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

129 bills · latest action first

Words: 20k–50kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 2103Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024DMark R. Warner VAJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee34k words013
S. 2309Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024DChris Van Hollen MDJul 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee35k words021
S. 2321Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHJul 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee26k words044
H.R. 4349National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023DFrank Pallone, Jr. NJJun 23, 2023SubstantiveIn committee25k words148
H.R. 4319Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2023DZoe Lofgren CAJun 23, 2023SubstantiveIn committee37k words227
S. 1339Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform ActIBernard Sanders VTApr 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee38k words445
S. 2122National Apprenticeship Act of 2023DTammy Baldwin WIJun 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee27k words18
S. 2131Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024DMartin Heinrich NMJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee22k words018
H.R. 3305Black Maternal Health Momnibus ActDLauren Underwood ILMay 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee25k words19411
H.R. 3421Medicare for All ActDPramila Jayapal WAMay 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee21k words1146
H.R. 3495Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023DRaúl M. Grijalva AZMay 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee21k words290
S. 1655Medicare for All ActIBernard Sanders VTMay 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee21k words73
S. 1199STOP CSAM Act of 2023DRichard J. Durbin ILApr 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee38k words52
S. 1606Black Maternal Health Momnibus ActDCory A. Booker NJMay 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee25k words2410
S. 1531Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIMay 10, 2023SubstantiveIn committee26k words60
H.R. 2640Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023RTom McClintock CAApr 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee22k words20
H.R. 2992EDUCATORS for America ActDAlma S. Adams NCApr 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee27k words461
S. 1341EDUCATORS for America ActDJack Reed RIApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee27k words51
H.R. 1705A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice For All ActDRaúl M. Grijalva AZMar 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee21k words1053
H.R. 2851National Apprenticeship Act of 2023DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAApr 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee24k words6510
H.R. 2701Online Privacy Act of 2023DAnna G. Eshoo CAApr 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee24k words12
H.R. 2369VALID Act of 2023RLarry Bucshon INMar 29, 2023SubstantiveIn committee42k words312
H.R. 1824Food and Farm ActDEarl Blumenauer ORMar 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee20k words54
H.R. 1840Agriculture Resilience Act of 2023DChellie Pingree MEMar 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee30k words490
S. 1016Agriculture Resilience Act of 2023DMartin Heinrich NMMar 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee30k words105

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