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. 9015Justice for Jocelyn ActRTroy E. Nehls TXJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee290 words51
H.R. 9016Justice for American Women and Children Act of 2024RAndrew Ogles TNJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee258 words00
H.R. 9018Stop Crimes Against Children ActDChris Pappas NHJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee182 words20
H.R. 9021No Tax Breaks for Drug Ads ActDElissa Slotkin MIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee286 words41
H.R. 9025Auto Insurance Expense Relief Act of 2024DRashida Tlaib MIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee159 words120
S. 4554Reproductive Freedom for Women ActDPatty Murray WAJun 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee85 words334
S. 4671Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee294 words80
S. 4673Special District Grant Accessibility ActIKyrsten Sinema AZJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee403 words30
S. 4675United States Postal Service Stop and Study ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee396 words24
S. 4688Counter Kleptocracy Coordination Act of 2024DSheldon Whitehouse RIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee493 words10
S. 4689Justice for Jocelyn ActRTed Cruz TXJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee287 words61
S. 4691No Tax Breaks for Drug Ads ActDJeanne Shaheen NHJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee286 words121
S. 4694Baltimore Recovery ActRMike Lee UTJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee108 words00
S. 4695BOWSER ActRMike Lee UTJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee64 words30
S. 4696Restore the Port of Baltimore ActRMike Lee UTJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee153 words00
S. 4704Military Installation Shoreline Protection ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee452 words00
S. 4718American Voices in Federal Lands ActRJohn Barrasso WYJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee341 words30
S. 4719GRID Act of 2024DCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee214 words12
S. 4721Gold Star Children Education Act of 2024DJon Ossoff GAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee395 words21
S. 4725GATE CRASHERS ActRTed Cruz TXJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee219 words00
S.J.Res. 102A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard".RTed Cruz TXJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee46 words30
S.J.Res. 89A joint resolution to direct the termination of the use of United States Armed Forces for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip that has not been authorized by Congress.RTed Cruz TXMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee132 words40
H.J.Res. 142Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary".RRick W. Allen GAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee38 words5412
H.J.Res. 182Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Designated Placement Requirements for LGBTQI plus Children".RJim Banks INJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee47 words111
H.R. 7637Refrigerator Freedom ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAMar 12, 2024SubstantivePassed House490 words02

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