Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 15,691 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,388 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,457 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee554 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 file9,218 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,538 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
14,388 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
554 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

205 bills · latest action first

Route: Skipped committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 3203Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2023RAndy Barr KYMay 11, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.2k words100
H.R. 3099Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords ActRMichael Lawler NYMay 5, 2023SubstantivePassed House546 words382
H.R. 346NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023RPete Stauber MNJan 12, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending115
H.R. 3746Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023RPatrick T. McHenry NCMay 29, 2023SubstantiveBecame lawText pending079
H.R. 2Secure the Border Act of 2023RMario Diaz-Balart FLMay 2, 2023SubstantivePassed HouseText pending2115
H.R. 2811Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023RJodey C. Arrington TXApr 25, 2023SubstantivePassed House50k words1946
S. 1311Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2023DMark Kelly AZApr 26, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate98 words20
H.R. 1149Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad ActDSusan Wild PAFeb 21, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.2k words11
H.R. 1151USA ActDGregory W. Meeks NYFeb 24, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.5k words30
H.J.Res. 7Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.RPaul A. Gosar AZJan 9, 2023SubstantiveBecame law105 words685
H.R. 1Lower Energy Costs ActRSteve Scalise LAMar 14, 2023SubstantivePassed HouseText pending4996
H.R. 1107PRC Is Not a Developing Country ActRYoung Kim CAFeb 21, 2023SubstantivePassed House479 words91
H.R. 1154Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023RChristopher H. Smith NJFeb 24, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.6k words120
H.R. 1189Undersea Cable Control ActRBrian J. Mast FLFeb 24, 2023SubstantivePassed House986 words31
H.R. 406Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN ActDJoaquin Castro TXJan 20, 2023SubstantivePassed House114 words240
H.J.Res. 30Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".RAndy Barr KYFeb 7, 2023SubstantiveVetoed40 words11912
H.R. 1093To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on implementation of the advanced capabilities pillar of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.RMichael T. McCaul TXFeb 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House791 words100
H.R. 1159To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.RAnn Wagner MOFeb 24, 2023SubstantivePassed House187 words60
H.R. 502To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.RJim Banks INJan 25, 2023SubstantivePassed House89 words20
H.J.Res. 26Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.RAndrew S. Clyde GAFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveBecame law59 words461
S. 619COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023RJosh Hawley MOMar 1, 2023SubstantiveBecame law453 words41
S. 758Moving Americans Privacy Protection ActRSteve Daines MTMar 9, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate175 words30
H.R. 753VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements ActRMike Bost ILFeb 2, 2023SubstantivePassed House301 words01
S. 724Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023RChuck Grassley IAMar 8, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate795 words30
H.R. 1123Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks ActDAnna G. Eshoo CAFeb 21, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.1k words12

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