Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024
Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22
How far 15,767 bills had gotten
At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024
13 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 149 had become law.
Shortcuts and dead ends
How endings are recordedEndings
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
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: 107 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
Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 126 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
The median bill is 533 words; 7 are over 200,000.
Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 14 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.
GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method
Every bill
7,606 bills · latest action first
- H.R. 8410In committeeLet Trump Speak Act
- H.R. 8417In committeeRural Installation Job Protection Act
- S. 2743Discussed in committeeFinger Lakes National Heritage Area Act
- S. 2784Discussed in committeeA bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to adjust the boundary of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
- S. 3195Discussed in committeeA bill to designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
- S. 3251Discussed in committeeLincoln Home National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act
- S. 3474Discussed in committeeA bill to redesignate the Hulls Cove Visitor Center at Acadia National Park as the "George J. Mitchell, Jr., Visitor Center".
- S. 3542Discussed in committeeAtchafalaya National Heritage Area Boundary Modification Act
- S. 4129Discussed in committeeTheodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Museum Artifacts Act
- S. 4218Discussed in committeeA bill to designate the visitor center for the First State National Historical Park to be located at the Sheriff's House in New Castle, Delaware, as the "Thomas R. Carper Visitor Center".
- S. 4227Discussed in committeeJoshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024
- S. 4228Discussed in committeeA bill to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the "Senator Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center".
- S. 4259Discussed in committeeLahaina National Heritage Area Study Act
- S. 4339In committeeRestoring Law and Order Act of 2024
- S. 4341In committeePlain Language in Contracting Act
- S. 4344In committeeRIFLE Act
- S. 4345In committeeBranch Out Implementation Act
- S. 4350In committeeHospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act
- S. 4352In committeeBenton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024
- S.J.Res. 57Failed in SenateA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds".
- S.J.Res. 79In committeeA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary".
- S.J.Res. 80In committeeA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants".
- S.J.Res. 81In committeeA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation".
- S.J.Res. 82In committeeA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Food and Drug Administration relating to "Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests".
- S.J.Res. 83In committeeA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".
Congress.gov bill status · 118th at month 22 · 25 bills a page · cosponsors and word counts are the latest on file