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

3,125 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 131Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers ActSponsor not on fileJan 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee557 words57
S. 4444Crow Revenue ActRSteve Daines MTJun 3, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee807 words00
S. 4900Investing in Community Resilience Act of 2024DLaphonza R. Butler CAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee562 words11
S. 5092Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee714 words11
S. 5093Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MISep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee650 words11
S. 5098Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability ActRJames Lankford OKSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee601 words10
S. 5099Plum Island Preservation ActDRichard Blumenthal CTSep 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee675 words20
S. 5165Freedom from Intimidation in Elections ActDAlex Padilla CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee708 words52
S. 5174Restoring Integrity in Fiduciary Duty ActRBill Cassidy LASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee760 words10
S. 5175CADSAW ActIAngus S. King, Jr. MESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee899 words10
S. 5180Mollie Baldwin Upskilling of Personal and Home Care Aides ActIAngus S. King, Jr. MESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee580 words10
S. 5182UNDERSTAND ActRDan Sullivan AKSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee851 words10
S. 5200No Shame at School Act of 2024DTina Smith MNSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee791 words01
S. 5201Secure School Buses Act of 2024RMarsha Blackburn TNSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee521 words30
S. 5203Maternal and Infant Syphilis Prevention ActDMartin Heinrich NMSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee757 words30
S. 5204Tax Relief for New Businesses ActDJacky Rosen NVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee936 words40
S. 5205San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Expansion ActDAlex Padilla CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee789 words00
S. 5213Union Members Right to Know ActRBill Cassidy LASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee644 words20
S. 5222MedShield Act of 2024RMike Rounds SDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee794 words10
S. 5225RESILIENCE ActIJoe Manchin, III WVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee580 words31
S. 5228Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee582 words20
S. 5232Vote Without Fear ActDChristopher Murphy CTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee606 words10
S. 5233No Capital Gains Allowance for American Adversaries ActRPete Ricketts NESep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee732 words00
S. 5235Fiscally Responsible Highway Funding Act of 2024RShelley Moore Capito WVSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee984 words11
S. 5238Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration ActDRichard Blumenthal CTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee813 words60

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