Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,699 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,395 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,464 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee555 4%Passed the House or Senate619 4%Passed the House and Senate12 <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 12, 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

205Skipped committeeof the 749 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 file9,224 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied829 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
14,395 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
555 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both84 days
619 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
12 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

1,635 bills · latest action first

Words: 2k–5kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4442Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2024DJon Tester MTJun 3, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.8k words10
S. 4700Improving Federal Financial Management ActRJames Lankford OKJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.3k words10
S. 5079ERTC Repeal Act of 2024RMitt Romney UTSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words20
S. 5084Safe School Meals Act of 2024DCory A. Booker NJSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words10
S. 5087Tenants’ Right to Organize ActDJohn Fetterman PASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words50
S. 5091BASIC ActDAlex Padilla CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words40
S. 5095Caesar Act 2.0DBenjamin L. Cardin MDSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.2k words10
H.R. 9620Police CAMERA Act of 2024DSteve Cohen TNSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words00
H.R. 962121st Century Workforce Partnerships ActDAngie Craig MNSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words21
H.R. 9625JUDGES Act of 2024RDarrell Issa CASep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words440
S. 506121st Century Workforce Partnerships ActDTina Smith MNSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words01
S. 5063Helping Small Businesses THRIVE ActDJeanne Shaheen NHSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words12
H.R. 9607Workforce of the Future Act of 2024DBarbara Lee CASep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words10
S. 5056SIMSA Act of 2024RChuck Grassley IASep 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words31
H.R. 9551NO FAKES Act of 2024RMaria Elvira Salazar FLSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.9k words119
H.R. 9557American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2024DGreg Casar TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words130
H.R. 9559CCAMPIS Reauthorization ActDKatherine M. Clark MASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words80
H.R. 9567Protecting Data at the Border ActDTed Lieu CASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words30
H.R. 9569PSA ActDDoris O. Matsui CASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.4k words50
H.R. 9572Enhanced Enforcement of Health Coverage ActRGregory F. Murphy NCSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words63
H.R. 9573Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2024DJerrold Nadler NYSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3k words220
H.R. 9578Ranked Choice Voting ActDJamie Raskin MDSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.5k words90
H.R. 9581STAR Plus Scholarship ActDAndrea Salinas ORSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words113
H.R. 9584Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy ActDElissa Slotkin MISep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words10
S. 4762Autism CARES Act of 2024DBen Ray Luján NMJul 24, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.5k words10

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