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. 8156To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress an updated report on the roles, responsibilities, and practices of the Council on Environmental Quality.RDan Newhouse WAApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee419 words41
H.R. 8163FORKS Made in America ActRClaudia Tenney NYApr 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words10
H.J.Res. 129Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage".RKeith Self TXApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee45 words71
H.R. 8052Year-Round E15 Act of 2024RZachary Nunn IAApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee115 words50
H.R. 8053No Propaganda ActRScott Perry PAApr 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee249 words40
H.R. 8082Securing Local Communities Input in Broadband Development ActRChristopher H. Smith NJApr 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee73 words02
H.R. 8083Defund NPR ActRJim Banks INApr 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee122 words160
H.R. 8094To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to modify certain asset recovery rules.RThomas H. Kean, Jr. NJApr 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee72 words00
H.R. 8109Money Follows the Person Permanency Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MIApr 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee62 words12
H.R. 8110Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act of 2024DDebbie Dingell MIApr 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee199 words12
H.R. 8114To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place certain limitations on Medicaid payments for home or community-based services.RKat Cammack FLApr 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee175 words105
H.R. 8115To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for the deferral or disallowance of portions of payments for certain managed care violations under Medicaid.DJohn P. Sarbanes MDApr 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee262 words04
H.R. 8123To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new prohibited acts relating to dietary supplements.DFrank Pallone, Jr. NJApr 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee209 words11
H.R. 8132Balancing Incentives Act of 2024DMarcy Kaptur OHApr 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee145 words42
H.R. 8133To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary concerned to furnish mortuary services in the case of certain citizens of the United States who die outside of the United States, and for other purposes.IKevin Kiley CAApr 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee137 words01
H.R. 8135High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2024DBill Pascrell, Jr. NJApr 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee260 words21
H.R. 8139Cooperation in Local Procurement ActRPete Stauber MNApr 26, 2024SubstantiveIn committee58 words10
S. 2717A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 231 North Franklin Street in Greensburg, Indiana, as the "Brigadier General John T. Wilder Post Office".RMike Braun INSep 5, 2023CeremonialPassed Senate83 words10
S. 3357A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5120 Derry Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Hettie Simmons Love Post Office Building".DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PANov 29, 2023CeremonialPassed Senate79 words11
S. 3687Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024DJon Ossoff GAJan 30, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate183 words10
S. 3998Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024RTed Cruz TXMar 20, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate426 words170
H.R. 4389Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023RMaria Elvira Salazar FLJun 27, 2023SubstantiveBecame law249 words190
H.R. 8116Stop Wasteful and Outdated Medical Training on Animals ActDMadeleine Dean PAApr 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee179 words10
H.R. 8117HEIR Act of 2024DLizzie Fletcher TXApr 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee425 words122
H.R. 8120Motorist Tax Abuse ActRNicole Malliotakis NYApr 23, 2024SubstantiveIn committee84 words61

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