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

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8271Showing Up for Students ActDDaniel S. Goldman NYMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee93 words432
H.R. 8278Hospice Recertification Flexibility ActRCarol D. Miller WVMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee263 words10
H.R. 8279Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act of 2024RAlexander X. Mooney WVMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee191 words20
H.R. 8280Safe Schools and Communities Act of 2024RZachary Nunn IAMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee331 words20
H.R. 996To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office".DTroy A. Carter LAFeb 14, 2023CeremonialBecame law80 words50
S. 4267A bill to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.RRick Scott FLMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee31 words20
S. 4272Shirley Chisholm Statue ActDRaphael G. Warnock GAMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee171 words130
S. 4274No Flights for Terrorists ActRRoger Marshall KSMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee288 words11
S.J.Res. 77A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the fundamental right to vote.DRichard J. Durbin ILMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee186 words50
H.R. 1747Blockchain Regulatory Certainty ActRTom Emmer MNMar 23, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee432 words12
H.R. 8243State-Based Education Loan Awareness ActRPete Sessions TXMay 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee328 words10
H.R. 8248Unmasking Antifa Act of 2024RTim Burchett TNMay 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee374 words00
H.R. 8254October 7 Remembrance Education ActDJosh Gottheimer NJMay 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee418 words33
H.R. 8255To establish a minimum public comment period with respect to proposed rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.RFrank D. Lucas OKMay 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee138 words02
H.R. 8258To redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the "Senator Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center".DRaul Ruiz CAMay 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee83 words00
H.R. 8259Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024DRaul Ruiz CAMay 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee77 words00
H.R. 8260Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization ActRBrad R. Wenstrup OHMay 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee278 words33
S. 2181Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIJun 22, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate92 words61
S. 3126Mark Our Place ActRMike Braun INOct 25, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate102 words80
H.J.Res. 131Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles".RAndrew S. Clyde GAApr 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee42 words310
H.R. 7971To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes.RDerrick Van Orden WIApr 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee147 words50
H.R. 8029VA Abortion Transparency Act of 2024RMariannette Miller-Meeks IAApr 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee360 words51
H.R. 8048Fred Hamilton Veterans’ Lost Records ActDMorgan McGarvey KYApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee384 words30
H.R. 8137Patient Access to End of Life Care ActDBrittany Pettersen COApr 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee260 words20
H.R. 8144Rural 340B Access Act of 2024RJack Bergman MIApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee159 words42

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