Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

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

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How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

In committee 14,454 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,529 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee558 4%Passed the House or Senate621 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%13 ceremonial

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.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 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

206Skipped committeeof the 755 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 file8,873 bills · 6% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,796 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied991 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: 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

Introduced → approved by committee126 days
14,454 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
558 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
621 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
16 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

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

median 533
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024391,735 words

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

Words: under 500Clear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8250Clean Air in the Cloud ActDGerald E. Connolly VAMay 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee345 words00
H.R. 8284Women’s Protection in Telehealth ActRW. Gregory Steube FLMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee430 words41
H.R. 8286Defund NPR Act of 2024RClaudia Tenney NYMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee200 words00
H.R. 8336To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a counseling pathway in the Transition Assistance Program for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.DJennifer L. McClellan VAMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee51 words220
H.R. 8346Return to Work Awareness ActDJoyce Beatty OHMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee132 words20
H.R. 8348CISA Securing AI Task Force ActDTroy A. Carter LAMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee466 words10
H.R. 8351Protecting American Autoworkers from China Act of 2024DJared F. Golden MEMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee411 words00
H.R. 8353Preparing Election Administrators for AI ActDChrissy Houlahan PAMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee201 words110
H.R. 8355Tribal Adoption Parity ActDDerek Kilmer WAMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee97 words30
H.R. 8364Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform ActRSteve Scalise LAMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee382 words512
H.R. 8366To extend authorities to impose sanctions under certain laws relating to Hong Kong, Tibet, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.RChristopher H. Smith NJMay 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee234 words30
S. 2195Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2023DThomas R. Carper DEJun 22, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate43 words41
H.R. 4143National Construction Safety Team Enhancement Act of 2024DZoe Lofgren CAJun 15, 2023SubstantivePassed House340 words171
H.R. 8063To authorize the Secretary of the Army to posthumously award the Distinguished Service Cross to William D. Owens for his valorous actions from June 6, 1944, to June 8, 1944, during World War II at La Fiere Bridge in Normandy, France, while serving with the 505th Parachute Infantry.DJulia Brownley CAApr 18, 2024SubstantivePassed House139 words11
H.R. 8324To designate the United States courthouse annex located at 310 South Main Street in London, Kentucky, as the "Eugene E. Siler, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex".RHarold Rogers KYMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee86 words00
S. 4297Repealing Big Brother Overreach ActRTommy Tuberville ALMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee205 words189
S. 4302No HAMAS ActRThom Tillis NCMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee231 words81
S. 4311No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2024RJames E. Risch IDMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee139 words240
S. 4315Baby Changing on Board ActDPeter Welch VTMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee291 words10
S. 4318A bill to provide for an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) integration strategy.DGary C. Peters MIMay 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee373 words01
H.R. 7931PEAKS ActRCarol D. Miller WVApr 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee308 words35
H.R. 8246Second Chances for Rural Hospitals ActRJodey C. Arrington TXMay 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee412 words26
H.R. 8272Runway Integrity and Military Readiness Act of 2024RBill Huizenga MIMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee93 words00
H.R. 8287Stress Testing Accountability and Transparency ActRAndy Barr KYMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee353 words01
H.R. 8294Rural Healthcare Revitalization Act of 2024RDerrick Van Orden WIMay 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee222 words011

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