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. 6162To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 379 North Oates Street in Dothan, Alabama, as the "LaBruce 'Bruce' Tidwell Post Office Building".RBarry Moore ALNov 1, 2023CeremonialPassed House80 words60
H.R. 6599Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMDec 5, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee498 words10
H.R. 7280HUD Transparency Act of 2024RMonica De La Cruz TXFeb 7, 2024SubstantivePassed House154 words230
H.R. 7887ACCESS ActRNancy Mace SCApr 9, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House409 words14
H.R. 8562Parity for Native Hawaiian Veterans Act of 2024DJill N. Tokuda HIMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee357 words20
H.R. 8567Informing VETS ActDColin Z. Allred TXMay 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee118 words30
H.R. 8874Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing ActRDavid G. Valadao CAJun 27, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee379 words05
H.R. 8879Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims ActRYoung Kim CAJun 28, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee406 words30
H.R. 8880Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims ActRJohn S. Duarte CAJun 28, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee303 words60
H.R. 8893Preserving Veterans’ Legacy Act of 2024RJohn James MIJun 28, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee187 words70
H.R. 8910Dayton National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2024RMichael R. Turner OHJun 28, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee337 words00
H.R. 9053Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2024RElijah Crane AZJul 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee177 words30
H.R. 9054Safeguarding Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2024RElijah Crane AZJul 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee129 words21
H.R. 9056VA Insurance Improvement ActDChris Pappas NHJul 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee358 words10
H.R. 9057Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2024DChris Pappas NHJul 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee82 words10
H.R. 9089John Griffin Regional Reservoir Project ActDBrittany Pettersen COJul 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee65 words00
H.R. 9100Resentencing Integrity Act of 2024RMatt Gaetz FLJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee168 words10
H.R. 9102Prohibiting Student Loan Forgiveness for Antisemites ActRCarlos A. Gimenez FLJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee190 words00
H.R. 9103Air Force Technical Training Enhancement ActRRonny Jackson TXJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee215 words00
H.R. 9109IRS Overreach Prevention ActRAdrian Smith NEJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee62 words180
H.R. 9112To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4650 East Rosedale Street in Fort Worth, Texas, as the "Dionne Phillips Bagsby Post Office Building".DMarc A. Veasey TXJul 23, 2024CeremonialIn committee81 words140
S. 4727SOPRAREric Schmitt MOJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee202 words120
S. 4730Dynamic Glass 2.0 ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee176 words20
S. 4731DINE ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee205 words30
S. 4734Home Modifications for the Climate Crisis ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee254 words31

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