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. 8514Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment ActDGabe Vasquez NMMay 22, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee183 words110
H.R. 8592Warriors to Workforce ActRDerrick Van Orden WIJun 3, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee79 words21
H.R. 8627Student Veteran Debt Relief Act of 2024DDonald G. Davis NCJun 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee396 words00
H.R. 8646Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2024RDerrick Van Orden WIJun 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee144 words00
H.R. 8661Reforming Education for Veterans ActRJohn James MIJun 7, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee476 words00
H.R. 8736No Juicing Joe ActRAndrew Ogles TNJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee75 words01
H.R. 8852East Point Water Infrastructure Enhancement ActDNikema Williams GAJun 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee50 words00
H.R. 8853City of Atlanta Water Infrastructure Enhancement ActDNikema Williams GAJun 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee49 words00
H.R. 8856Right to Trial ActRKelly Armstrong NDJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee280 words70
H.R. 8861Destruction of Hazardous Imports ActRClay Higgins LAJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee260 words10
H.R. 8866Advocates for Families Act of 2024RBarry Moore ALJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee421 words10
H.R. 8867REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee176 words40
H.R. 8869IVF Protection ActRScott Perry PAJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee336 words20
H.R. 8872Health Care Worker and First Responder Fairness ActRGlenn Thompson PAJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee442 words10
H.R. 8876Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Modernization Act of 2024RBrad R. Wenstrup OHJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee249 words30
H.R. 1208To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.RTom Cole OKFeb 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee315 words161
H.R. 6180Poarch Band of Creek Indians Lands ActRJerry L. Carl ALNov 2, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee195 words111
H.R. 8823Clear the ROADS Act of 2024RBill Huizenga MIJun 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee297 words40
H.R. 8837Celestial Time Standardization ActDJennifer L. McClellan VAJun 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee417 words00
H.R. 8840Do Our Job ActRChuck Edwards NCJun 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee229 words11
H.R. 8843American Music Tourism Act of 2024RDiana Harshbarger TNJun 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee395 words162
H.R. 8846HEART Act of 2024RZachary Nunn IAJun 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee481 words31
H.R. 8847Confronting CCP Human Rights Abusers ActRAndrew Ogles TNJun 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee298 words180
H.R. 8850To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to set maximum monthly allowances for milk under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.RElise M. Stefanik NYJun 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee86 words21
H.R. 8813Preventing Child Welfare Entry Caused by Poverty ActRJason Smith MOJun 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee479 words10

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