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. 9351Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2024RNick LaLota NYAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee434 words151
H.R. 9352Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act of 2024DEleanor Holmes Norton DCAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee451 words00
H.R. 9353Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee641 words21
H.R. 9354Single Parent Penalty Elimination Act of 2024DKatie Porter CAAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee205 words30
H.R. 9355CLEAN ActDKatie Porter CAAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee184 words10
H.R. 9356Lasting Home Affordability Act of 2024DKim Schrier WAAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee662 words00
H.R. 9357AR–15 Perimeter Security Enhancement ActDRitchie Torres NYAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee345 words00
H.R. 9358Focus on Protection ActDRitchie Torres NYAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee485 words00
H.R. 9359To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.RJefferson Van Drew NJAug 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee136 words00
H.R. 9343Federal Electric Vehicle Mandate Prohibition ActRClaudia Tenney NYAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee309 words00
H.R. 2499VA Supply Chain Management System Authorization ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VAApr 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee214 words21
H.R. 6531TRAIN VA Employees ActDChris Pappas NHNov 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee614 words110
H.R. 6874VA WEB ActRMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTDec 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1k words20
H.R. 9326Protecting American Investment in Shipbuilding Act of 2024RClay Higgins LAAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee224 words00
H.R. 9327Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information ActRMike Flood NEAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee497 words80
H.R. 9329To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Prince Hall, in recognition of his service to the Black Community as the founder of the first Black Masonic lodge.DAl Green TXAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee674 words00
H.R. 9330Original Prince Hall Commemorative Stamp ActDAl Green TXAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee264 words00
H.R. 9331Higher Education Accountability Tax ActRDavid P. Joyce OHAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee279 words10
H.R. 9332Presidential Security Resources Reimbursement Act of 2024RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words00
H.R. 9333IVF for Families ActRThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee423 words20
H.R. 9334Steel Modernization Act of 2024DRo Khanna CAAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee12k words132
H.R. 9335MIDWIVES for Service Members Act of 2024DDerek Kilmer WAAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee533 words60
H.R. 9336Defenders of Bataan, Corregidor, and Attu Congressional Gold Medal ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMAug 9, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.3k words50
H.R. 9337Don’t STEAL ActDSeth Magaziner RIAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee537 words242
H.R. 9338To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the advanced manufacturing production credit with respect to components produced by, or in connection with, foreign entities of concern.RMax L. Miller OHAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee211 words01

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