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. 7700Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYMar 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House459 words42
H.R. 7729Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy ActRGuy Reschenthaler PAMar 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee78 words61
H.R. 8854Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2024RRudy Yakym III INJun 27, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee129 words00
H.R. 8972Safety for Our Babies Act of 2024RBill Posey FLJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee114 words00
H.R. 8975Small Dollar Donor Protection ActDBecca Balint VTJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee428 words20
H.R. 8977Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2024RMike Carey OHJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee457 words293
H.R. 8979No Bias in the Baseline ActRBen Cline VAJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee310 words10
H.R. 8982To authorize NASA to reimburse Chincoteague for drinking water well replacement costs, and for other purposes.RJennifer A. Kiggans VAJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee109 words00
H.R. 8983Childcare Worker Opportunity ActRNancy Mace SCJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee112 words00
H.R. 8985Preventing Forced Abortions Act of 2024RAndrew Ogles TNJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee498 words171
H.R. 8986Show the Data Act of 2024RAugust Pfluger TXJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee310 words00
S. 3044Mount Blue Sky Wilderness ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COOct 16, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee96 words01
S. 3448Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023DJacky Rosen NVDec 7, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate54 words40
S. 4652Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform ActRKevin Cramer NDJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee388 words172
S. 4653Childcare Worker Opportunity ActRMike Lee UTJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee112 words10
S. 4658A bill to provide for the ongoing presence of certain structures at the Table Rock Lake project.REric Schmitt MOJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee262 words00
S. 4659Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization ActRMike Braun INJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee136 words31
S. 4660No Bias in the Baseline ActRMike Braun INJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee313 words02
S. 4661Improper Payments Transparency ActRMike Braun INJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee186 words61
S. 4665Fiscal State of the Nation ActRMike Braun INJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee450 words70
S.J.Res. 101A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Designated Placement Requirements for LGBTQI plus Children.RTom Cotton ARJul 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee47 words01
H.R. 3299DIGITAL Applications ActRKat Cammack FLMay 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee469 words17
H.R. 5441Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2023RNick LaLota NYSep 13, 2023SubstantivePassed House122 words70
H.R. 8012Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site ActRMichael Waltz FLApr 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee368 words501
H.R. 8308Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2024DJosh Harder CAMay 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee78 words40

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