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
S. 4439Transparency in Debt Issuance Act of 2024RBill Hagerty TNJun 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee99 words00
H.J.Res. 153Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet; Restoring Internet Freedom".RRobert E. Latta OHMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee38 words81
H.J.Res. 160Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities".RChip Roy TXMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee38 words291
H.J.Res. 161Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry".RClay Higgins LAMay 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee63 words42
H.J.Res. 162Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard".RAugust Pfluger TXMay 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee47 words20
H.R. 4646SIREN Reauthorization ActRDavid P. Joyce OHJul 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee268 words221
H.R. 620Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment ActRChristopher H. Smith NJJan 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee144 words1011
H.R. 750CAUTION Act of 2023RKat Cammack FLFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee382 words34
H.R. 8520Tribal Climate Health Assurance Act of 2024DLauren Underwood ILMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee211 words30
H.R. 8523REDUCE ActDSean Casten ILMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee144 words40
H.R. 8532Connected MOM ActDLois Frankel FLMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee197 words63
H.R. 8537East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2024RDavid P. Joyce OHMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee308 words50
H.R. 8556Clarifying E–Rate Act of 2024DAdam B. Schiff CAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee388 words62
H.R. 8561To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to address significant under projection of MA local area growth due to wage index reclassification.RClaudia Tenney NYMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee485 words72
H.R. 8563PATCH ActDJill N. Tokuda HIMay 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee141 words11
H.R. 8575Michelle Alyssa Go ActDDaniel S. Goldman NYMay 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee232 words162
H.R. 8581Disaster Loan Forgiveness ActDJulia Brownley CAMay 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee222 words01
H.R. 8584Stop Fraud in Federal Programs Act of 2024DAngie Craig MNMay 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee236 words00
H.R. 8585Combatting Auto Robbery at the Source Act of 2024DJosh Gottheimer NJMay 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee164 words12
H.R. 8587Paula Bohovesky and Joan D’Alessandro ActRMichael Lawler NYMay 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee60 words110
H.R. 8589Rural Mail Improvement ActRPete Stauber MNMay 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee104 words10
H.R. 8590National Training Center for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems ActRDale W. Strong ALMay 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee390 words00
H.R. 8591Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency ActRRoger Williams TXMay 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee274 words30
H.R. 8573Union Members Right to Know ActRVirginia Foxx NCMay 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee448 words02
H.R. 8576Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2024RKevin Hern OKMay 28, 2024SubstantiveIn committee164 words00

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