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

547 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3277A bill to amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.RDan Sullivan AKNov 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee54 words10
S. 3788National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024RLisa Murkowski AKFeb 8, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee3.3k words21
S. 3849Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024DMark R. Warner VAFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.8k words32
S. 3943ANCHOR ActDAlex Padilla CAMar 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee831 words31
S. 3946A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, as the "Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office".RTed Cruz TXMar 14, 2024CeremonialApproved by committee82 words10
S. 3959Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024RRoger F. Wicker MSMar 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words57
S. 4077A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 180 Steuart Street in San Francisco, California, as the "Dianne Feinstein Post Office".DAlex Padilla CAApr 8, 2024CeremonialApproved by committee74 words10
S. 4107Think Differently Transportation ActDTammy Duckworth ILApr 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee519 words10
S. 4394NSF AI Education Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee10k words23
S. 4487Small Business Artificial Intelligence Training Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words22
S. 4921Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025DJon Tester MTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee27k words094
S. 4927Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DPatty Murray WAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee14k words043
S. 4928Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025DChris Van Hollen MDAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee35k words023
S. 4942Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DTammy Baldwin WIAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee38k words034
H.J.Res. 122Providing 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 "Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)".RAndy Barr KYMar 29, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee38 words215
H.J.Res. 124Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to "Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions".RByron Donalds FLApr 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee44 words110
H.J.Res. 126Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation relating to "Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions".RErin Houchin INApr 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee41 words60
H.J.Res. 127Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors".RBill Huizenga MIApr 9, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee40 words402
H.R. 4116Systemic Risk Authority Transparency ActDAl Green TXJun 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee957 words20
H.R. 4534Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2024DBrendan F. Boyle PAJul 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee353 words353
H.R. 7734Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2024RScott Franklin FLMar 20, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee972 words00
H.R. 802Respect State Housing Laws ActRBarry Loudermilk GAFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee32 words354
S. 1524Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIMay 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.6k words10
H.R. 6213National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization ActRFrank D. Lucas OKNov 3, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee13k words331
S. 4795Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DJeanne Shaheen NHJul 25, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee26k words045

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