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. 9491Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2024RW. Gregory Steube FLSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee773 words10
H.R. 8312Combat Veterans Pre-Enrollment Act of 2024RYoung Kim CAMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee743 words130
H.J.Res. 167Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture relating to "Use of Electronic Identification Eartags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison".RHarriet M. Hageman WYJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee49 words300
H.R. 7923SOLAR ActRMike Bost ILApr 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee539 words41
H.R. 8055Ensuring Access to Risk Management Act of 2024RAustin Scott GAApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee438 words41
H.R. 8092Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024DJared Huffman CAApr 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee12k words123
H.R. 8096Future of Water Act of 2024DRo Khanna CAApr 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee164 words150
H.R. 8138To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a disaster response training program to train certain Farm Service Agency employees to provide outreach and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers affected by a natural disaster, and for other purposes.DDarren Soto FLApr 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee632 words20
H.R. 8153Bank Risk Reduction Act of 2024RAlexander X. Mooney WVApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee463 words20
H.R. 8169Lead Free Forests Act of 2024DMadeleine Dean PAApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee632 words10
H.R. 8198Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property ActDSanford D. Bishop, Jr. GAMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
H.R. 8199Increasing Nutrition Access for Seniors Act of 2024DYadira Caraveo COMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee356 words190
H.R. 8210Future Farmers and Ranchers of Tomorrow Act of 2024DSummer L. Lee PAMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee62 words00
H.R. 8229LIP Enhancement Act of 2024RRonny Jackson TXMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee302 words00
H.R. 8230FOREST ActRDusty Johnson SDMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee310 words22
H.R. 8270Conservation Reserve Program Modernization ActRBrad Finstad MNMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 8277Preserving America’s Farmland ActRMary E. Miller ILMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee428 words00
H.R. 8300Food and Nutrition Delivery Safety Act of 2024DAngie Craig MNMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee382 words80
H.R. 8305Loggers Economic Assistance and Relief ActDJared F. Golden MEMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee488 words30
H.R. 8326To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act with respect to the treatment of dates for processing under certain marketing orders.DRaul Ruiz CAMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee54 words00
H.R. 8344Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance ActRMonica De La Cruz TXMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee176 words20
H.R. 8350FARMER ActRBrad Finstad MNMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee408 words51
H.R. 8359GRAPE ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee242 words00
H.R. 8394To restrict the Chinese Government from accessing United States capital markets and exchanges if it fails to comply with international laws relating to finance, trade, and commerce.RAndrew Ogles TNMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee546 words10
H.R. 8431Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act of 2024RRandy Feenstra IAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee123 words10

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