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. 8686Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization ActRBarry Loudermilk GAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee340 words30
H.R. 8687Do or Dye ActRAnna Paulina Luna FLJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee183 words10
H.R. 8688Stop Spoonfuls of Fake Sugar Act of 2024RAnna Paulina Luna FLJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee97 words10
H.R. 8693No American Land for Communist China ActRDan Newhouse WAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee241 words501
H.R. 8694To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.DEleanor Holmes Norton DCJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee103 words00
H.R. 8695Lobbying Disclosure Modernization ActDKatie Porter CAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee245 words00
S. 4490WAE ActRBill Cassidy LAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee144 words00
S. 4492Amtrak Transparency ActRDeb Fischer NEJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee283 words02
S. 4497Building Youth Workforce Skills ActRBill Cassidy LAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee137 words00
S. 4498WIOA Planning Extension ActRMarkwayne Mullin OKJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee412 words10
S. 4499Youth Lead Act of 2024RTodd Young INJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee44 words120
S. 4500Water Research Optimization Act of 2024RKatie Boyd Britt ALJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee457 words11
S. 4506Workforce DATA ActRTommy Tuberville ALJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee257 words10
S. 4509Hunter Army Airfield Support ActDJon Ossoff GAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee70 words01
S. 4510Kidney PATIENT Act of 2024RMarsha Blackburn TNJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee407 words84
S. 4511Guarding Readiness Resources ActRMike Lee UTJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee158 words120
S. 4513Preserving JROTC Programs Act of 2024RShelley Moore Capito WVJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee56 words100
S. 4514Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILJun 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee198 words40
H.R. 8651Trailer Safety Improvement ActRTim Burchett TNJun 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee56 words40
H.R. 8636Foreign Investment Transparency and Accountability ActRJohn R. Moolenaar MIJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee338 words20
H.R. 8650Securing Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2024RAndy Barr KYJun 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee80 words00
H.R. 8659Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception ActRAshley Hinson IAJun 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee495 words60
H.R. 8670Child Status Fairness and Modernization ActDIlhan Omar MNJun 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee74 words30
S. 3237Patriot Bill of RightsRThom Tillis NCNov 7, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate328 words10
H.R. 8165To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration.DJulia Brownley CAApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee137 words11

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