Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

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

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How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

In committee 14,454 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,529 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee558 4%Passed the House or Senate621 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%13 ceremonial

13 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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 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

206Skipped committeeof the 755 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 file8,873 bills · 6% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,796 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied991 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: 107 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 committee126 days
14,454 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
558 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
621 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
16 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 126 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 533
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024391,735 words

The median bill is 533 words; 7 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 14 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

7,606 bills · latest action first

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BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8061Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2024RAnn Wagner MOApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee170 words2101
H.R. 8066Ammunition Supply Chain ActRTom Emmer MNApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee214 words541
S. 4072A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.RMike Crapo IDMar 23, 2024SubstantiveFailed in Senate110 words188
S. 4157Improving Corps Civil Works Compensatory Mitigation ActDAlex Padilla CAApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee353 words10
S. 4160POSTAL ActRCynthia M. Lummis WYApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee180 words20
S. 4162Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee431 words10
S. 4163Ammunition Supply Chain ActRJames E. Risch IDApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee214 words201
S. 4165Illegal Alien NICS Alert ActRTom Cotton ARApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee163 words40
S. 4166Applicant Medical Reimbursement Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee75 words10
S. 4168Specialty Crop Security Act of 2024DLaphonza R. Butler CAApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee199 words80
S. 4174Think Differently Database ActREric Schmitt MOApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee246 words10
S. 4175RECA Extension Act of 2024RMike Lee UTApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words10
S. 4176Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization ActDJon Tester MTApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee468 words110
S. 4179Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2024RJohn Cornyn TXApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee164 words10
S. 4183A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions.RJohn Cornyn TXApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee257 words11
S. 4188Future of Water Act of 2024DElizabeth Warren MAApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee164 words20
S.J.Res. 73A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the multiple agencies relating to "Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations".RMarco Rubio FLApr 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee77 words100
H.J.Res. 120Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Financial Stability Oversight Council related to "Guidance on Nonbank Financial Company Determinations".RJ. French Hill ARMar 22, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee37 words103
H.R. 3033Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023RMichelle Steel CAApr 28, 2023SubstantivePassed House181 words373
H.R. 3591Asylum Accountability ActRDavid Rouzer NCMay 22, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee60 words90
H.R. 4555Federal Election Audit ActRGregory F. Murphy NCJul 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee442 words00
H.R. 5947To provide for the rescission of certain waivers and licenses relating to Iran, and for other purposes.RAugust Pfluger TXOct 12, 2023SubstantivePassed House292 words1313
H.R. 6015Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2023RBlaine Luetkemeyer MOOct 20, 2023SubstantivePassed House411 words03
H.R. 6225Expanding Home Loans for Guard and Reservists ActDPatrick Ryan NYNov 3, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee153 words51
H.R. 7713VA Political Performance Disclosure ActRJack Bergman MIMar 19, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee101 words00

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