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
S. 4833Federal Employee Locality Accountability in Retirement ActRBill Cassidy LAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee188 words01
S. 4834Federal Employee Return to Work ActRBill Cassidy LAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee292 words02
S. 4835Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2024IAngus S. King, Jr. MEJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words02
S. 4836USDA Grant Simplification Act of 2024RCynthia M. Lummis WYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee520 words10
S. 4837Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee367 words10
S. 4838Consumers LEARN AI ActDMark Kelly AZJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words10
S. 4839Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act of 2024RMarsha Blackburn TNJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20
S. 4840RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024DChristopher A. Coons DEJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee413 words12
S. 4841New Essential Education Discoveries Act of 2024DMichael F. Bennet COJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words30
S. 4842Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee543 words10
S. 4843Summer for All ActDChristopher Murphy CTJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words00
S. 4844Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2024DTammy Duckworth ILJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words80
S. 4845Prescription Drug Affordability and Access ActDCory A. Booker NJJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words10
S. 4846A bill to provide for referral of denied applicants to the Service Academies to the senior military colleges.RTed Cruz TXJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee133 words10
S. 4847Advancing Medical Readiness Act of 2024DCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee188 words10
S. 4848Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation ActDJacky Rosen NVJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words00
S. 4849A bill to require the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Government of Ukraine for the establishment by that Government of a foreign investment review mechanism.RMarco Rubio FLJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee289 words00
S. 4850CONVEY ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee455 words00
S. 4851Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act of 2024DAlex Padilla CAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee71 words00
S. 4852New England Coastal Protection ActDSheldon Whitehouse RIJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee123 words60
S. 4854MHPI ActDRaphael G. Warnock GAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee276 words10
S. 4855National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults ActDChristopher Murphy CTJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee51 words00
S. 4856Veterans Jobs Opportunity ActDJacky Rosen NVJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1k words10
S. 4857SPIES ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee185 words40
S. 4858SEPAM Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words01

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