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

15,699 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4762Autism CARES Act of 2024DBen Ray Luján NMJul 24, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.5k words10
S. 4776Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024IBernard Sanders VTJul 25, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committeeText pending71
S. 5029Small Biotech Innovation ActRBill Cassidy LASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee542 words00
S. 5030National Critical Minerals Council ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee799 words11
S. 5031Workforce of the Future Act of 2024DLaphonza R. Butler CASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words11
S. 5032Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act of 2024DElizabeth Warren MASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words10
S. 5033CCAMPIS Reauthorization ActDTammy Duckworth ILSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words90
S. 5034American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2024DSherrod Brown OHSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words40
S. 5035A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.RJerry Moran KSSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee437 words21
S. 5036MEDAL Act of 2024RTed Cruz TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee331 words00
S. 5037Indian Ocean Region Strategic Review Act of 2024RTim Scott SCSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words20
S. 5038Stop CARB Act of 2024RMike Lee UTSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee579 words50
S. 5039Unearth Innovation ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words11
S. 5040Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Online ActDRichard J. Durbin ILSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words11
S. 5041Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words21
S. 5042Protecting Our Land from Federal Overreach Act of 2024RJerry Moran KSSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee367 words11
S. 5043Sanctions Lists Harmonization ActRMarco Rubio FLSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee582 words10
S. 5044Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee809 words21
S. 5045Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy ActRTed Cruz TXSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee56 words105
S. 5046FDA Modernization Act 3.0DCory A. Booker NJSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committeeText pending80
S. 5047Carbon Scoring Act of 2024DSheldon Whitehouse RISep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words51
S. 5048Ranked Choice Voting ActDPeter Welch VTSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.5k words00
S. 5049Winter Recreation Small Business Recovery Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WISep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee120 words30
S. 5050A bill to prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian Federation.RSteve Daines MTSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee257 words10
S. 5051Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024DJohn Fetterman PASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words30

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