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. 4986UPDATE ActRJames Lankford OKAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee102 words01
S. 4988Defenders of Bataan, Corregidor, and Attu Congressional Gold Medal ActDMartin Heinrich NMAug 1, 2024CeremonialIn committee1.3k words250
S. 4989RECHARGE ActDJeff Merkley ORAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee257 words20
S. 4990Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7k words10
S. 4991George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024DCory A. Booker NJAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee21k words61
S.J.Res. 107A joint resolution to authorize the use of military force against the Islamic Republic of Iran if the President determines that the Islamic Republic of Iran is planning or conducts an attack against any former, current, or incoming United States Government official or senior military personnel.RLindsey Graham SCAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee541 words00
S.J.Res. 108A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to reaffirm the principle that no person is above the lawDMazie K. Hirono HIAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee189 words230
H.R. 3254First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies ActDDonald M. Payne, Jr. NJMay 11, 2023SubstantivePassed House452 words10
H.R. 4467DHS Border Services Contracts Review ActRJosh Brecheen OKJul 6, 2023SubstantivePassed House651 words11
H.R. 5527Modernizing Government Technology Reform ActRNancy Mace SCSep 18, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.1k words20
H.R. 7525Special District Grant Accessibility ActRPat Fallon TXMar 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House403 words220
S. 1008Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYMar 28, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee198 words44
S. 2073Kids Online Safety and Privacy ActDJon Ossoff GAJun 21, 2023SubstantiveTo PresidentText pending10
S. 2238PLAN for Broadband ActRRoger F. Wicker MSJul 11, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.8k words54
S. 2645Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2024DEdward J. Markey MAJul 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.7k words81
S. 2714CREATE AI Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMJul 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee6.4k words39
S. 3162TEST AI Act of 2024DBen Ray Luján NMOct 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2k words42
S. 3312Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2024RJohn Thune SDNov 15, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee17k words615
S. 3879Illegal Red Snapper Enforcement ActRTed Cruz TXMar 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee726 words20
S. 4178Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAApr 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee19k words87
S. 4294Cross Border Aerial Law Enforcement Operations ActDMargaret Wood Hassan NHMay 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.4k words20
S. 4316Moving Transit Forward Act of 2024DChris Van Hollen MDMay 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee718 words21
S. 4495PREPARED for AI ActDGary C. Peters MIJun 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee16k words16
S. 4569TAKE IT DOWN ActRTed Cruz TXJun 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committeeText pending204
S. 4579Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2024DPatty Murray WAJun 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words10

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