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

15,699 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9317Counter Terrorgram Act of 2024RAugust Pfluger TXAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee936 words30
H.R. 9318To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to make available to Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands additional funds for community service senior opportunities.DGregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan MPAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee77 words00
H.R. 9319SCOPE ActDAdam B. Schiff CAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee331 words111
H.R. 9320Ensuring America’s Competitiveness and Technological Leadership ActDMikie Sherrill NJAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 9321American Made Pharmaceuticals Act of 2024DElissa Slotkin MIAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee736 words10
H.R. 9325To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to retired Colonel Philip J. Conran for acts of valor in Laos as a member of the Air Force during the Vietnam War.DSalud O. Carbajal CAAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee390 words00
S. 211SMART Leasing ActDGary C. Peters MIFeb 1, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate1k words30
S. 2781Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMSep 13, 2023SubstantivePassed SenateText pending351
S. 3938A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lynchburg, Virginia, as the "Private First Class Desmond T. Doss VA Clinic".DMark R. Warner VAMar 14, 2024CeremonialPassed Senate97 words20
S. 4199JUDGES Act of 2024RTodd Young INApr 19, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate2.7k words150
S. 4235Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2024RJosh Hawley MOMay 1, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate54 words180
H.R. 9243Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2024DSean Casten ILAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee240 words72
H.R. 9248Railroad Responsibility Act of 2024RWarren Davidson OHAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee191 words00
H.R. 9252National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024DBill Foster ILAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 9277REG ActRDan Newhouse WAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee164 words50
H.J.Res. 195Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Use of Digital User Accounts to Access Buy Now, Pay Later Loans".RByron Donalds FLAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee49 words10
H.J.Res. 196Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Defense relating to "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Architect and Engineering Service Fees (DFARS Case 2024-D019)".RGary J. Palmer ALAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee43 words00
H.J.Res. 197Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission relating to "Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2024".RGary J. Palmer ALAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee38 words00
H.J.Res. 198Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions".RGary J. Palmer ALAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee48 words00
H.J.Res. 199Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027 and Beyond and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030 and Beyond".RTim Walberg MIAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee64 words671
H.R. 9237Compassionate Care ActDNanette Diaz Barragán CAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words00
H.R. 9238Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration ActDNanette Diaz Barragán CAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words90
H.R. 9239ACS Choice ActRJack Bergman MIAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee90 words00
H.R. 9240Protecting Our Produce ActDSanford D. Bishop, Jr. GAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee892 words00
H.R. 9241Safeguarding Infants from Dangerous Sleep ActDTony Cárdenas CAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee193 words10

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