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. 3765Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAFeb 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee75 words64
S. 4325Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2024RSusan M. Collins MEMay 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee81 words00
S. 4564A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 50 East Derry Road in East Derry, New Hampshire, as the "Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office".DJeanne Shaheen NHJun 18, 2024CeremonialIn committee82 words10
S. 4570Secure Payments Act of 2024RTed Budd NCJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee343 words48
S. 4571Interstate Obscenity Definition ActRMike Lee UTJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee287 words00
S. 4572ROUTERS ActRMarsha Blackburn TNJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee190 words11
S. 4573A bill to 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.RLisa Murkowski AKJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee40 words30
S. 4575Evidence-Informed Health Promotion ActRMike Braun INJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee219 words00
S. 4577Senior Resource Center Transparency ActRMike Braun INJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee231 words00
S. 4578Long-Term Care Transparency ActRMike Braun INJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee118 words10
S. 4583Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee68 words73
S. 4587Rural 340B Access Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee234 words00
S. 4591Save Our Seafood ActRLisa Murkowski AKJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee274 words72
S. 4592Health Equity Innovation Act of 2024DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee413 words30
S. 4593No More Political Prosecutions Act of 2024RThom Tillis NCJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee99 words60
S. 4594Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections ActRMike Lee UTJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee124 words31
S.J.Res. 98A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture relating to "Use of Electronic Identification Eartags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison".RCynthia M. Lummis WYJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee41 words30
S.J.Res. 99A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2".IJoe Manchin, III WVJun 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee39 words165
H.R. 8762To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the membership of the Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.DMary Sattler Peltola AKJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee396 words30
S. 4541Ensuring Nationwide Access to a Better Life Experience ActREric Schmitt MOJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee171 words10
S. 4555Fairness for Disabled Young Adults ActRBill Cassidy LAJun 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee154 words10
S. 4557A bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.RMike Lee UTJun 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee116 words00
S. 4558Tribal Border Crossing Parity ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJun 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee115 words10
S. 4559Officer John Barnes ActRTed Cruz TXJun 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee76 words00
S. 4560A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit.RMike Lee UTJun 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee189 words00

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