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

15,699 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9190Older Workers’ Bureau ActDDonald S. Beyer, Jr. VAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words20
H.R. 9191No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime ActRDan Bishop NCJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words62
H.R. 9192SIMPLE ActDSuzanne Bonamici ORJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words60
H.R. 9193Secure and Affordable Broadband Extension ActDNikki Budzinski ILJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words171
H.R. 9195SUPER Demonstration ActRJuan Ciscomani AZJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee810 words10
H.R. 9196Pregnancy Empowerment Act of 2024DEmanuel Cleaver MOJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee427 words320
H.R. 9198Maximize Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Licensing ActRByron Donalds FLJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee188 words30
H.R. 9199To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act to limit the type of applications reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and to exclude reviews by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's annual assessment and collection of fees and charges.RByron Donalds FLJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee170 words30
H.R. 9200Atomic Supply Chain Solutions ActRByron Donalds FLJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words41
H.R. 9201Nuclear USA Act of 2024RByron Donalds FLJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee279 words30
H.R. 9202Nuclear Waste Reprocessing ActRByron Donalds FLJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee327 words41
H.R. 9203Economic Opportunity for Distressed Communities ActRChuck Edwards NCJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words11
H.R. 9204Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act of 2024DAnna G. Eshoo CAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee71 words80
H.R. 9205National Fab Lab Network Act of 2024DBill Foster ILJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words00
H.R. 9206Bunker Buster Act of 2024DJosh Gottheimer NJJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words41
H.R. 9207Standing to Challenge Government Censorship ActRHarriet M. Hageman WYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee903 words11
H.R. 9208Improving Military Recruitment at Senior Military Colleges ActRRonny Jackson TXJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee144 words10
H.R. 9209Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery ActDPramila Jayapal WAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words10
H.R. 9210Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2024DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee367 words20
H.R. 9212REMOVE Act of 2024DAnn M. Kuster NHJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words20
H.R. 9213Endowment Accountability ActRMichael Lawler NYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee99 words00
H.R. 9214Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2024DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words82
H.R. 9217Destination Reception Assistance ActDGrace Meng NYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words180
H.R. 9218Defining Male and Female Act of 2024RMary E. Miller ILJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee574 words341
H.R. 9219Weather Data Taxpayer Protection ActRMax L. Miller OHJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words12

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