Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2024

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

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How far 15,716 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 13, 2024

In committee 14,409 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,479 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out930 6%Approved by committee556 4%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate15 <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 13, 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 751 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 file9,241 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
14,409 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
556 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both83 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
15 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 529
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 529 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

15,716 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9154Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2024DGlenn Ivey MDJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
H.R. 9155Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery ActRRonny Jackson TXJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee423 words01
H.R. 9156Health Over Wealth ActDPramila Jayapal WAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.6k words131
H.R. 9157Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2024RJohn Joyce PAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee566 words101
H.R. 9158To require an institution of higher education that becomes aware that a student having nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (F)(i) or (J) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) has endorsed or supported a foreign terrorist organization to notify the SEVIS, and for other purposes.RNicholas A. Langworthy NYJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee187 words80
H.R. 9160PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2024RMichael Lawler NYJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words381
H.R. 9162PRC Risk Transparency ActRBlaine Luetkemeyer MOJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words21
H.R. 9163Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist States Act of 2024RNancy Mace SCJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee381 words40
H.R. 9164Employer Participation in Repayment ActRNicole Malliotakis NYJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee79 words513
H.R. 9167Sanctuary City Oversight and Responsibility in Enforcement Act of 2024RBurgess Owens UTJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee635 words10
H.R. 9168Plug Offshore Wells ActDKatie Porter CAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee332 words120
H.R. 9169Ensuring Health in SNAP Act of 2024RMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee194 words71
H.R. 9170Advancing International and Foreign Language Education ActDDeborah K. Ross NCJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.8k words20
H.R. 9171Burn Pit Elimination ActDRaul Ruiz CAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee110 words30
H.R. 9173Long Term Care Stabilization ActRLloyd Smucker PAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words30
H.R. 9175To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24837 Goddard Road in Taylor, Michigan, as the "Technical Sergeant E. Huston James Memorial Post Office Building".DShri Thanedar MIJul 25, 2024CeremonialIn committee88 words60
H.R. 9176LIONs Act of 2024DShri Thanedar MIJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee68 words51
S. 2783Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments ActRMarco Rubio FLSep 13, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee246 words10
S. 3311American Made Pharmaceuticals Act of 2023DTina Smith MNNov 15, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee737 words12
S. 4365Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities ActRLisa Murkowski AKMay 16, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee571 words31
S. 4770Countering Hate Against Israel by Federal Contractors ActRJames E. Risch IDJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee676 words131
S. 4771IVF with HSAs Act of 2024RRick Scott FLJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee505 words00
S. 4772NFIP Extension Act of 2024RJohn Kennedy LAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee103 words34
S. 4773Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024DMazie K. Hirono HIJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee266k words70
S. 4774Better Care for PFAS Patients Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee399 words20

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