Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 10, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 18,299 bills and resolutions had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 10, 2024

In committee 16,283 89%
Sent to committee, never taken up15,323 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out960 5%Approved by committee584 3%Passed the House or Senate1,284 7%Passed the House and Senate30 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%12 ceremonial

12 of 106 were ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

89% of the 118th Congress’s bills and resolutions had not left committee at month 22. 1 in 173 had become law.

Includes 2,280 non-binding resolutions and ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 10, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

31Failed 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

737Skipped committeeof the 1,432 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 file11,538 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,821 bills and resolutions · 9% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied832 bills and resolutions · 20% past committee

Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 108 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 committee102 days
16,283 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber8 days
584 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both62 days
629 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 102 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 511
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestS.Res. 7A resolution fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate.13 words
LongestH.R. 9161Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024266,084 words

The median bill or resolution is 511 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

18,299 bills and resolutions · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10026Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2024DJames A. Himes CTOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee660 words20
H.R. 10027Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2024RDavid P. Joyce OHOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee508 words30
H.R. 10028Stop Wall Street Landlords Act of 2024DRo Khanna CAOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words110
H.R. 10029National Human Trafficking Database ActIKevin Kiley CAOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words30
H.R. 10030Tyler’s LawRNancy Mace SCOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee821 words00
H.R. 10031Performance Life Disclosure Act of 2024DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee739 words00
H.R. 10032Dropbox Access ActDMary Gay Scanlon PAOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee869 words20
H.R. 10033Expanding Clean Fuel Production Act of 2024DBradley Scott Schneider ILOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee66 words40
H.R. 1314LODGE ActRBlake D. Moore UTMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.9k words41
H.R. 1786GROW ActDMike Levin CAMar 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee997 words11
H.R. 3499Direct Hire To Fight FiresRDarrell Issa CAMay 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words31
H.R. 3675Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment ActRLauren Boebert COMay 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee129 words90
H.R. 4141To provide that certain communications projects are not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes.RRuss Fulcher IDJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.4k words01
H.R. 6395Recognizing the Importance of Critical Minerals in Healthcare Act of 2023RJohn R. Curtis UTNov 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee171 words33
H.R. 7872Colorado River Salinity Control Fix ActRJohn R. Curtis UTApr 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee807 words100
H.R. 9725WISER Act of 2024DJulia Brownley CASep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee570 words80
H.R. 9773Copay Fairness for Veterans ActDLauren Underwood ILSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee308 words00
H.R. 9804Loved Ones Interment ActDJulia Brownley CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee183 words80
H.R. 9806Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2024DNikki Budzinski ILSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee471 words20
H.R. 9819Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2024DChristopher R. Deluzio PASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee600 words52
H.R. 9854Education Flexibility for Veteran Parents Act of 2024RMichelle Steel CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee210 words60
H.R. 9855VA Employee Fairness Act of 2024DMark Takano CASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee105 words1361
H.R. 9870Parity for Public Health Service Ready Reserve ActDGreg Landsman OHSep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words20
H.Res. 1547Honoring the investiture of Texas A&M University's 27th President, retired Air Force General Mark A. Welsh III, and extending best wishes to Aggies everywhere.RMichael T. McCaul TXOct 22, 2024Non-binding resolutionIn committee646 words90
H.Res. 1548Expressing support for the designation of October 2024 as "National Learning Disabilities Awareness Month".DJulia Brownley CAOct 22, 2024Non-binding resolutionIn committee376 words190

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