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. 4596Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign ActRTodd Young INJun 20, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee708 words12
S. 4630Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.5k words612
S. 4631ACCESS ActRJames Lankford OKJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee998 words11
S. 4651Securing America’s Federal Equipment Supply Chains ActRJohn Cornyn TXJul 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.7k words22
S. 4656A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, concerning restrictions on the participation of certain Federal employees in partisan political activity, and for other purposes.RChuck Grassley IAJul 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee64 words11
S. 4672Border Weather Resiliency Act of 2024IKyrsten Sinema AZJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words31
S. 4697Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2024DJacky Rosen NVJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.2k words33
S. 4753Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024IJoe Manchin, III WVJul 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee27k words158
S. 4769VET Artificial Intelligence ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 24, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.3k words15
S. 4853Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections ActRMike Lee UTJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee125 words11
S. 4871Working Waterfront Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit ActIAngus S. King, Jr. MEJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
S. 4872WAGER ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee137 words12
S. 4873American Tax Dollars for American Solar Manufacturing ActDSherrod Brown OHJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee141 words30
S. 4874Child Care Availability and Affordability ActDTim Kaine VAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words10
S. 4875NO FAKES Act of 2024DChristopher A. Coons DEJul 31, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.9k words411
S. 4876Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee999 words20
S. 4877Protecting and Preserving Social Security ActDMazie K. Hirono HIJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words21
S. 4878REMEDY ActDRichard J. Durbin ILJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee769 words11
S. 4879American Cures ActDRichard J. Durbin ILJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee927 words40
S. 4880Child Care Workforce ActDTim Kaine VAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words11
S. 4881A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service Act.Sponsor not on fileJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee386 words20
S. 4882A bill to establish a pilot program for tracking awards made through other transaction authority.DCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee380 words00
S. 4883Unmasking Networks of Virtual Election Interference and Lies Act of 2024RTom Cotton ARJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee309 words00
S. 4884Fighting Fibers Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee614 words02
S. 4885TIER ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee160 words00

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