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. 9339Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2024DChris Pappas NHAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee113 words10
H.R. 9340Supporting National Security with Spectrum ActRAugust Pfluger TXAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee244 words64
H.R. 9341Protecting Social Security ActDPatrick Ryan NYAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words01
H.R. 9342Securities Enforcement Clarity Act of 2024RPete Sessions TXAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee771 words00
H.R. 9344Promotion of Youth Sports Act of 2024DNikema Williams GAAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words131
H.R. 9345Safe Housing Assistance for Veterans ActRBrandon Williams NYAug 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee692 words00
H.R. 8724SNAP Recertification Reform Act of 2024DNanette Diaz Barragán CAJun 13, 2024SubstantiveIn committee168 words200
H.R. 8754SOIL ActDJulia Brownley CAJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee581 words10
H.R. 8757REAL Meat Act of 2024RWarren Davidson OHJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee186 words120
H.R. 8765Disaster Relief for Farm Workers ActDAndrea Salinas ORJun 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee482 words320
H.R. 8802Capital Markets Impact of Federal Reserve Study ActRFrank D. Lucas OKJun 21, 2024SubstantiveIn committee283 words10
H.R. 9305To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to local governments for the training of local law enforcement officers on public health threats arising from violations of building codes, and for other purposes.DJim Costa CAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee294 words10
H.R. 9306Safe Streets for All Program Improvement ActDDwight Evans PAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee90 words10
H.R. 9308No Frankenrail Act of 2024RMike Garcia CAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee359 words30
H.R. 9312Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2024DDoris O. Matsui CAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.1k words20
H.R. 9323Pipeline Accountability, Safety, and Environmental Standards Act of 2024DLori Trahan MAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.6k words00
H.J.Res. 200Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Importation of Dogs and Cats".DJared F. Golden MEAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee51 words20
H.R. 9304Stomach Cancer Prevention and Early Detection ActDYadira Caraveo COAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee530 words50
H.R. 9307Keeping our Students in School ActDRuben Gallego AZAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee771 words00
H.R. 9309Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services ActRJ. French Hill ARAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words10
H.R. 9310PROTECT Act of 2024DRick Larsen WAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee715 words70
H.R. 9311Justice for 9/11 ActRMichael Lawler NYAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee253 words80
H.R. 9314LIFE Act of 2024DEleanor Holmes Norton DCAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee287 words00
H.R. 9315Public and Private Sector Ransomware Response Coordination Act of 2024RZachary Nunn IAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee577 words11
H.R. 9316Brighter Futures for Teens and Young Adults in Foster Care Act of 2024RZachary Nunn IAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words20

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