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. 4808Virtual Currency Tax Fairness ActRTed Budd NCJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee422 words21
S. 4815Student Loan Accountability ActRMitt Romney UTJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee436 words42
H.J.Res. 193Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may not grant a pardon to himself or herself.DJoseph D. Morelle NYJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee183 words1550
H.R. 3954Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2023RKen Buck COJun 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee427 words30
H.R. 5617Space Transformation And Reliability ActRKevin McCarthy CASep 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee41 words110
H.R. 6210To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.DJennifer Wexton VANov 2, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee355 words00
H.R. 8403Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024DSteve Cohen TNMay 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee342 words50
H.R. 8603ROAM ActRMike Collins GAJun 4, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee496 words00
H.R. 8942Improving Tribal Cultural Training for Providers Act of 2024RHarriet M. Hageman WYJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee168 words10
H.R. 9092HMAG Act of 2024DGreg Stanton AZJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee474 words21
H.R. 9115To prohibit the Department of Defense from transporting Palestinian refugees to the United States.RJodey C. Arrington TXJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee54 words00
H.R. 9116To make ineligible for asylum any alien who commits certain actions against the National Guard, and for other purposes.RJodey C. Arrington TXJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee88 words00
H.R. 9117No Visas for Violent Criminals ActRJim Banks INJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee222 words00
H.R. 9118To cancel Federal oil and gas leases held by entities that manipulate the market price of oil or gas in violation of certain Federal law, and for other purposes.DNanette Diaz Barragán CAJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee279 words130
H.R. 9119Alzheimer's Law Enforcement Education Act of 2024RVern Buchanan FLJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee245 words50
H.R. 9122Preventing Unnecessary Deaths During Life-Threatening Events ActDSuzan K. DelBene WAJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee356 words10
H.R. 9127Equitable Access to 340B ActDGregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan MPJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee147 words11
S. 4756No Visas for Violent Criminals ActRTom Cotton ARJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee222 words31
S. 4758A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on using artificial intelligence-enabled software to optimize the workflow and operations of depots, shipyards, and other manufacturing facilities run by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.RMike Rounds SDJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee321 words01
S. 4763Countering Adversary Reconnaissance (CAR) Act of 2024DSherrod Brown OHJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee463 words01
S. 4768Nutrition Services Improvement Plan ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee219 words10
H.J.Res. 165Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance".RMary E. Miller ILJun 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House45 words722
H.R. 4136U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic ActRKeith Self TXJun 14, 2023CeremonialPassed House99 words320
H.R. 4152Space Resources Institute ActDYadira Caraveo COJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee416 words40
H.R. 6020Honor Our Living Donors ActRJay Obernolte CAOct 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee337 words90

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