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. 9245American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2024DEmanuel Cleaver MOAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee23k words200
H.R. 9379Mortgage Rate Reduction ActDPatrick Ryan NYAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee766 words00
H.R. 9399Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors ActRJuan Ciscomani AZAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words40
H.R. 9552Flight Refund Fairness ActRMaria Elvira Salazar FLSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee71 words81
H.R. 9565Securing Infrastructure from Adversaries ActRDusty Johnson SDSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee397 words90
H.R. 9585Secure Our Ports Act of 2024RMichelle Steel CASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee199 words110
H.R. 9588Thermal Runaway Reduction ActDDina Titus NVSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee234 words00
S. 1608Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion ActRJohn Cornyn TXMay 16, 2023SubstantiveBecame law410 words21
H.R. 1516DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern ActRAugust Pfluger TXMar 9, 2023SubstantivePassed House510 words180
H.R. 8399Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections ActRBryan Steil WIMay 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.6k words20
H.R. 8580Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RJohn R. Carter TXMay 28, 2024SubstantivePassed House17k words026
H.R. 8771Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025RMario Diaz-Balart FLJun 14, 2024SubstantivePassed House53k words013
H.R. 8774Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025RKen Calvert CAJun 17, 2024SubstantivePassed House29k words0114
H.R. 8998Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RMichael K. Simpson IDJul 11, 2024SubstantivePassed House44k words053
H.R. 9456Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024RDan Newhouse WASep 6, 2024SubstantivePassed House381 words231
H.R. 9536To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act with respect to vehicle roadside accidents, and for other purposes.DTroy A. Carter LASep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee314 words10
H.R. 9539To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.RAndrew R. Garbarino NYSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee158 words200
H.R. 9550Protecting Children with Food Allergies ActDMark DeSaulnier CASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee742 words40
H.R. 9551NO FAKES Act of 2024RMaria Elvira Salazar FLSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words119
H.R. 9553Affordable Housing Resident Services ActDPete Aguilar CASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words240
H.R. 9554Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2024RKelly Armstrong NDSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee768 words00
H.R. 9555Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo Accountability ActRKat Cammack FLSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 9556National STEM Week ActRMike Carey OHSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee653 words70
H.R. 9557American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2024DGreg Casar TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words130
H.R. 9558Exported Carbon Emissions Report Act of 2024DSean Casten ILSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee354 words00

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