Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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

943 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 3642Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYMay 24, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.3k words110
H.R. 3988ARTICLE ONE ActRChip Roy TXJun 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.3k words170
H.R. 4043To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to make the District of Columbia eligible for certain wastewater infrastructure grants, and for other purposes.DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJun 12, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee54 words02
H.R. 5300GAO Inspector General Parity ActDRobert Garcia CAAug 29, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee883 words10
H.R. 5536Grant Transparency Act of 2023RRussell Fry SCSep 18, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee671 words160
H.R. 5623Addressing Addiction After Disasters ActDBecca Balint VTSep 21, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee291 words220
H.R. 6083Duplications of Benefits Victims Relief ActRGarret Graves LAOct 26, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee144 words30
H.R. 6116To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14280 South Military Trail in Delray Beach, Florida, as the "Benjamin Berell Ferencz Post Office Building".DLois Frankel FLOct 30, 2023CeremonialDiscussed in committee81 words270
H.R. 6435MALDEN ActRCathy McMorris Rodgers WANov 15, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee207 words31
H.R. 670Think Differently Database ActRMarcus J. Molinaro NYJan 31, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee440 words260
H.R. 6984To designate the Federal building located at 300 E. 3rd Street in North Platte, Nebraska, as the "Virginia Smith Federal Building", and for other purposes.RAdrian Smith NEJan 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee71 words20
H.R. 6997Disaster Contract Improvement ActRNick LaLota NYJan 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee680 words32
H.R. 7158To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Battles Road in Santa Maria, California, as the "Larry Lavagnino Post Office Building".DSalud O. Carbajal CAJan 31, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee78 words511
H.R. 7188Shandra Eisenga Human Cell and Tissue Product Safety ActRJohn R. Moolenaar MIFeb 1, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words10
H.R. 7507To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 203 East 6th Street in Lexington, Nebraska, as the ‘William E. and Elsie L. Barrett Post Office Building.RAdrian Smith NEFeb 29, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee171 words20
H.R. 7508To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1285 Emancipation Highway in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as the "Gladys P. Todd Post Office".DAbigail Davis Spanberger VAFeb 29, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee76 words100
H.R. 7623Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAMar 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1k words3141
H.R. 7779Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024RCeleste Maloy UTMar 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.1k words362
H.R. 7890Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection ActRTim Walberg MIApr 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.3k words2818
H.R. 7891Kids Online Safety ActRGus M. Bilirakis FLApr 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9.6k words6422
H.R. 8107Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act of 2024RJuan Ciscomani AZApr 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee70 words23
H.R. 825BOLIVAR ActRMichael Waltz FLFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee750 words150
H.R. 8405To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 90 McCamly Street South in Battle Creek, Michigan, as the "Sojourner Truth Post Office".RBill Huizenga MIMay 15, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee75 words130
H.R. 8449AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024RGus M. Bilirakis FLMay 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words17
H.R. 8505Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCMay 22, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words243

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