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
S. 4353Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers ActRJohn Kennedy LAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee422 words01
S. 4354A bill to 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".RTed Cruz TXMay 16, 2024CeremonialIn committee77 words10
S. 4355Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act of 2024RBill Cassidy LAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee302 words11
S. 4356Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2024DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee388 words25
S. 4362More Parking, More Hiking ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee344 words10
S.J.Res. 86A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation".RDan Sullivan AKMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee42 words161
S.J.Res. 87A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern".IJoe Manchin, III WVMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee50 words102
S.J.Res. 88A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review".RJohn Hoeven NDMay 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee52 words122
H.J.Res. 140Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02".RRick W. Allen GAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee35 words453
H.J.Res. 141Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24".RRick W. Allen GAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee35 words453
H.J.Res. 143Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83, 83-1, and 86-128".RRick W. Allen GAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee40 words462
H.R. 2717Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location ActRBlake D. Moore UTApr 19, 2023SubstantivePassed House413 words340
H.R. 5390Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility ActRMariannette Miller-Meeks IASep 12, 2023SubstantivePassed House308 words70
H.R. 5528Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing ActRByron Donalds FLSep 18, 2023SubstantivePassed House169 words20
H.R. 6132Awning Safety Act of 2023RTroy Balderson OHNov 1, 2023SubstantivePassed House215 words30
H.R. 6462READINESS ActDJasmine Crockett TXNov 21, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee476 words142
H.R. 8215American LNG First Act of 2023RScott Perry PAMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee233 words30
H.R. 8291End Zuckerbucks ActRClaudia Tenney NYMay 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee178 words10
H.R. 8334Grant Integrity and Border Security ActRVirginia Foxx NCMay 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee351 words90
H.R. 8379ETA Act of 2024DJosh Gottheimer NJMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee90 words20
H.R. 8391To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 with respect to cost sharing provisions for the territories and Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.RJames C. Moylan GUMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee73 words30
H.R. 8401Restaurant Service Charge Fairness ActDEarl Blumenauer ORMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee482 words10
H.R. 8406AOH ActRMichael Lawler NYMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee340 words10
H.R. 8407Domenic and Ed’s LawDSeth Magaziner RIMay 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee156 words161
H.R. 8408To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 290 NW Peacock Boulevard in Port St. Lucie, Florida, as the "Trooper Zachary Fink Post Office Building".RBrian J. Mast FLMay 15, 2024CeremonialIn committee82 words130

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