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

202 bills · latest action first

Words: 10k–20kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 2220PREVAIL ActDChristopher A. Coons DEJul 10, 2023SubstantiveIn committee13k words123
H.R. 4494Ensuring Faith in Our Elections ActRLaurel M. Lee FLJul 6, 2023SubstantiveIn committee19k words00
H.R. 2809EHR Program RESET Act of 2023DMark Takano CAApr 24, 2023SubstantiveIn committee11k words232
S. 2127Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024DPatty Murray WAJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee16k words09
H.R. 4233Housing Crisis Response Act of 2023DMaxine Waters CAJun 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee19k words641
H.R. 4052National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2023DDanny K. Davis ILJun 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee13k words470
H.R. 4117College for All Act of 2023DPramila Jayapal WAJun 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee14k words670
S. 1963College for All Act of 2023IBernard Sanders VTJun 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee14k words70
S. 1972Lowering Education Costs and Debt ActRBill Cassidy LAJun 14, 2023SubstantiveIn committee11k words52
H.R. 3700Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests ActDJared Huffman CAMay 25, 2023SubstantiveIn committee15k words21
H.R. 3899American Family ActDRosa L. DeLauro CTJun 7, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words2110
S. 1861AQUAA ActRRoger F. Wicker MSJun 7, 2023SubstantiveIn committee14k words10
H.R. 698Assault Weapons Ban of 2023DDavid N. Cicilline RIFeb 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee14k words1945
H.R. 3561PATIENT Act of 2023RCathy McMorris Rodgers WAMay 22, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee16k words8852
H.R. 3437Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy ActDJoe Neguse COMay 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee12k words42
S. 1671Digital Platform Commission Act of 2023DMichael F. Bennet COMay 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words12
S. 1615Regulatory Accountability ActRJames Lankford OKMay 16, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words30
H.R. 3129Health Care Fairness for All ActRPete Sessions TXMay 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee18k words60
H.R. 2757Puerto Rico Status ActDRaúl M. Grijalva AZApr 20, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words1010
H.R. 2794Border Reinforcement Act of 2023RMark E. Green TNApr 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words240
S. 1449RESTART ActRShelley Moore Capito WVMay 4, 2023SubstantiveIn committee15k words1226
S. 1456SPUR ActRJohn Barrasso WYMay 4, 2023SubstantiveIn committee18k words1229
S. 1399Building American Energy Security Act of 2023IJoe Manchin, III WVMay 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee12k words023
H.R. 2954Women in Criminal Justice Reform ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CAApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee10k words133
H.R. 2976Child Care for Working Families ActDRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAApr 27, 2023SubstantiveIn committee19k words1012

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