Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 11, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 11, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 11, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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

2,443 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8399Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections ActRBryan Steil WIMay 14, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.6k words20
H.R. 9553Affordable Housing Resident Services ActDPete Aguilar CASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words240
H.R. 9555Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo Accountability ActRKat Cammack FLSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words10
H.R. 9570Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2024DLucy McBath GASep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words21
H.R. 9583VOICE Act of 2024DElissa Slotkin MISep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words00
S. 1481Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2023RBill Hagerty TNMay 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.3k words43
S. 4755Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2024RMarkwayne Mullin OKJul 23, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2k words40
S. 5037Indian Ocean Region Strategic Review Act of 2024RTim Scott SCSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words20
S. 5039Unearth Innovation ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words11
S. 5040Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Online ActDRichard J. Durbin ILSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words11
S. 5041Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2024DJeff Merkley ORSep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words21
S. 5047Carbon Scoring Act of 2024DSheldon Whitehouse RISep 12, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words51
H.R. 8282Illegitimate Court Counteraction ActRChip Roy TXMay 7, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.8k words763
H.R. 9215Workforce for AI Trust ActDZoe Lofgren CAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.2k words73
H.R. 9276Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement ActDJoseph D. Morelle NYAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
H.R. 9461USA Workforce Investment ActRLloyd Smucker PASep 6, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words06
H.R. 9497AI Advancement and Reliability Act of 2024RJay Obernolte CASep 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.8k words113
H.R. 9543American Sovereign Wealth Fund Exploration ActDMorgan McGarvey KYSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
S. 4996Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2024RJohn Hoeven NDSep 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.8k words20
S. 5011Sacramento RIVER Act of 2024DAlex Padilla CASep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words00
S. 5014Water Project Navigators ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COSep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words10
S. 5021340B PATIENTS Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words14
S. 5028Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2024DMark R. Warner VASep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
H.R. 1157Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act of 2023RAndy Barr KYFeb 24, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.2k words00
H.R. 4741Securing Global Telecommunications ActDKathy E. Manning NCJul 19, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.1k words40

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