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

202 bills · latest action first

Words: 10k–20kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3140Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness ActSponsor not on fileOct 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee12k words50
H.R. 5953Lower Your Taxes ActDEmilia Strong Sykes OHOct 12, 2023SubstantiveIn committee12k words00
H.R. 5998America’s College Promise Act of 2023DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMOct 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words100
H.R. 6065Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2023RLloyd Smucker PAOct 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee12k words105
S. 1764Western Wildfire Support Act of 2024DCatherine Cortez Masto NVMay 31, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee10k words02
S. 2991America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2024IJoe Manchin, III WVSep 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee17k words33
S. 3128Protecting Unaccompanied Children ActDRichard J. Durbin ILOct 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee11k words60
S. 3130Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2023RJohn Barrasso WYOct 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee14k words40
S. 3086America’s College Promise Act of 2023DTammy Baldwin WIOct 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words70
S. 3102Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2023DJohn W. Hickenlooper COOct 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee12k words46
H.R. 5760Climate Resilience Workforce ActDPramila Jayapal WASep 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee20k words434
H.R. 5871Rail Worker and Community Safety ActDMelanie A. Stansbury NMOct 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee11k words519
H.R. 3557American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAMay 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee14k words1114
H.R. 5860Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions ActRKay Granger TXSep 30, 2023SubstantiveBecame law12k words071
H.R. 4367Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024RDavid P. Joyce OHJun 27, 2023SubstantivePassed House18k words032
S. 2944Puerto Rico Status ActRRoger F. Wicker MSSep 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee16k words00
H.R. 4978Agricultural Worker Justice ActDGreg Casar TXJul 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words461
H.R. 5457Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act of 2023DPaul Tonko NYSep 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee13k words90
H.R. 5601MORE ActDJerrold Nadler NYSep 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee15k words951
H.R. 5672Bipartisan Keep America Open ActRDon Bacon NESep 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee12k words112
H.R. 14John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023DTerri A. Sewell ALSep 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee13k words2188
H.R. 5560Reuniting Families ActDJudy Chu CASep 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee11k words411
H.R. 5572Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActDAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYSep 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee11k words542
S. 2838Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActDEdward J. Markey MASep 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee11k words51
S. 2812Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act of 2023DBrian Schatz HISep 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee13k words40

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