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

3,127 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9756Private Sector Competition in Microtransit ActRLauren Boebert COSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee574 words00
H.R. 9771BUILT ActDJennifer L. McClellan VASep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee781 words01
H.R. 9778PAVE ActRLarry Bucshon INSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee560 words110
H.R. 9779COCOA Act of 2024RMike Carey OHSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee866 words20
S. 5153HEMP Act of 2024RRand Paul KYSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee547 words00
H.R. 9754SRO Funding Protection Act of 2024RJack Bergman MISep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee538 words20
H.R. 9755Human Trafficking Fingerprint Background Check Protection Act of 2024RLauren Boebert COSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee581 words00
H.R. 9758Evaluating DeFi Opportunities ActRWarren Davidson OHSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee567 words01
H.R. 9764Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2024DBrittany Pettersen COSep 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee527 words31
S. 3067Facilitating Hazard Mitigation Projects ActDGary C. Peters MIOct 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee799 words11
H.R. 9687Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2024DSean Casten ILSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee678 words72
H.R. 9704Wildfire Risk Evaluation ActDJoe Neguse COSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee773 words21
H.R. 9728National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2024DSteve Cohen TNSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee664 words00
H.R. 9734SERVE ActDChris Pappas NHSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee502 words271
H.R. 9744Data Improvement for Puerto Rico Recovery ActDNydia M. Velázquez NYSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee527 words70
H.R. 9746Affordable PLUS Repayment Options for Parents Act of 2024DMaxine Waters CASep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee594 words170
H.R. 1513FUTURE Networks ActDDoris O. Matsui CAMar 9, 2023SubstantivePassed House561 words21
H.R. 2941Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals ActRBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAApr 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee619 words533
H.R. 4235Wildfire Technology Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization ActRYoung Kim CAJun 21, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee708 words121
H.R. 6319911 SAVES Act of 2024DNorma J. Torres CANov 8, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee580 words1370
H.R. 7332Utah State Parks Adjustment ActRCeleste Maloy UTFeb 13, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee954 words00
H.R. 9677Modernize the Au Pair Program Act of 2024RGuy Reschenthaler PASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee698 words20
H.R. 9682Ending Major Borderland Environmental Ruin from Wildfires (EMBER) ActRKen Calvert CASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee940 words00
H.R. 9683Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2024DBecca Balint VTSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee615 words00
H.R. 9685USPS ActRMike Bost ILSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee574 words60

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