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
S. 4602Fort Eisenhower National Guard Support ActDJon Ossoff GAJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee63 words00
S. 4603Savannah CRTC Dining Hall Construction ActDJon Ossoff GAJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee71 words00
S. 4604Kings Bay Trident Modernization ActDJon Ossoff GAJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee66 words00
S. 4605Robins Facilities Enhancement ActDJon Ossoff GAJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee65 words01
S. 4606Dobbins Civil Engineering Support ActDJon Ossoff GAJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee68 words00
S. 4608Building Youth Workforce Skills ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee142 words00
S. 4609A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on vessel fires and responses, and for other purposes.DCory A. Booker NJJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee155 words00
S. 4611A bill to require retrofitting of anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kit for certain Army vehicles.DGary C. Peters MIJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee304 words10
S. 4617A bill to exempt National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers from active-duty end strength limits and to clarify the congressional committees to which the Secretary of Defense shall submit an annual report on security cooperation activities.DGary C. Peters MIJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee113 words00
S. 4619Stop Comstock ActDTina Smith MNJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee220 words171
S. 4621No Tax on Tips ActRTed Cruz TXJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee398 words91
S. 4622A bill to establish an Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence.RTed Cruz TXJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee242 words00
S. 4623UNFURL Act of 2024RTed Cruz TXJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee184 words00
S. 4624Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry (AHOBPR) 2.0 ActDPeter Welch VTJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee77 words10
S. 4627Burn Pit Elimination ActDPeter Welch VTJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words20
S.J.Res. 100A joint resolution 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 the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry."RJohn Kennedy LAJun 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee63 words41
H.R. 8776To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for other purposes.RMike Kelly PAJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee232 words20
H.R. 8777CUTS ActRAaron Bean FLJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee296 words920
H.R. 8778No Passport Fees for Heroes’ Families ActRMike Carey OHJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee113 words50
H.R. 8780Prioritizing Resources for Outreach, Safety, Violence Prevention, Youth Empowerment and Resilience Act of 2024DDaniel S. Goldman NYJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee128 words30
H.R. 8781To prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Federal coal managed by the Buffalo, Wyoming Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management.RHarriet M. Hageman WYJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee113 words12
H.R. 8782To extend the obligation deadline of funds made available to recipients under the American Rescue Plan Act for the purposes of supporting homeless children and youth.DSara Jacobs CAJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee40 words10
H.R. 8786PIFAARJames C. Moylan GUJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee296 words12
H.R. 8789Officer John Barnes ActRRandy K. Weber, Sr. TXJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee76 words00
S. 3679Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization ActDTim Kaine VAJan 30, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee484 words1118

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