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. 1069Clean Energy Demonstration Transparency Act of 2023RMike Carey OHFeb 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House267 words50
H.R. 2687Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility ActDMary Sattler Peltola AKApr 18, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee117 words21
H.R. 3722Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide ActRZachary Nunn IAMay 25, 2023SubstantivePassed House410 words100
H.R. 7103Agency Accountability Act of 2024RPete Stauber MNJan 29, 2024SubstantivePassed House212 words20
H.R. 7985Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2024DMorgan McGarvey KYApr 15, 2024SubstantivePassed House274 words20
H.R. 8157To prohibit the Secretary of the Army from carrying out certain spillage operations on the Lower Snake Rivers dams, and for other purposes.RDan Newhouse WAApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee144 words30
H.R. 8158Pinniped Predator Deterrence ActRDan Newhouse WAApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee179 words40
H.R. 8159ACRES ActRDan Newhouse WAApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee117 words41
H.R. 8160Breaking Irresponsible Energy and Commercial Habits ActRDan Newhouse WAApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee203 words41
H.R. 8161Electric ActRDan Newhouse WAApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee227 words31
H.R. 8166To require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations requiring that optional combat boots worn by members of the armed forces wear be made in America, and for other purposes.DNikki Budzinski ILApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee192 words22
H.R. 8172Consistent Labeling for Political Ads ActDJared F. Golden MEApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee322 words00
H.R. 8173To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts.DJared F. Golden MEApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee348 words10
H.R. 8174Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban ActDJared F. Golden MEApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee454 words10
H.R. 8178Apprenticeship Freedom ActRBob Good VAApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee148 words40
H.R. 8180Increased Accountability for Nonconsensual Pornography Act of 2024RNancy Mace SCApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee133 words00
H.R. 8184Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2024RMichelle Steel CAApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee88 words94
H.R. 8185Exposing the Financing of Human Trafficking ActRBryan Steil WIApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee75 words40
H.R. 8189Consent is Key ActDNorma J. Torres CAApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee406 words80
S. 4215A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new prohibited acts relating to dietary supplements.DRichard J. Durbin ILApr 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee209 words11
H.J.Res. 132Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects".RClay Higgins LAApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee53 words24
H.R. 8142Examining Educational Redlining in Lending ActDJoyce Beatty OHApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee469 words00
H.R. 8147Repealing Big Brother Overreach ActRWarren Davidson OHApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee205 words10010
H.R. 8149To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards.RA. Drew Ferguson IV GAApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee257 words11
H.R. 8155Ratepayer Funding Alternative ActRDan Newhouse WAApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee127 words30

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