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
H.R. 8711To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).DChrissy Houlahan PAJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee61 words30
H.R. 8712To authorize the establishment in the Department of State of a Negotiations Support Unit, and for other purposes.DSara Jacobs CAJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee465 words00
H.R. 8716Disaster Relief Fund Replenishment Act of 2024DJared Moskowitz FLJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee183 words31
H.R. 8718To conditionally prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in the Columbia Management Area, and for other purposes.DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee372 words01
S. 2156Bolts Ditch ActDMichael F. Bennet COJun 22, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee86 words10
S. 3263Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity ActRKatie Boyd Britt ALNov 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee157 words10
S. 3596A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to amend references of gilsonite to asphaltite.RMike Lee UTJan 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee49 words00
S. 3790Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2024RDan Sullivan AKFeb 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee59 words10
S. 3870Slip-on Tanks for Tribes Act of 2024DCatherine Cortez Masto NVMar 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee49 words00
S. 3985Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COMar 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee283 words00
S. 4431A bill to reinstate the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.RSteve Daines MTMay 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee203 words00
S. 4432A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification.RSteve Daines MTMay 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee331 words00
S. 4456A bill to amend the Granger-Thye Act to modify the maximum term for certain special use permits for housing.RJohn Barrasso WYJun 4, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee76 words00
S. 4517A bill to authorize the establishment of a Negotiations Support Unit in the Department of State, and for other purposes.DJeff Merkley ORJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee468 words00
S. 4519Expedited Performance Indicator ActRRoger Marshall KSJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee299 words01
S. 4520Confronting Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee183 words00
S. 4521Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2024RBill Hagerty TNJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee340 words123
S. 4523Nutrition Red Tape Reduction ActDJohn Fetterman PAJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee125 words10
S. 4527Separation of Powers Restoration ActREric Schmitt MOJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee256 words00
S.J.Res. 96A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance".RCindy Hyde-Smith MSJun 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee44 words402
H.R. 5074Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJul 28, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee174 words457
H.R. 7512Real-Time Benefit Tool Implementation ActRJodey C. Arrington TXMar 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee83 words13
H.R. 8678FAIR Costs ActDJamaal Bowman NYJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee470 words10
H.R. 8679To include the Czech Republic in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic.DSteve Cohen TNJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee49 words230
H.R. 8681Health Providers Training ActDSteven Horsford NVJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee70 words00

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