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. 7224To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.DSteve Cohen TNFeb 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee38 words30
H.R. 7938Klamath Basin Water Agreement Support Act of 2024RCliff Bentz ORApr 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee467 words01
H.R. 8263Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion ActRLauren Boebert COMay 7, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee448 words00
H.R. 8296GAO Database Modernization Act of 2024RCliff Bentz ORMay 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee180 words00
H.R. 8486Thriving Communities Act of 2024DNorma J. Torres CAMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee193 words00
H.R. 8496To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the definition of protection determination and protection merits interview.DRuben Gallego AZMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee180 words00
H.R. 8498To authorize funding for necessary expenses for the rehabilitation, modernization, and construction of facilities and infrastructure at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.RAndrew R. Garbarino NYMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee152 words100
H.R. 8499Clean Elections in America ActRGlenn Grothman WIMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee495 words00
H.R. 8500Housing Market Transparency ActDSteven Horsford NVMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee417 words10
H.R. 8501To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.DSara Jacobs CAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee145 words320
H.R. 8508Bycatch Reduction and Mitigation Act of 2024DMary Sattler Peltola AKMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee434 words21
S. 1274REEF ActRDeb Fischer NEApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee159 words1611
S. 4359A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.DAlex Padilla CAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee62 words10
S. 4386Colonel Gary LaGrange AgVets Act of 2024RJerry Moran KSMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee389 words01
S. 4387VALID ActRMike Lee UTMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee354 words60
S. 4391Investing in Digital Skills ActRSusan M. Collins MEMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee439 words11
S. 4392Build the Wall Act of 2024RJohn Barrasso WYMay 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee134 words70
S.J.Res. 58A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces".RTed Cruz TXFeb 1, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate38 words362
H.R. 7153Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization ActDSusan Wild PAJan 30, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee214 words1018
H.R. 8468No Debt Forgiveness for SPOILED Students ActRRudy Yakym III INMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee243 words00
H.R. 8473Total Army Analysis Explosive Ordnance Disposal Domestic Response Act of 2024REric A. "Rick" Crawford ARMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee183 words30
H.R. 8475Explosive Ordnance Disposal Brain Health and Suicide Report Act of 2024REric A. "Rick" Crawford ARMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee226 words40
H.R. 8476Department of the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Enterprise Act of 2024REric A. "Rick" Crawford ARMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee392 words30
H.R. 8477Supporting Law Enforcement Officers’ Ability to Combat Organized Retail Crime ActRAnthony D’Esposito NYMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee362 words30
H.R. 8483District of Columbia Public Defender Service Technical Correction ActDEleanor Holmes Norton DCMay 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee142 words10

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