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

554 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9027Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RAndy Harris MDJul 12, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee24k words056
H.R. 9028Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RSteve Womack ARJul 12, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee39k words050
H.R. 9029Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RRobert B. Aderholt ALJul 12, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee38k words056
H.R. 4848Censorship Accountability ActRDan Bishop NCJul 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee255 words381
H.R. 8772Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025RDavid G. Valadao CAJun 17, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House8k words03
H.R. 9026Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RHarold Rogers KYJul 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee29k words062
S. 4677Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025IKyrsten Sinema AZJul 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee16k words014
S. 4678Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025DJack Reed RIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee5.7k words03
S. 4690Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DMartin Heinrich NMJul 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee24k words045
S. 3044Mount Blue Sky Wilderness ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COOct 16, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee96 words01
H.R. 3299DIGITAL Applications ActRKat Cammack FLMay 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee469 words15
H.R. 6493Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 2023RHarriet M. Hageman WYNov 29, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee358 words30
S. 1723Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024DElizabeth Warren MAMay 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committeeText pending240
S. 4036Government Spending Oversight Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIMar 21, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee5.2k words30
S. 4638National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025DJack Reed RIJul 8, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committeeText pending00
H.R. 5567CLASS ActRDavid P. Joyce OHSep 19, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee281 words151
H.R. 618Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers ActRTim Walberg MIJan 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee233 words559
H.R. 6816PROTECT Our Kids ActRKevin Hern OKDec 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee498 words370
H.R. 8534Protecting Student Athletes’ Economic Freedom Act of 2024RBob Good VAMay 23, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee369 words100
H.R. 8649Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education ActRAaron Bean FLJun 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee638 words03
H.R. 8290Foreign Grant Reporting ActRLloyd Smucker PAMay 8, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee361 words20
H.R. 6368Indian Buffalo Management ActRDoug LaMalfa CANov 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee839 words60
S. 1254Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers ActDPatty Murray WAApr 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.6k words01
S. 1348Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2023RJohn Barrasso WYApr 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.7k words10
S. 3679Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization ActDTim Kaine VAJan 30, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee484 words1116

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