa CAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee424 words70
H.R. 9155Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery ActRRonny Jackson TXJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee423 words01
H.R. 9158To require an institution of higher education that becomes aware that a student having nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (F)(i) or (J) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) has endorsed or supported a foreign terrorist organization to notify the SEVIS, and for other purposes.RNicholas A. Langworthy NYJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee187 words80
H.R. 9163Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist States Act of 2024RNancy Mace SCJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee381 words40
H.R. 9164Employer Participation in Repayment ActRNicole Malliotakis NYJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee79 words513
H.R. 9168Plug Offshore Wells ActDKatie Porter CAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee332 words120
H.R. 9169Ensuring Health in SNAP Act of 2024RMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee194 words71
H.R. 9171Burn Pit Elimination ActDRaul Ruiz CAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words30
H.R. 9175To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24837 Goddard Road in Taylor, Michigan, as the "Technical Sergeant E. Huston James Memorial Post Office Building".DShri Thanedar MIJul 25, 2024CeremonialIn committee88 words60
H.R. 9176LIONs Act of 2024DShri Thanedar MIJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee68 words51
S. 2783Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments ActRMarco Rubio FLSep 13, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee246 words10
S. 4772NFIP Extension Act of 2024RJohn Kennedy LAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee103 words34
S. 4774Better Care for PFAS Patients Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee399 words20
S. 4778Employer Participation in Repayment ActDMark R. Warner VAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee79 words62
S. 4780Supporting Employees in the Guard and Reserve ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee125 words11
S. 4785Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2024IAngus S. King, Jr. MEJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee408 words21
S. 4786A bill to cancel Federal oil and gas leases held by persons that manipulate the market price of oil or gas in violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.DEdward J. Markey MAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee250 words10
S. 4790Trump Assassination Attempt Transparency ActRJosh Hawley MOJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee443 words00
S. 4791Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee51 words120
S. 4794Claiming Age Clarity ActRBill Cassidy LAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee126 words30
S. 4798Combat Action Recognition and Evaluation (CARE) for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Crews Act of 2024DJacky Rosen NVJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee231 words10
S. 4801Tax Relief for Coerced Debt Act of 2024DTina Smith MNJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee283 words10
S. 4806Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery ActRTed Cruz TXJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee427 words02

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