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. 7444Rural Partnership and Prosperity ActDAndrea Salinas ORFeb 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words20
H.R. 7479To authorize certain States to take certain actions on certain Federal land to secure an international border of the United States, and for other purposes.RDavid Rouzer NCFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee496 words180
H.R. 7490Hire Veterans ActRElijah Crane AZFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words72
H.R. 7544Water Rights Protection Act of 2024RCeleste Maloy UTMar 5, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee743 words50
H.R. 7572SNAP E&T Data And Technical Assistance (DATA) Act of 2024DAndrea Salinas ORMar 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee795 words00
H.R. 7585Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2024DAndy Kim NJMar 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words111
H.R. 7588Agricultural Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2024DJanice D. Schakowsky ILMar 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee174 words40
H.R. 7666To require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a means of wildfire risk reduction.RDoug LaMalfa CAMar 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee136 words42
H.R. 7667Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYMar 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee53 words114
H.R. 7762Healthy Food Access for All Americans ActDEmilia Strong Sykes OHMar 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words10
H.R. 7798SWAT Act of 2024RLori Chavez-DeRemer ORMar 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee262 words30
H.R. 7850Eliminating Access Barriers to Conservation ActDJill N. Tokuda HIMar 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee113 words30
H.R. 7920AG VETS ActRDerrick Van Orden WIApr 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee374 words50
H.R. 8024Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2024RTrent Kelly MSApr 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee875 words40
H.R. 8654Streamlining Law Enforcement Information Sharing ActRMike Ezell MSJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee221 words20
H.R. 8655Federal Air Marshal Enhancing Airport Security Act of 2024RCarlos A. Gimenez FLJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee206 words11
H.R. 8658Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act of 2024RClay Higgins LAJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee144 words10
H.R. 8662TSA Commuting Fairness ActDTimothy M. Kennedy NYJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee301 words20
H.R. 8664DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency ActRLaurel M. Lee FLJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee461 words20
H.R. 8671DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program and Law Enforcement Support ActRAugust Pfluger TXJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee170 words10
H.R. 8675Repair of the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System Act of 2024RAndrew R. Garbarino NYJun 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee200 words20
H.R. 9425Tobacco User Fee Modernization Act of 2024DJennifer L. McClellan VAAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words01
H.R. 9428To increase the penalties for breach of a military base.RJodey C. Arrington TXAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee26 words10
H.R. 9429To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.RJodey C. Arrington TXAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee54 words01
H.R. 9430To amend title 54, United States Code, to prohibit the acquisition of land, water, or an interest in land or water from a private landowner using amounts made available under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.RJodey C. Arrington TXAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee99 words00

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