Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,691 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,388 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,457 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee554 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 file9,218 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,538 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
14,388 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
554 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

482 bills · latest action first

Words: 5k–10kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4529Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2024RMitt Romney UTJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.7k words50
H.R. 8706Dismantle DEI Act of 2024RMichael Cloud TXJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.2k words752
S. 4516Dismantle DEI Act of 2024RJ.D. Vance OHJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.2k words152
H.R. 8639Warehouse Worker Protection ActDDonald Norcross NJJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.5k words508
H.R. 8503DUALS Act of 2024RMike Kelly PAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.4k words21
H.R. 8515Maritime Advantage Results In National Economic Resiliency and Security ActRMichael Waltz FLMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5k words00
S. 4414State Trade Expansion Program Modernization Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHMay 23, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee6.1k words00
S. 4425GPA ActDJeanne Shaheen NHMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words160
S. 4375Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6k words12
H.R. 8404ROCR Value Based Program ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words115
H.R. 6571Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2023RLarry Bucshon INDec 4, 2023SubstantivePassed House5.5k words96
H.R. 8337Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement ActRAndy Barr KYMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee6.4k words15
S. 4357Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2024IBernard Sanders VTMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.4k words12
S. 3015Telework Reform Act of 2024RJames Lankford OKOct 4, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.4k words23
S. 4066FIT Procurement ActDGary C. Peters MIMar 22, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.2k words13
S. 4330ROCR Value Based Program Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words25
H.R. 8261Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access ActRDavid Schweikert AZMay 7, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7k words120
H.R. 8354Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2024DJonathan L. Jackson ILMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.1k words20
S. 4308Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.9k words70
S. 4313Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2024DTammy Duckworth ILMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.1k words00
H.R. 8253BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs ActDRobert Garcia CAMay 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.5k words362
H.R. 8316American Workforce ActRMax L. Miller OHMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words41
H.R. 8318Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2024DGwen Moore WIMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.5k words122
H.R. 8329Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2024RChristopher H. Smith NJMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.7k words50
S. 4287American Workforce ActRTom Cotton ARMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words10

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