Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 15,691 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,388 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,457 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee554 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 file9,218 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,538 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
14,388 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
554 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

554 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3757Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILFeb 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee744 words32
S. 3765Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAFeb 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee75 words64
S. 3775BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024RSusan M. Collins MEFeb 8, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee802 words292
S. 4045East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2024RJ.D. Vance OHMar 21, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee736 words30
S. 4325Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2024RSusan M. Collins MEMay 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee81 words00
H.R. 8773Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025RDavid P. Joyce OHJun 17, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee41k words038
S. 1111ADVANCE Act of 2023RShelley Moore Capito WVMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee23k words1610
S. 4443Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025DMark R. Warner VAJun 3, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee40k words013
H.R. 5074Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023REarl L. "Buddy" Carter GAJul 28, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee174 words457
H.R. 7512Real-Time Benefit Tool Implementation ActRJodey C. Arrington TXMar 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee83 words13
S. 3335Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service ActDAmy Klobuchar MNNov 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words150
S. 930Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNMar 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.4k words302
H.R. 6418Empower Charter School Educators to Lead ActRJulia Letlow LANov 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee425 words51
H.R. 784Internet Application I.D. ActRRuss Fulcher IDFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee345 words32
H.R. 7321Electronic Filing of Electioneering Communication Reports ActDJoseph D. Morelle NYFeb 13, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee49 words21
H.R. 4646SIREN Reauthorization ActRDavid P. Joyce OHJul 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee268 words221
H.R. 620Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment ActRChristopher H. Smith NJJan 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee144 words1010
H.R. 750CAUTION Act of 2023RKat Cammack FLFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee382 words32
H.R. 3916SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2024DJoseph D. Morelle NYJun 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee559 words561
H.R. 619NAPA Reauthorization ActDPaul Tonko NYJan 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee617 words1440
H.R. 1166Public Health Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2023DJuan Vargas CAFeb 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words10
H.R. 555SAVE Act of 2023RJ. French Hill ARJan 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee999 words31
S. 3772Simplifying Subcontracting ActRJames E. Risch IDFeb 8, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee271 words61
S. 3971Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2024DChristopher A. Coons DEMar 19, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.3k words10
S. 4414State Trade Expansion Program Modernization Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHMay 23, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee6.1k words00

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