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
S. 2546A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the "Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office".IKyrsten Sinema AZJul 26, 2023CeremonialApproved by committee77 words10
S. 3277A bill to amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.RDan Sullivan AKNov 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee54 words10
S. 3788National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024RLisa Murkowski AKFeb 8, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee3.3k words21
S. 3849Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024DMark R. Warner VAFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.8k words32
S. 3943ANCHOR ActDAlex Padilla CAMar 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee831 words31
S. 3946A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, as the "Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office".RTed Cruz TXMar 14, 2024CeremonialApproved by committee82 words10
S. 3959Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024RRoger F. Wicker MSMar 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words57
S. 4077A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 180 Steuart Street in San Francisco, California, as the "Dianne Feinstein Post Office".DAlex Padilla CAApr 8, 2024CeremonialApproved by committee74 words10
S. 4107Think Differently Transportation ActDTammy Duckworth ILApr 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee519 words10
S. 4394NSF AI Education Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAMay 22, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee10k words23
S. 4487Small Business Artificial Intelligence Training Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAJun 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words22
S. 4921Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025DJon Tester MTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee27k words094
S. 4922VA Transportation Programs Act of 2024DJon Ossoff GAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee53 words00
S. 4923Informing Grandfamilies ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee782 words10
S. 4924Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains ActRMike Braun INAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee664 words00
S. 4925Stop GREED Act of 2024RJerry Moran KSAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee308 words20
S. 4926Affordable Future Loan Program Act of 2024RMike Rounds SDAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words01
S. 4927Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DPatty Murray WAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee14k words043
S. 4928Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025DChris Van Hollen MDAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee35k words023
S. 4929Lethal Means Safe Storage for Veteran Suicide Prevention ActIAngus S. King, Jr. MEAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words03
S. 4930Broadband Fairness ActRJosh Hawley MOAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee624 words01
S. 4931Renewable Chemicals Act of 2024DSherrod Brown OHAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words12
S. 4932Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.6k words52
S. 4933Preserving Rural Housing Investments ActRJerry Moran KSAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee111 words80
S. 4934Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act of 2024RRick Scott FLAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee282 words01

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