Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,691 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,388 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,457 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee554 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 file9,218 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,538 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
14,388 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
554 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

482 bills · latest action first

Words: 5k–10kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 4766Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023RPatrick T. McHenry NCJul 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.2k words116
S. 1829Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLJun 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.6k words342
S. 1881Restoring Sovereignty and Human Rights in Nicaragua Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLJun 8, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.6k words20
S. 2336MISSILES ActDRobert Menendez NJJul 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.6k words32
S. 2626MAHSA ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.1k words121
S. 3854International Freedom Protection ActDBenjamin L. Cardin MDFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee8.7k words11
S. 4277BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs ActDElizabeth Warren MAMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.5k words41
S. 618United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024DChristopher A. Coons DEMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee8.5k words111
S. 4260Warehouse Worker Protection ActDEdward J. Markey MAMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.5k words812
H.R. 8201Small Business Tax Relief ActDAngie Craig MNMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.8k words00
H.R. 8035Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024RTom Cole OKApr 17, 2024SubstantivePassed House8.4k words25
H.R. 8025Blast Overpressure Safety ActDRo Khanna CAApr 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.7k words270
H.R. 8031Chuckwalla National Monument Establishment and Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024DRaul Ruiz CAApr 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words01
S. 1557Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023DMaria Cantwell WAMay 11, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee6.6k words318
S. 2790Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023DTina Smith MNSep 13, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.2k words132
S. 4131Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2024DTim Kaine VAApr 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words10
S. 4132Chuckwalla National Monument Establishment and Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024DAlex Padilla CAApr 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words11
S. 4119Restricting Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILApr 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.7k words20
S. 4121Solitary Confinement Reform ActDRichard J. Durbin ILApr 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.9k words20
S. 4123Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WIApr 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.7k words111
S. 4109Blast Overpressure Safety ActDElizabeth Warren MAApr 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.7k words110
H.R. 7933Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILApr 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words20
S. 4098Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention ActIBernard Sanders VTApr 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words00
S. 4104Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2024RChuck Grassley IAApr 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words20
S. 1271FEND Off Fentanyl ActRTim Scott SCApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.7k words611

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