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. 8148Audio-Only Telehealth Access Act of 2024RRandy Feenstra IAApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee94 words10
H.R. 8151To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligible practitioners to furnish telehealth services.RMike Kelly PAApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee34 words22
H.R. 8154To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.RGregory F. Murphy NCApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee70 words40
H.R. 8181Preserving Woodworking Traditions and Blocking Government-Mandated Monopolies ActDMarie Gluesenkamp Perez WAApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee161 words20
H.R. 8220Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity ActDDavid J. Trone MDMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee91 words41
H.R. 8193Bristol Bay Protection ActDMary Sattler Peltola AKMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee394 words100
H.R. 8216To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes.DRaul Ruiz CAMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee338 words01
H.R. 8222RACE Act of 2024RAndy Barr KYMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee268 words11
H.R. 8225Apprenticeship Opportunity ActDSuzan K. DelBene WAMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee268 words20
H.R. 8226To require the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a study regarding major rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.RAndrew R. Garbarino NYMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee330 words00
H.R. 8233To amend the USAID Branding Modernization Act to require the sole use of United States flags and logos on articles of United States foreign assistance, and for other purposes.RBrian J. Mast FLMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee145 words30
H.R. 8238To require the Secretary of Defense to appropriately consider Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation activities.RMichelle Steel CAMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee437 words90
H.R. 8240SEC Cybersecurity Act of 2024RAnn Wagner MOMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee217 words50
H.R. 8241SEC Transparency Act of 2024RAnn Wagner MOMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee125 words50
S. 346Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2023DJon Tester MTFeb 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee481 words80
S. 3738GLRI Act of 2024DDebbie Stabenow MIFeb 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee57 words100
S. 4239A bill to require the head of each agency to submit to Congress and make publicly available information relating to the implementation of Executive Order 14019.RBill Hagerty TNMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee188 words00
S. 4240No Bailouts for Campus Criminals ActRTom Cotton ARMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee256 words210
S. 4241TAIWAN Security ActDJacky Rosen NVMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee464 words61
S. 4244Community Finance Language Inclusion Act of 2024DLaphonza R. Butler CAMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee96 words02
S. 4249FUEL ActRMarco Rubio FLMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee448 words10
S. 4250Defense Innovation and Small Business Momentum Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee185 words10
S. 4251Loggers Economic Assistance and Relief ActRSusan M. Collins MEMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee488 words20
S. 4252LIP Enhancement Act of 2024RTed Cruz TXMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee302 words10
S. 4253A bill to ensure that United States diplomats and officials of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission are able to advance efforts seeking compliance by the United Mexican States with the 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.RTed Cruz TXMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee369 words10

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