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. 7593Modernizing the Congressional Research Service’s Access to Data ActRStephanie I. Bice OKMar 8, 2024SubstantivePassed House291 words40
H.R. 7686To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.RMike Garcia CAMar 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House138 words10
H.R. 7701No Russian Tunnel to Crimea ActDGregory W. Meeks NYMar 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House992 words70
H.R. 8033Regulatory Transparency for Small Businesses ActRBlaine Luetkemeyer MOApr 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee214 words33
H.R. 8152Remote Access Security ActRMichael Lawler NYApr 29, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.1k words424
H.R. 8333BIOSECURE ActRBrad R. Wenstrup OHMay 10, 2024SubstantivePassed House2.6k words144
H.R. 8631Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence ActRCarlos A. Gimenez FLJun 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.3k words42
H.R. 8632BIOSAFE Act of 2024RGlenn Grothman WIJun 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee76 words32
H.R. 8663DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024RNick LaLota NYJun 7, 2024SubstantivePassed HouseText pending20
H.R. 8836Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships ActRRyan K. Zinke MTJun 25, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.4k words120
H.R. 9030Regulatory Agenda Clarity ActRMark Alford MOJul 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee203 words03
H.R. 9031Assurance for Small Business Act of 2024RPete Stauber MNJul 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee134 words02
H.R. 9032Enhanced Regulatory Flexibility Assessment ActRCeleste Maloy UTJul 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee679 words03
H.R. 9033LABOR Act of 2024RAaron Bean FLJul 15, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee54 words03
H.R. 9085Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2024RDaniel Meuser PAJul 22, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee287 words13
H.R. 9251Increasing Small-Scale Poultry Processing Opportunities ActRRandy Feenstra IAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee272 words10
H.R. 9512Congressional Banking Regulation Priorities and Accountability Act of 2024RAndy Barr KYSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words00
H.R. 9513Methane Monitoring Science Act of 2024DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VASep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee688 words10
H.R. 9514Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit ActRLauren Boebert COSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee136 words10
H.R. 9515Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2024RKen Calvert CASep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee562 words50
H.R. 9517To direct the Secretary of Education to deem each month for which certain Federal student loans are in deferment during a period of active duty service as months counted toward public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.DJoe Courtney CTSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee439 words40
H.R. 9518BRAVE Act of 2024RWarren Davidson OHSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee318 words20
H.R. 9519Stop Bankrupting Our Country ActRChuck Edwards NCSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee415 words01
H.R. 9520Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act of 2024RPat Fallon TXSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words01
H.R. 9522To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.RMike Kelly PASep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee194 words222

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