Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,699 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,395 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,464 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee555 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 file9,224 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 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
14,395 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
555 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

1,635 bills · latest action first

Words: 2k–5kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3664Royalty Transparency ActRRand Paul KYJan 25, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.7k words00
S. 4992Stand with Ukraine Act of 2024DRichard Blumenthal CTSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.7k words10
H.R. 9472CORE ActRWesley Hunt TXSep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words33
H.R. 9490GPO Modernization Act of 2024RBryan Steil WISep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.1k words00
H.R. 8611Save Our Small Farms Act of 2024DJahana Hayes CTJun 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words160
H.R. 8640National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center Establishment ActDMike Quigley ILJun 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words00
H.R. 8994Pigs and Public Health ActDVeronica Escobar TXJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words51
H.R. 9012Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2024DMike Levin CAJul 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words00
H.R. 9149ASSET ActDJimmy Gomez CAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words80
H.R. 9451Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2024DKatie Porter CASep 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words00
H.R. 9440SEAS Act of 2024RNathaniel Moran TXAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words10
H.R. 7444Rural Partnership and Prosperity ActDAndrea Salinas ORFeb 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words20
H.R. 7585Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2024DAndy Kim NJMar 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words111
H.R. 7762Healthy Food Access for All Americans ActDEmilia Strong Sykes OHMar 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words10
H.R. 6765Wildlife Disease Surveillance for Pandemic Prevention ActDKatie Porter CADec 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words30
H.R. 7146Partnerships for Agricultural Climate Action ActDKim Schrier WAJan 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words40
H.R. 7163Improving Coordination of Agriculture Research and Data ActDJulia Brownley CAJan 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words30
H.R. 7211Petfax Act of 2024DDeborah K. Ross NCFeb 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words10
H.R. 9423Sami’s LawRChristopher H. Smith NJAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words30
H.R. 9420Congress Leads by Example Act of 2024DEleanor Holmes Norton DCAug 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words00
H.R. 9394HOPE Act of 2024RBlake D. Moore UTAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.2k words233
H.R. 9400Colorado Wilderness Act of 2024DDiana DeGette COAug 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words00
H.R. 9392Political Accountability and Transparency ActDKatie Porter CAAug 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words20
H.R. 9393Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act of 2024DKatie Porter CAAug 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words10
H.R. 9378Pro-Housing Act of 2024DPatrick Ryan NYAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words00

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