Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 10, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 10, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 10, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 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 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

2,443 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9681HOTEL Act of 2024RChristopher H. Smith NJSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
H.R. 9684Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 9691Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park ActDDanny K. Davis ILSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words110
H.R. 9702Wildfire Coordination ActDJoe Neguse COSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words11
H.R. 9707Transnational Repression Reporting Act of 2024DAdam B. Schiff CASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words110
H.R. 9712VA Extenders Act of 2024RDavid G. Valadao CASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words10
S. 3187Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023Sponsor not on fileNov 1, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate1.1k words270
S. 5108Parent Plus Parity ActDChris Van Hollen MDSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words61
S. 5110Stopping Adversarial Tariff Evasion ActRMarco Rubio FLSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
S. 5117Frank Connor and Trooper Werner Foerster Justice ActRMarco Rubio FLSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words10
S. 5120Fresh Food ActDJon Ossoff GASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words10
S. 5122Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park ActDRichard J. Durbin ILSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words50
S. 5123Women’s Economic Empowerment in Trade Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
S. 5129SAFE Lending Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words60
H.R. 1605Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2023RDavid Rouzer NCMar 14, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.5k words32
H.R. 3227Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care ActRRon Estes KSMay 11, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words135
H.R. 4758Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care ActDLori Trahan MAJul 19, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.8k words12412
H.R. 5887Government Service Delivery Improvement ActDRo Khanna CAOct 3, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.4k words80
H.R. 7188Shandra Eisenga Human Cell and Tissue Product Safety ActRJohn R. Moolenaar MIFeb 1, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words10
H.R. 7342Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2024RDavid G. Valadao CAFeb 13, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.5k words100
H.R. 7438FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin ActRDarin LaHood ILFeb 23, 2024CeremonialPassed House1.2k words2930
H.R. 7623Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAMar 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1k words3141
H.R. 8449AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024RGus M. Bilirakis FLMay 17, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words17
H.R. 8505Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCMay 22, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words243
H.R. 8674Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuel ActRBrandon Williams NYJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words15

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