Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 10, 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 10, 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 10, 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

2,443 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 6829HEARTS Act of 2024DFrank Pallone, Jr. NJDec 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.8k words42
H.R. 7764Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution ActDDebbie Wasserman Schultz FLMar 20, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.5k words930
H.R. 9564Houthi Human Rights Accountability ActRDarrell Issa CASep 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words80
S. 5146Medical Graduate Investment Act of 2024IBernard Sanders VTSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words11
S. 5150Stop the Scroll ActRKatie Boyd Britt ALSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
S. 5155Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Reauthorization ActDAmy Klobuchar MNSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
S. 5156Affordable Housing Construction ActDSheldon Whitehouse RISep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words10
S. 5157Advancing Research in Nuclear Fuel Recycling Act of 2024RTed Cruz TXSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words11
S. 5161Preventing Antisemitic Harassment on Campus Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words10
S. 5163AGE Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 9753Parent Plus Parity ActDAlma S. Adams NCSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words41
H.R. 9766Undersea Cable Security and Protection ActRAugust Pfluger TXSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words11
S. 5137Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2024RBill Hagerty TNSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words61
H.R. 9488SHIELD ActRBryan Steil WISep 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words50
H.R. 9724ANTE ActRJodey C. Arrington TXSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words41
H.R. 9726NFIP Premium Transparency ActDMatt Cartwright PASep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words82
H.R. 9733School Bus Driver Shortage Relief ActDMorgan McGarvey KYSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 9738To increase the penalties applicable to persons facilitate fraud with respect to any COVID-related employee retention credit, and for other purposes.RDavid Schweikert AZSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words30
H.R. 9739Jobs, On-the-Job Earn-While-You-Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans ActDDavid Scott GASep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words270
H.R. 9742Extension of Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2024DEmilia Strong Sykes OHSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words70
H.R. 3283Facilitating DIGITAL Applications ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IAMay 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words14
H.R. 8419American Victims of Terrorism Compensation ActRMichael Lawler NYMay 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words520
H.R. 8704To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species.REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJun 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1k words104
H.R. 8811America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024RRobert J. Wittman VAJun 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2k words51
H.R. 9679SAFE Lending Act of 2024DSuzanne Bonamici ORSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words40

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