Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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

943 bills · latest action first

Stage: Discussed in committee, not voted outClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9313Think Differently About Building Accessibility ActRMarcus J. Molinaro NYAug 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee94 words10
H.R. 9322To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 675 Wolf Ledges Parkway in Akron, Ohio, as the "Judge James R. Williams Post Office Building".DEmilia Strong Sykes OHAug 6, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee83 words230
H.R. 9421To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 North Main Street in Bucoda, Washington, as the "Mayor Rob Gordon Post Office".DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAAug 27, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee77 words90
H.R. 9492To amend Public Law 99-338 with respect to Kaweah Project permits.RDavid G. Valadao CASep 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee39 words01
H.R. 9541POWER Act of 2024DVal T. Hoyle ORSep 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee166 words11
H.R. 9549To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 South 1st Avenue in Hillsboro, Oregon, as the "Elizabeth Furse Post Office Building".DSuzanne Bonamici ORSep 12, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee155 words50
H.R. 9566SHARE IT ActRNicholas A. Langworthy NYSep 12, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.8k words11
H.R. 9580To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Brentwood Road in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Millie Dunn Veasey Post Office".DDeborah K. Ross NCSep 12, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee77 words130
H.R. 9591To require the Administrator of General Services to sell certain property related to United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, and for other purposes.RSam Graves MOSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee366 words00
H.R. 9592Federal Register Modernization Act of 2024RClay Higgins LASep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words11
H.R. 9593MANAGER ActRPete Sessions TXSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee459 words02
H.R. 9594Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets ActRScott Perry PASep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.9k words01
H.R. 9595FIT Procurement ActREric Burlison MOSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.1k words02
H.R. 9596Value Over Cost ActRByron Donalds FLSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee188 words40
H.R. 9597Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024RJames Comer KYSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.1k words30
H.R. 9598Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024RJames Comer KYSep 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.2k words50
H.R. 9600To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Main Street in Plains, Georgia, as the "Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office".DSanford D. Bishop, Jr. GASep 16, 2024CeremonialDiscussed in committee158 words130
S. 1411Prove It Act of 2023RJoni Ernst IAMay 3, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.9k words02
S. 2695Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement ActDMaria Cantwell WAJul 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee667 words60
S. 3857Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer ActDAlex Padilla CAFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committeeText pending10
S. 4043Telework Transparency Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIMar 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.8k words13
S. 4373REPUBLIC ActRRand Paul KYMay 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee9k words11
S. 4419DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024Sponsor not on fileMay 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee983 words61
S. 4442Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2024DJon Tester MTJun 3, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.8k words10
S. 4505Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMJun 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.2k words10

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