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
S. 4254PARCEL ActDJon Tester MTMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee273 words00
S. 4255Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate ActIKyrsten Sinema AZMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee294 words42
S. 4257END BYOD ActRJohn Thune SDMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee272 words40
S.J.Res. 76A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage".RMike Braun INMay 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee38 words61
H.J.Res. 134Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States".RKelly Armstrong NDMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee41 words162
H.J.Res. 135Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States".RScott Franklin FLMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee41 words261
H.R. 3195Superior National Forest Restoration ActRPete Stauber MNMay 10, 2023SubstantivePassed House304 words132
H.R. 3397WEST Act of 2024RJohn R. Curtis UTMay 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House60 words204
H.R. 4016Veteran Fraud Reimbursement ActDGerald E. Connolly VAJun 12, 2023SubstantivePassed House327 words30
H.R. 529Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters ActRMichael Waltz FLJan 25, 2023SubstantivePassed House350 words320
H.R. 615Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023RRobert J. Wittman VAJan 27, 2023SubstantivePassed House368 words506
H.R. 764Trust the Science ActRLauren Boebert COFeb 2, 2023SubstantivePassed House100 words253
H.R. 7653VERY Act of 2024DDonald G. Davis NCMar 13, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee65 words10
H.R. 8170ARC Development Act of 2024RChuck Edwards NCApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee257 words20
H.R. 8208Stop the BIS Rule ActRMark E. Green TNMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee89 words202
H.R. 8209Migrant Flight Accountability Act of 2024RBill Huizenga MIMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee401 words20
H.R. 8218Demanding Citizenship in DC Elections ActRWilliam R. Timmons IV SCMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee251 words50
H.R. 8221Hamas Supporters Have No Home Here ActRBeth Van Duyne TXMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee171 words51
S. 4219Future Farmers and Ranchers of Tomorrow Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee65 words20
S. 4225Demanding Citizenship in DC Elections ActRRoger Marshall KSMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee251 words20
S. 4229Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act.DJacky Rosen NVMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee345 words11
S. 4233HOA ActRJohn Kennedy LAMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee273 words40
S. 4234High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2024DMichael F. Bennet COMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee260 words11
S.J.Res. 74A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3".RDan Sullivan AKMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee37 words448
S.J.Res. 75A joint resolution providing 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".RPete Ricketts NEMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee42 words484

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