Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

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

How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

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

Search Type Stage Ending Lobbying Sponsor party Chamber Committee Sort

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Bill	Title	Sponsor	Introduced	Type	Stage	Words	Cosponsors	Lobbied by
S. 4637	Streamlining International Food Assistance Act of 2024	DPeter Welch VT	Jul 8, 2024	Substantive	In committee	444 words	1	0
H.R. 5567	CLASS Act	RDavid P. Joyce OH	Sep 19, 2023	Substantive	Approved by committee	281 words	15	1
H.R. 618	Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act	RTim Walberg MI	Jan 30, 2023	Substantive	Approved by committee	233 words	55	11
H.R. 6816	PROTECT Our Kids Act	RKevin Hern OK	Dec 14, 2023	Substantive	Approved by committee	498 words	37	0
H.R. 8534	Protecting Student Athletes’ Economic Freedom Act of 2024	RBob Good VA	May 23, 2024	Substantive	Approved by committee	369 words	10	0
H.J.Res. 180	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings".	RGary J. Palmer AL	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	41 words	0	0
H.R. 8916	Clean Water SRF Parity Act of 2024	RMike Bost IL	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	391 words	3	0
H.J.Res. 172	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review".	RGary J. Palmer AL	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	52 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 173	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Water Heaters".	RGary J. Palmer AL	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	39 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 174	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments".	RGary J. Palmer AL	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	47 words	0	1
H.J.Res. 175	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Statutory Updates to the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program".	RGary J. Palmer AL	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	38 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 176	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products".	RGary J. Palmer AL	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	39 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 177	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".	RGary J. Palmer AL	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	68 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 178	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Preventing the Improper Use of CHIPS Act Funding".	RGary J. Palmer AL	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	37 words	0	0
H.J.Res. 179	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern".	RGary J. Palmer AL	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	50 words	0	0
H.R. 8921	Tribal Child Welfare Support Act	RKevin Hern OK	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	369 words	1	0
H.R. 8923	Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2024	RDavid P. Joyce OH	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	418 words	11	0
H.R. 8925	Campus Housing Affordability Act of 2024	DGreg Landsman OH	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	329 words	5	0
H.R. 8927	District of Columbia Government Accountability Office Home Rule Act	DEleanor Holmes Norton DC	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	441 words	0	0
H.R. 8930	Accessibility Constituent Communication Act of 2024	RPete Sessions TX	Jul 2, 2024	Substantive	In committee	239 words	0	0
H.R. 8891	To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration, and for other purposes.	DJared Huffman CA	Jun 28, 2024	Substantive	In committee	238 words	9	0
H.R. 8894	To improve the distribution of tsunami alerts to the public, and for other purposes.	DDerek Kilmer WA	Jun 28, 2024	Substantive	In committee	131 words	2	0
H.R. 8290	Foreign Grant Reporting Act	RLloyd Smucker PA	May 8, 2024	Substantive	Approved by committee	361 words	2	0
H.R. 8870	To rename the portion of United States Highway 75 between President George Bush Turnpike and United States Highway 380 as the "U.S. Congressman and Prisoner of War Sam Johnson Memorial Highway".	RKeith Self TX	Jun 27, 2024	Substantive	In committee	111 words	0	0
H.R. 8878	Blind Americans Return to Work Act of 2024	RPete Sessions TX	Jun 28, 2024	Substantive	In committee	428 words	5	0

S. 4637In committee
Streamlining International Food Assistance Act of 2024
DPeter Welch VTJul 8, 2024Substantive444 words1 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 5567Approved by committee
CLASS Act
RDavid P. Joyce OHSep 19, 2023Substantive281 words15 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.R. 618Approved by committee
Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
RTim Walberg MIJan 30, 2023Substantive233 words55 cosponsors11 organizations lobbied
H.R. 6816Approved by committee
PROTECT Our Kids Act
RKevin Hern OKDec 14, 2023Substantive498 words37 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8534Approved by committee
Protecting Student Athletes’ Economic Freedom Act of 2024
RBob Good VAMay 23, 2024Substantive369 words10 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 180In committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings".
RGary J. Palmer ALJul 2, 2024Substantive41 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8916In committee
Clean Water SRF Parity Act of 2024
RMike Bost ILJul 2, 2024Substantive391 words3 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 172In committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review".
RGary J. Palmer ALJul 2, 2024Substantive52 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 173In committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Water Heaters".
RGary J. Palmer ALJul 2, 2024Substantive39 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 174In committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments".
RGary J. Palmer ALJul 2, 2024Substantive47 words0 cosponsors1 organization lobbied
H.J.Res. 175In committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Statutory Updates to the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program".
RGary J. Palmer ALJul 2, 2024Substantive38 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 176In committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products".
RGary J. Palmer ALJul 2, 2024Substantive39 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 177In committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".
RGary J. Palmer ALJul 2, 2024Substantive68 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 178In committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Preventing the Improper Use of CHIPS Act Funding".
RGary J. Palmer ALJul 2, 2024Substantive37 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.J.Res. 179In committee
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern".
RGary J. Palmer ALJul 2, 2024Substantive50 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8921In committee
Tribal Child Welfare Support Act
RKevin Hern OKJul 2, 2024Substantive369 words1 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8923In committee
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2024
RDavid P. Joyce OHJul 2, 2024Substantive418 words11 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8925In committee
Campus Housing Affordability Act of 2024
DGreg Landsman OHJul 2, 2024Substantive329 words5 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8927In committee
District of Columbia Government Accountability Office Home Rule Act
DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJul 2, 2024Substantive441 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8930In committee
Accessibility Constituent Communication Act of 2024
RPete Sessions TXJul 2, 2024Substantive239 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8891In committee
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration, and for other purposes.
DJared Huffman CAJun 28, 2024Substantive238 words9 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8894In committee
To improve the distribution of tsunami alerts to the public, and for other purposes.
DDerek Kilmer WAJun 28, 2024Substantive131 words2 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8290Approved by committee
Foreign Grant Reporting Act
RLloyd Smucker PAMay 8, 2024Substantive361 words2 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8870In committee
To rename the portion of United States Highway 75 between President George Bush Turnpike and United States Highway 380 as the "U.S. Congressman and Prisoner of War Sam Johnson Memorial Highway".
RKeith Self TXJun 27, 2024Substantive111 words0 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied
H.R. 8878In committee
Blind Americans Return to Work Act of 2024
RPete Sessions TXJun 28, 2024Substantive428 words5 cosponsors0 organizations lobbied

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