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. 4935Physician Fee Stabilization ActRJohn Boozman ARAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee182 words712
S. 4936A bill to require a study relating to the Minidoka National Historic Site.RJames E. Risch IDAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee114 words10
S. 4937Defending American Sovereignty in Global Pandemics ActRJohn Barrasso WYAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee156 words130
S. 4938A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 Center Street East in Roseau, Minnesota, as the "Floyd B. Olson Post Office".DAmy Klobuchar MNAug 1, 2024CeremonialIn committee77 words10
S. 4939Safeguarding Infants from Dangerous Sleep ActDRichard Blumenthal CTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee193 words00
S. 4940Bivens Act of 2024DSheldon Whitehouse RIAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee45 words20
S. 4941Meat Business Innovation Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WIAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words00
S. 4942Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DTammy Baldwin WIAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee38k words034
S. 4943Protecting Consumers From Payment Scams ActDRichard Blumenthal CTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee980 words04
S. 4944Access to Homeownership ActDJon Ossoff GAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee398 words01
S. 4945Rural Opportunities and Revitalization Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee260 words00
S. 4946Justice for 9/11 ActRTom Cotton ARAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee253 words10
S. 4947Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2024DRichard Blumenthal CTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.3k words00
S. 4948A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species.IJoe Manchin, III WVAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words11
S. 4949Compassionate Care ActDRichard Blumenthal CTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words00
S. 4950Tribal Employment and Training Support ActDBen Ray Luján NMAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee836 words00
S. 4951Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services ActRMike Rounds SDAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words10
S. 4952Dark and Quiet Skies Act of 2024DJohn W. Hickenlooper COAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
S. 4953Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships ActDAlex Padilla CAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words12
S. 4954Rail Bridge Safety and Transparency ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words05
S. 4955Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024RLindsey Graham SCAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee989 words20
S. 4956CLEARED Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words10
S. 4957Health Workforce Innovation ActSponsor not on fileAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words21
S. 4958A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to withdraw a final determination relating to energy efficiency standards for housing, and for other purposes.RMike Braun INAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee269 words101
S. 4959REG ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee167 words61

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