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. 4562NO SHT ActDCory A. Booker NJJun 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee102 words00
H.R. 4213Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act of 2023RKen Buck COJun 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee436 words10
H.R. 8737Free Market Drives Itself ActRAndrew Ogles TNJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee95 words80
H.R. 8748Capitol Dog Relief ActDBonnie Watson Coleman NJJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee411 words130
H.R. 8749Safer Compounding in Hospitals Act of 2024RMike Kelly PAJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee423 words01
H.R. 8750To designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the "Donald John Trump Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States".RW. Gregory Steube FLJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee94 words11
H.R. 8751Improving Government Data-Driven Decisions ActRLarry Bucshon INJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee336 words11
H.R. 8753To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.RLauren Boebert COJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee224 words130
H.R. 8755Eid Days ActDAndré Carson INJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee291 words50
H.R. 8758Public Service Worker Protection ActDChristopher R. Deluzio PAJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee209 words494
H.R. 8759Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2024DBill Foster ILJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee229 words71
H.R. 8761Ensuring Distance Education ActRBurgess Owens UTJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee77 words20
H.R. 8764Clean Hands Firearm Procurement ActDJamie Raskin MDJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee435 words291
H.R. 8766American Flags to Honor Our Veterans Act of 2024RBryan Steil WIJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee89 words40
H.R. 8767Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care ActDShri Thanedar MIJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee196 words01
H.R. 8725Increasing Medication Access for Seniors Act of 2024DYadira Caraveo COJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee444 words20
H.R. 8729No Backdoors for Student Debt Cancellation ActRMark E. Green TNJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee103 words00
H.R. 8730Postal Processing Protection ActRHarriet M. Hageman WYJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee272 words30
H.R. 8733Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting ActDAnn M. Kuster NHJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee128 words120
H.R. 8734Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee292 words440
H.R. 8740Financial Inclusion in Banking Act of 2024DDavid Scott GAJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee446 words10
H.R. 8743Empowering Kinship Caregivers and Youth through Title IV–B ActRLloyd Smucker PAJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee211 words10
H.R. 8744Reducing Administrative Burden for Child Welfare Agencies ActRLloyd Smucker PAJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee328 words21
H.R. 8745Child Welfare Workforce Development ActRLloyd Smucker PAJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee364 words00
S. 4530Ensuring Coast Guard Readiness ActRMike Lee UTJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee242 words00

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