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. 4886Native Arts and Culture Promotion ActDBrian Schatz HIJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee165 words10
S. 4887Continued Presence Improvement ActDBenjamin L. Cardin MDJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee761 words10
S. 4888A bill to include Czechia in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Czechia.DPeter Welch VTJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee45 words60
S. 4889Federal Jobs for STARs Act of 2024DSherrod Brown OHJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee468 words11
S. 4890Access to Small Business Investor Capital ActRSteve Daines MTJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee382 words00
S. 4891Stop Copay Overpay ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee655 words60
S. 4892The First Responders Wellness ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words40
S. 4893TERMS ActRTed Cruz TXJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words21
S. 4894A bill to urge the United Nations to abolish the position of Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and to withhold United States funding for such position.RMarco Rubio FLJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee240 words00
S. 4896AI Innovation and Development for Efficiency Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee673 words10
S. 4897Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity ActDLaphonza R. Butler CAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee700 words20
S. 4899HEIRS Act of 2024DLaphonza R. Butler CAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
S. 4901Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2024DBrian Schatz HIJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
S. 4902BE HEARD in the Workplace ActDPatty Murray WAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee27k words142
S. 4903Generation Now Workforce Representation Act of 2024DLaphonza R. Butler CAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee242 words10
S. 4904National Fab Lab Network Act of 2024DChris Van Hollen MDJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
S. 4905Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2024DJack Reed RIJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words12
S. 4906FASTER ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee201 words13
S. 4907FORECASTS Tracking Act of 2024DEdward J. Markey MAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words30
S. 4908James R. Dominguez Memorial Act of 2024RJohn Cornyn TXJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee220 words32
S. 4909A bill to clarify the use of direct deposit for contributions to ABLE programs.DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee43 words50
S. 4910ABLE Awareness ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words50
S. 4911ABLE Employment Flexibility ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee851 words50
S. 4912BITCOIN Act of 2024RCynthia M. Lummis WYJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words01
S. 4913STOP CCP ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words01

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