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

556 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4414State Trade Expansion Program Modernization Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHMay 23, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee6.1k words00
H.R. 7224To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.DSteve Cohen TNFeb 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee38 words30
S. 1118Evapotranspiration Data ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.4k words10
S. 1274REEF ActRDeb Fischer NEApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee159 words169
S. 3564GSA Disposal Process Tribal Parity Act of 2024DAlex Padilla CAJan 9, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee819 words40
S. 3880FASTA Reform Act of 2024RKevin Cramer NDMar 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee3.6k words11
S. 4359A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.DAlex Padilla CAMay 16, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee62 words10
S. 636Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area ActDMichael F. Bennet COMar 2, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee4.8k words11
H.R. 7153Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization ActDSusan Wild PAJan 30, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee214 words1016
H.R. 7251Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024RLori Chavez-DeRemer ORFeb 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee124 words71
S. 1979Protecting Older Americans Act of 2023DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYJun 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee450 words82
S. 2615Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023RLisa Murkowski AKJul 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee679 words11
S. 3045A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.DAlex Padilla CAOct 16, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee516 words00
S. 3046A bill to make permanent the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity National Forest marina fees.DAlex Padilla CAOct 16, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee45 words00
S. 594Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion ActDMartin Heinrich NMMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words10
S. 2770Protect Elections from Deceptive AI ActDAmy Klobuchar MNSep 12, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words24
S. 3875AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2024DAmy Klobuchar MNMar 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.8k words11
S. 3897Preparing Election Administrators for AI ActDAmy Klobuchar MNMar 11, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee532 words21
S.J.Res. 57A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds".REric Schmitt MOFeb 1, 2024SubstantiveFailed in Senate37 words120
H.R. 7319End Zuckerbucks Act of 2024RClaudia Tenney NYFeb 13, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee557 words10
S. 1560Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement ActRJosh Hawley MOMay 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.4k words50
S. 1835National Cybersecurity Awareness ActDGary C. Peters MIJun 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words12
S. 2032Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2023DMargaret Wood Hassan NHJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.8k words10
S. 2150Unity through Service Act of 2023DJack Reed RIJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.8k words31
S. 3029Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty ActIKyrsten Sinema AZOct 4, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.2k words34

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