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

3,127 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9688Keep Kids Covered ActDKathy Castor FLSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee585 words11
H.R. 9692STOP MADURO ActRMario Diaz-Balart FLSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee601 words70
H.R. 9696Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency ActRClay Higgins LASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee560 words11
H.R. 9705Oyster Reef Recovery ActDAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez NYSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee562 words11
H.R. 97098–K Trading Gap Act of 2024DBrad Sherman CASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee644 words01
S. 1146Find and Protect Foster Youth ActRJohn Cornyn TXMar 30, 2023SubstantiveTo President884 words90
S. 4716Financial Management Risk Reduction ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee712 words10
S. 5103Food and Drug Administration Foods Accountability ActRTed Budd NCSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee972 words01
S. 5104AFFIRM Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee722 words02
S. 5112Crisis Care Access Act of 2024DCatherine Cortez Masto NVSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee990 words10
S. 5114Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee615 words10
S. 5119A bill to codify in statute certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation.DBenjamin L. Cardin MDSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee812 words00
S. 5126STOP MADURO ActRRick Scott FLSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee601 words20
S. 51278–K Trading Gap Act of 2024DChris Van Hollen MDSep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee644 words00
S. 5128Interdiction of Fentanyl in Federal Prisons ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee591 words11
S. 5130Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement ActDMaria Cantwell WASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee583 words30
H.R. 1504Apex Area Technical Corrections ActDSteven Horsford NVMar 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee708 words30
H.R. 1720Ocean Pollution Reduction Act IIDScott H. Peters CAMar 22, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee733 words40
H.R. 5300GAO Inspector General Parity ActDRobert Garcia CAAug 29, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee883 words10
H.R. 5536Grant Transparency Act of 2023RRussell Fry SCSep 18, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee671 words160
H.R. 5613Sanctions Lists Harmonization ActRMichael Waltz FLSep 20, 2023SubstantivePassed House586 words12
H.R. 6997Disaster Contract Improvement ActRNick LaLota NYJan 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee680 words32
H.R. 7208Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2024DBill Pascrell, Jr. NJFeb 1, 2024SubstantivePassed House520 words70
H.R. 7406DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2024RCathy McMorris Rodgers WAFeb 16, 2024SubstantivePassed House615 words61
H.R. 7524GSA Technology Accountability ActRPete Sessions TXMar 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House541 words10

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