Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

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

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How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

In committee 14,454 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,529 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee558 4%Passed the House or Senate621 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%13 ceremonial

13 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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 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

206Skipped committeeof the 755 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 file8,873 bills · 6% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,796 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied991 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: 107 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 committee126 days
14,454 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
558 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
621 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
16 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 126 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 533
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024391,735 words

The median bill is 533 words; 7 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 14 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

7,606 bills · latest action first

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8913Protecting American Students ActRA. Drew Ferguson IV GAJul 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee313 words90
H.R. 8959AmeriCorps Access for Dreamers ActDColin Z. Allred TXJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee140 words100
H.R. 8960To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow participation in certain Fulbright programs to qualify for the repayment plan for public service employees, and for other purposes.DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee63 words20
H.R. 8961Renewable Energy Certificate Study Act of 2024DJulia Brownley CAJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee384 words10
H.R. 8963To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 521 Thorn Street in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, as the "Mary Elizabeth 'Bettie' Cole Post Office Building".DChristopher R. Deluzio PAJul 9, 2024CeremonialIn committee82 words160
H.R. 8964Medical Records Access Fairness Act of 2024DBill Foster ILJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee407 words30
H.R. 8967To extend the authority of the Secretary of the Army to enter into a contract, partnership, or grant with a non-profit organization for the purpose of providing financial support for the maintenance and sustainment of infrastructure and facilities at military service memorials and museums that highlight the role of women in the military.RJennifer A. Kiggans VAJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee45 words20
H.R. 8969Protecting Military Assets Act of 2024RMorgan Luttrell TXJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee144 words130
H.R. 8970Illegal Offender Registry ActRMarcus J. Molinaro NYJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee140 words80
H.R. 8973Native Arts and Culture Promotion ActDJill N. Tokuda HIJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee158 words20
S. 4640Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking ActDJon Ossoff GAJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee123 words10
S. 4641Bureaucratic Overreach Review ActRTom Cotton ARJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee281 words01
S. 4644City of Atlanta Water Infrastructure Enhancement ActDJon Ossoff GAJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee52 words10
S. 4645Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee445 words22
S. 4649A bill to amend the Mutual Security Act of 1954 by declaring that if all NATO countries consent to the accession of Ukraine to NATO membership, the United States will have grounds for withdrawing from the North Atlantic Treaty.RMike Lee UTJul 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee95 words11
H.R. 6493Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2023RHarriet M. Hageman WYNov 29, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee358 words30
H.R. 7152Korean American Divided Families National Registry ActDJennifer Wexton VAJan 30, 2024SubstantivePassed House430 words100
H.R. 8938Keep Every Extra Penny Act of 2024RRuss Fulcher IDJul 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee137 words60
H.R. 8939To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.RRick W. Allen GAJul 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee57 words01
H.R. 8941No Tax on Tips ActRByron Donalds FLJul 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee398 words82
H.R. 8948Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2024DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJul 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee156 words10
H.R. 8950Made in America Integrity Act of 2024RBeth Van Duyne TXJul 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee138 words30
S. 4632FAFSA Deadline Act of 2024RBill Cassidy LAJul 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee80 words90
S. 4635Pharmaceutical Risk Assessment and Mitigation Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIJul 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee324 words10
S. 4636Contract Pricing Data Transparency ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee88 words00

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