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. 8436Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers ActRJulia Letlow LAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee423 words00
H.R. 8439ThinkDIFFERENTLY Nutrition and Opportunities Act of 2024RMarcus J. Molinaro NYMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee68 words00
H.R. 8442Setting the Table for Transition ActDKatie Porter CAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee140 words81
H.R. 8447American Agricultural Security Act of 2024RDon Bacon NEMay 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
H.R. 8448SOIL ActRDon Bacon NEMay 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee219 words20
H.R. 8453Fertilizer Research Act of 2024RAshley Hinson IAMay 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee519 words20
H.R. 8472Freight for Farms ActDJoe Courtney CTMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee244 words20
H.R. 8488Farmer to Farmer Education Act of 2024DGabe Vasquez NMMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee911 words30
H.R. 8492Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2024DSteve Cohen TNMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee563 words201
H.R. 8510To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage the use of native vegetation, and for other purposes.DJill N. Tokuda HIMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee72 words00
H.R. 8513CSFP Tribal Nutrition Sovereignty ActDGabe Vasquez NMMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee698 words00
H.R. 8535Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness Establishment Act of 2024RErin Houchin INMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
H.R. 8538Biotechnology Oversight Coordination Act of 2024DRo Khanna CAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words11
H.R. 8557National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024DKim Schrier WAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7k words11
H.R. 8598Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2024DMarilyn Strickland WAJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee870 words20
H.R. 8611Save Our Small Farms Act of 2024DJahana Hayes CTJun 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words160
H.R. 8613NSF and USDA Interagency Research ActRFrank D. Lucas OKJun 4, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee864 words31
H.R. 8640National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center Establishment ActDMike Quigley ILJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words00
H.R. 8656Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2024DJosh Harder CAJun 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.7k words107
H.R. 8865To nullify Executive Order 14072 and prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior from implementing, administering, or enforcing such Executive Order or any substantially similar executive order.RDoug LaMalfa CAJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee154 words50
H.R. 8954Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2024RPaul A. Gosar AZJul 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words01
H.R. 8994Pigs and Public Health ActDVeronica Escobar TXJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words51
H.R. 9012Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2024DMike Levin CAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words00
H.R. 9019Rural Area Population ActDRaul Ruiz CAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee514 words00
H.R. 9093Prioritizing Rural Hospitals ActDLauren Underwood ILJul 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee175 words90

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