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

1,635 bills · latest action first

Words: 2k–5kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9364Retired Officers Conflict of Interest Act of 2024DJason Crow COAug 16, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.5k words30
H.R. 9309Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services ActRJ. French Hill ARAug 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words10
S. 4199JUDGES Act of 2024RTodd Young INApr 19, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate2.7k words150
H.R. 9237Compassionate Care ActDNanette Diaz Barragán CAAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words00
H.R. 9253National Gun Violence Research ActDValerie P. Foushee NCAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words400
H.R. 9257Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment ActDRaúl M. Grijalva AZAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words70
H.R. 9266Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act of 2024DAndy Kim NJAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words260
H.R. 928321st Century Wildlife Enhancement and Partnership ActRAugust Pfluger TXAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words20
H.R. 9300Protecting and Preserving Social Security ActDJill N. Tokuda HIAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words32
S. 2498Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNJul 26, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3k words48
S. 3788National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024RLisa Murkowski AKFeb 8, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee3.3k words21
S. 3849Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024DMark R. Warner VAFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.8k words32
S. 4926Affordable Future Loan Program Act of 2024RMike Rounds SDAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words01
S. 4949Compassionate Care ActDRichard Blumenthal CTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.3k words00
S. 4951Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services ActRMike Rounds SDAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words10
S. 4953Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships ActDAlex Padilla CAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words12
S. 4954Rail Bridge Safety and Transparency ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words05
S. 4964Long COVID Research Moonshot ActIBernard Sanders VTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words41
S. 4972Lawful Purpose and Historical Firearms ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words21
S. 498521st Century Wildlife Enhancement and Partnership ActRJames Lankford OKAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words20
H.R. 5527Modernizing Government Technology Reform ActRNancy Mace SCSep 18, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.1k words20
S. 2238PLAN for Broadband ActRRoger F. Wicker MSJul 11, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee4.8k words54
S. 3162TEST AI Act of 2024DBen Ray Luján NMOct 30, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2k words42
S. 4579Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2024DPatty Murray WAJun 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words10
S. 4630Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations ActDGary C. Peters MIJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.5k words612

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