Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024
Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22
How far 15,699 bills had gotten
At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024
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.
Shortcuts and dead ends
How endings are recordedEndings
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
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
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
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
- H.R. 9997In committeeTo name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, Jr. VA Clinic, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 9998In committeeRail Bridge Safety and Transparency Act
- H.R. 9999In committeeNo Budget, No Recess Act
- H.R. 9990In committeeROAD to Housing Act
- H.R. 9991In committeeESCRA Act
- H.R. 9992In committeeFederal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2024
- H.R. 9993In committeeREDUCE Food Prices Act
- H.R. 9994In committeeFirst Time Homeowner Savings Plan Act
- H.R. 9995In committeeREVOCAR Act
- H.R. 9959In committeeTo direct the Comptroller General of the United States to issue a report on the effectiveness of local outdoor siren systems, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 9961In committeeRail Passenger Fairness Act
- H.R. 9963In committeeJustice for Local Communities and Workers Act
- H.R. 9973In committeeCOINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act
- H.R. 9988In committeeAirFAIR Act
- H.R. 9954In committeeFacial Recognition Ban on Body Cameras Act
- H.R. 9955In committeeSafeguarding Our Stockpiles Act
- H.R. 9956In committeeBill Pascrell Ending Tax Giveaway Act
- H.R. 9957In committeeWestern Refined Fuel Reserve Act of 2024
- H.R. 9958In committeeHOMES Act of 2024
- H.R. 9960In committeeWater Delivery Transparency Act
- H.R. 9962In committeeGun Safety Board and Research Act
- H.R. 9964In committeeUrban Bird Treaty Act of 2024
- H.R. 9966In committeeTask Force to End Financial Abuse Act of 2024
- H.R. 9967In committeePOL Act
- H.R. 9968In committeeElection Worker and Polling Place Protection Act
Congress.gov bill status · 118th at month 22 · 25 bills a page · cosponsors and word counts are the latest on file