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. 8882Family Cord Blood Banking ActRJodey C. Arrington TXJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee141 words41
H.R. 8883No Tax Dollars for College Encampments Act of 2024RJim Banks INJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee251 words90
H.R. 8884Peggy Frank Memorial ActDTony Cárdenas CAJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee147 words10
H.R. 8887Honoring our K9 Heroes ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee347 words70
H.R. 8888Voting Clarity Act of 2024DRuben Gallego AZJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee116 words00
H.R. 8889Sunset Chevron ActRMark E. Green TNJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee367 words150
H.R. 8895To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain payments to foreign related parties subject to sufficient foreign tax are not treated as base erosion payments.DAndy Kim NJJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee394 words10
H.R. 8897ZZZ’s to A’s ActDZoe Lofgren CAJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee482 words03
H.R. 8898Lower Grocery Prices ActRMarcus J. Molinaro NYJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee199 words51
H.R. 8899Ko’ko’ BIRDS Stamp ActRJames C. Moylan GUJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee293 words40
H.R. 8900Keep Housing Affordable Act of 2024DWiley Nickel NCJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee453 words00
H.R. 8902FAFSA Act of 2024RAugust Pfluger TXJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee340 words70
H.R. 8903UPRISERS ActRAugust Pfluger TXJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee271 words130
H.R. 8905MIRACLE Act of 2024RCathy McMorris Rodgers WAJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee281 words00
H.R. 8906Veterans Gun Rights Protection Act of 2024RMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee213 words121
H.R. 8908Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Withdrawal Cap Adjustment Act of 2024RKeith Self TXJun 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee126 words21
H.J.Res. 170Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture relating to "Final Determination: Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing".RWarren Davidson OHJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee52 words501
H.J.Res. 171Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the proposed rule submitted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule.RTom McClintock CAJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee72 words170
H.R. 226Veterans Collaboration ActRRobert J. Wittman VAJan 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee286 words01
H.R. 390Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Enhancement ActRElise M. Stefanik NYJan 17, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee158 words10
H.R. 3971Flatside Wilderness Additions ActRJ. French Hill ARJun 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee182 words00
H.R. 7543Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2024DMike Levin CAMar 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee327 words280
H.R. 7896VETS Opportunity Act of 2024RJuan Ciscomani AZApr 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee130 words51
H.R. 8206To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.RScott Franklin FLMay 1, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee30 words170
H.R. 8347Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act of 2024DJulia Brownley CAMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee488 words100

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