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. 1797Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries ActDRitchie Torres NYMar 24, 2023SubstantivePassed House270 words223
H.R. 4310Youth Poisoning Protection ActDLori Trahan MAJun 22, 2023SubstantivePassed House135 words82
H.R. 468Building America’s Health Care Workforce ActRBrett Guthrie KYJan 24, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee384 words377
H.R. 681READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023RChristopher H. Smith NJJan 31, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee56 words810
H.R. 6960Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJan 11, 2024SubstantivePassed House75 words106
H.R. 7803To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide a good faith exception to the imposition of certain fines, and for other purposes.RDarrell Issa CAMar 22, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee64 words20
H.R. 8195SAP Act of 2024RJack Bergman MIMay 1, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee416 words280
H.R. 8234To authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes.RBrian J. Mast FLMay 2, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee317 words30
H.R. 8341Cost Estimates Improvement ActRMichael Cloud TXMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee126 words190
H.R. 8342Improper Payments Transparency ActRRudy Yakym III INMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee182 words40
H.R. 8362To direct the Secretary of State to host regular U.S.-Africa Leaders Summits, and for other purposes.DGregory W. Meeks NYMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee267 words61
H.R. 8368Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts Authorization Act of 2024DDina Titus NVMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee446 words231
H.R. 8372Debt Per Taxpayer Information ActRJodey C. Arrington TXMay 14, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee386 words80
H.R. 8420Filling Public Safety Vacancies ActDSalud O. Carbajal CAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee189 words91
H.R. 8424UAP Transparency ActRTim Burchett TNMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee184 words30
H.R. 8425Small Business Language Accessibility ActDYadira Caraveo COMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee101 words40
H.R. 8428Deschutes River Conservancy Act of 2024RLori Chavez-DeRemer ORMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee309 words00
H.R. 8429Protect Local Law Enforcement Act of 2024DAngie Craig MNMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee337 words00
H.R. 8432Protect Our Police ActRBob Good VAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee113 words40
H.R. 8434To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, as the "Chief Zeb Smith Post Office".RRonny Jackson TXMay 16, 2024CeremonialIn committee77 words240
H.R. 8438To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit qualified distributions from section 529 plans for certain transportation and parking expenses.DJennifer L. McClellan VAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee177 words10
H.R. 8440Auto Bailout Accident Victims Recovery Act of 2024RBarry Moore ALMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee497 words10
H.R. 8441No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Immigrant Identity Cards ActRTroy E. Nehls TXMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee269 words11
S. 1979Protecting Older Americans Act of 2023DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJun 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee450 words83
S. 3046A bill to make permanent the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity National Forest marina fees.DAlex Padilla CAOct 16, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee45 words00

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