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
H.R. 9546VALOR Act of 2024RMaria Elvira Salazar FLSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words100
H.R. 9547Improving Military Firefighter Safety Act of 2024DMikie Sherrill NJSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee323 words00
H.R. 9548High-Impact Tutoring for Military Families ActDMikie Sherrill NJSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee316 words00
S. 2927WaterSMART Access for Tribes ActDBen Ray Luján NMSep 26, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee142 words20
S. 4016Help Hoover Dam ActIKyrsten Sinema AZMar 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee142 words52
S. 4242Drought Preparedness ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COMay 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee70 words10
S. 4245WATER Data Improvement ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYMay 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee960 words10
S. 4347Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Land Conveyances ActRDeb Fischer NEMay 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee6.7k words30
S. 4458Rural Water Supply Program Reauthorization ActRMike Rounds SDJun 4, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee78 words20
S. 4576Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJun 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee88 words30
S. 4996Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2024RJohn Hoeven NDSep 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.8k words20
S. 4999A bill to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.RJames E. Risch IDSep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee696 words00
S. 5000A bill to provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.RMike Lee UTSep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee254 words00
S. 5005A bill to authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act.DAlex Padilla CASep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee90 words10
S. 5011Sacramento RIVER Act of 2024DAlex Padilla CASep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words00
S. 5012Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2024DAlex Padilla CASep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee615 words40
S. 5013Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit ActDMichael F. Bennet COSep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee419 words10
S. 5014Water Project Navigators ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COSep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words10
S. 5017Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2024DBrian Schatz HISep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.5k words02
S. 5018Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients ActRBill Cassidy LASep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee300 words36
S. 5019A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 South Loudon Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, as the "United States Representative Elijah E. Cummings Post Office Building".DBenjamin L. Cardin MDSep 11, 2024CeremonialIn committee89 words10
S. 5020Local Procurement ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee468 words00
S. 5021340B PATIENTS Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words14
S. 5022A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 29 Franklin Street in Petersburg, Virginia, as the "John Mercer Langston Post Office Building."DMark R. Warner VASep 11, 2024CeremonialIn committee79 words10
S. 5023Stand Strong Falls Prevention ActIAngus S. King, Jr. MESep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words21

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