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. 9431Hostage Private Debt Tax Freedom ActRDon Bacon NEAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee466 words10
H.R. 9432To amend the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 to modify the requirements for the time capsule required by such Act, and for other purposes.DBrendan F. Boyle PAAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee62 words40
H.R. 9433To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a threat analysis of any potential threats the illicit fentanyl drug trade poses to the defense interests of the United States.DRuben Gallego AZAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee220 words00
H.R. 9434To direct the heads of certain agencies to review and submit to Congress a report on public-private partnerships for combating the illicit fentanyl trade, and for other purposes.DRuben Gallego AZAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee255 words01
H.R. 9435To establish a National Security Council Fentanyl Disruption Steering Group, and for other purposes.DRuben Gallego AZAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee483 words01
H.R. 9436SPECTRUM ActDRo Khanna CAAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee134 words20
H.R. 9437Partners in Diplomacy ActRMichael Lawler NYAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee229 words10
H.R. 9439Fentanyl Seizure and Health Recovery ActRMarcus J. Molinaro NYAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee106 words20
H.R. 9441Student Loan Interest Cap ActDJared Moskowitz FLAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee212 words20
H.R. 9442Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024RDan Newhouse WAAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee385 words00
H.R. 9443Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act of 2024DDeborah K. Ross NCAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee450 words02
H.R. 9444To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for the Salton Sea Research Project.DRaul Ruiz CAAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee30 words00
H.R. 9445Safe Military Medical Equipment ActDMikie Sherrill NJAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee639 words00
H.R. 6423Foster and Homeless Youth Food Security Act of 2023DDanny K. Davis ILNov 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee611 words130
H.R. 6621Rural Uplift and Revitalization Assistance ActDDonald G. Davis NCDec 6, 2023SubstantiveIn committee269 words20
H.R. 6712American Seasonal and Perishable Crop Support ActDRaul Ruiz CADec 11, 2023SubstantiveIn committee712 words10
H.R. 6765Wildlife Disease Surveillance for Pandemic Prevention ActDKatie Porter CADec 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words30
H.R. 6785Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023RBlaine Luetkemeyer MODec 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words12
H.R. 6806Farm Tech ActRRandy Feenstra IADec 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee357 words30
H.R. 6811Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2023RAndrew R. Garbarino NYDec 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee113 words50
H.R. 6821Healthy Farms Healthy Watersheds Act of 2023DMarcy Kaptur OHDec 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words10
H.R. 6867Conservation Innovation Act of 2023RZachary Nunn IADec 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee245 words20
H.R. 6877Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards ActDAbigail Davis Spanberger VADec 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee889 words21
H.R. 6880Hardwood Products Access and Development Program ActRThomas P. Tiffany WIDec 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee420 words31
H.R. 6891MORE USDA Grants ActRCeleste Maloy UTDec 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee847 words00

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