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. 4737A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the "Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building".DTim Kaine VAJul 23, 2024CeremonialIn committee86 words10
S. 4738A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).DMazie K. Hirono HIJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee146 words10
S. 4740Secure Family Futures Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee292 words15
S. 4741PLASMA ActRThom Tillis NCJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee327 words31
S. 4743Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents ActDTim Kaine VAJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee467 words10
S. 4748Veterans Transition Support Act of 2024DJon Ossoff GAJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee416 words10
S. 4751Agency Stability Restoration Act of 2024DChristopher A. Coons DEJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee135 words70
S. 4754A bill to terminate the obligation to repay bonuses of former members of the Armed Forces separated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.RTed Cruz TXJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee97 words10
S.J.Res. 103A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet; Restoring Internet Freedom".RMarsha Blackburn TNJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee38 words100
H.R. 9077Fair and Efficient Regulatory Commonsense ActRBrett Guthrie KYJul 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee489 words80
H.R. 9079NURSE Visa Act of 2024DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJul 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee248 words00
H.R. 9080Secret Service Readiness Act of 2024RJosh Brecheen OKJul 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee142 words170
H.R. 9083SECURE Grid ActRRobert E. Latta OHJul 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee346 words14
H.R. 9086To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy to increase membership in the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement, and for other purposes.RCarol D. Miller WVJul 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee372 words20
H.R. 9087Head Start Accountability Act of 2024RMarcus J. Molinaro NYJul 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee54 words01
H.R. 9088Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2024DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJul 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee136 words00
H.R. 9090TRACKS ActRElise M. Stefanik NYJul 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee312 words10
H.J.Res. 192Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration entitled "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles".RGary J. Palmer ALJul 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee43 words01
H.R. 9064Energy Storage for Resilient Homes ActDMaxwell Frost FLJul 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee310 words11
H.J.Res. 148Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern".RCarol D. Miller WVMay 16, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee50 words144
H.J.Res. 188Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to "Conservation and Landscape Health".RJohn R. Curtis UTJul 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee34 words70
H.J.Res. 189Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps".RGary J. Palmer ALJul 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee44 words00
H.J.Res. 190Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Use of Digital User Accounts to Access Buy Now, Pay Later Loans".RGary J. Palmer ALJul 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee49 words00
H.J.Res. 191Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Loan Guarantees for Clean Energy Projects".RGary J. Palmer ALJul 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee35 words00
H.R. 5938Veterans Exam Expansion Act of 2023RJuan Ciscomani AZOct 12, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee424 words41

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