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. 9411Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act of 2024RGus M. Bilirakis FLAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee282 words11
H.R. 9412Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2024DJason Crow COAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words42
H.R. 9413Bureau of International Labor Affairs Authorization ActDMark DeSaulnier CAAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee614 words10
H.R. 9414Community Flood Coverage Savings ActRAndrew R. Garbarino NYAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee413 words11
H.R. 9415To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that domiciliary facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and State homes that provide housing to veterans have resident advocates.DJosh Gottheimer NJAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee296 words00
H.R. 9416SAFE ActDJosh Gottheimer NJAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee222 words00
H.R. 9417Early Access to Screening ActRMichael Lawler NYAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee824 words10
H.R. 9418SASS ActDWiley Nickel NCAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee133 words00
H.R. 9419Peter McGuire Congressional Gold Medal ActDDonald Norcross NJAug 27, 2024CeremonialIn committee687 words171
H.R. 9420Congress Leads by Example Act of 2024DEleanor Holmes Norton DCAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words00
H.R. 9422Recovery ActDBrittany Pettersen COAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee693 words00
H.R. 9424Equal Pay for Equal Work ActDNikema Williams GAAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee135 words331
H.R. 9407To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.RJames C. Moylan GUAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee68 words10
H.R. 9394HOPE Act of 2024RBlake D. Moore UTAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words233
H.R. 9395To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to Congress a briefing on any instance of an attempted breach of certain military installations.RJodey C. Arrington TXAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee96 words10
H.R. 9396Smitty Check Act of 2024RJodey C. Arrington TXAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee145 words00
H.R. 9397COP Act of 2024RKat Cammack FLAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee49 words00
H.R. 9398Passport Processing Efficiency ActDYadira Caraveo COAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee478 words20
H.R. 9400Colorado Wilderness Act of 2024DDiana DeGette COAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words00
H.R. 9401To amend title 4, United States Code, to ensure that a funeral honors detail recites the 13 Folds of Honor when presenting a flag of the United States in connection with the death of a member of the Armed Forces or veteran.RMario Diaz-Balart FLAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee570 words10
H.R. 9404Home Health Aides for Veterans’ Spouses ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee121 words00
H.R. 9405Foreign Adversary Investment Prohibition ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee383 words20
H.R. 9406Summer Meals Act of 2024DRick Larsen WAAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee541 words120
H.R. 9408Pedestrian Protection ActDMary Gay Scanlon PAAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee707 words31
H.R. 9409DoD Dark Sky Stewardship ActDMikie Sherrill NJAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee931 words00

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