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. 4531Ensuring Naval Readiness ActRMike Lee UTJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee224 words00
S. 4536A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 600 East First Street in Rome, Georgia, as the "Harold L. Murphy Federal Building and United States Courthouse."DJon Ossoff GAJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee438 words11
S. 4538Open America's Ports ActRMike Lee UTJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee433 words00
S. 4539ENABLE ActREric Schmitt MOJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee164 words200
S. 4540Protecting Jobs in American Ports ActRMike Lee UTJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee165 words00
S. 4542Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee128 words11
S. 4543SNAP Recertification Reform Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee168 words25
S. 4544Safeguarding American Tourism ActRMike Lee UTJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee459 words00
S. 4545Disaster Relief for Farmworkers Act of 2024DMichael F. Bennet COJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee495 words10
S. 4546STATUE ActRTom Cotton ARJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee254 words20
S.J.Res. 97A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees".RMike Braun INJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee43 words333
H.R. 1437Black Vulture Relief Act of 2024RJohn W. Rose TNMar 8, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee484 words416
H.R. 1647Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study ActDSeth Moulton MAMar 17, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee267 words00
H.R. 3119To provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp.DDarren Soto FLMay 5, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee252 words20
H.R. 4205Drain the Intelligence Community Swamp Act of 2023RGeorge Santos NYJun 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee286 words10
H.R. 4574Cooperation on Combatting Human Smuggling and Trafficking ActDJ. Luis Correa CAJul 12, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee347 words20
H.R. 7776Help Hoover Dam ActDSusie Lee NVMar 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee139 words108
H.R. 7984Rural Small Business Resilience ActDChris Pappas NHApr 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House153 words30
H.R. 7988SPUR ActRPete Stauber MNApr 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House289 words10
H.R. 7989ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment ActRMarcus J. Molinaro NYApr 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House316 words10
H.R. 8014Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities ActDKweisi Mfume MDApr 16, 2024SubstantivePassed House374 words10
H.R. 8450Phosphate and Potash Protection Act of 2024RKat Cammack FLMay 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee489 words14
H.R. 8707Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2024DBecca Balint VTJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee246 words391
H.R. 8708Eliminate DEI in Colleges ActRGus M. Bilirakis FLJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee395 words20
H.R. 8710To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for amounts contributed to a 529 plan.DJosh Gottheimer NJJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee137 words10

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