Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,691 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,388 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,457 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee554 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 file9,218 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,538 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
14,388 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
554 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

3,127 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 825BOLIVAR ActRMichael Waltz FLFeb 2, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee750 words150
H.R. 8530Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024RMike Ezell MSMay 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee745 words11
H.R. 8728State-Managed Disaster Relief ActRGarret Graves LAJun 13, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee760 words40
H.R. 8946Reversionary Interest Conveyance ActDDoris O. Matsui CAJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee525 words00
H.R. 9067Building America’s Health Care Workforce ActRBrett Guthrie KYJul 18, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee921 words13
H.R. 9646PAGER ActRW. Gregory Steube FLSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee519 words40
H.R. 9647President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal ActDSanford D. Bishop, Jr. GASep 18, 2024CeremonialIn committee748 words320
H.R. 9649UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2024DAndré Carson INSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee874 words722
H.R. 9655Global Fragility Reauthorization ActDSara Jacobs CASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee676 words20
H.R. 9659Low Income Housing for Defense Communities ActRBlake D. Moore UTSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee504 words10
H.R. 9665Consumer Protection and Recovery ActDJanice D. Schakowsky ILSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee513 words10
S. 2695Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement ActDMaria Cantwell WAJul 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee667 words60
S. 3036Mountain View Corridor Completion ActRMike Lee UTOct 4, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee826 words00
S. 4419DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024Sponsor not on fileMay 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee983 words61
S. 5085Justice for Trooper Werner Foerster ActDGeorge S. Helmy NJSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee723 words00
S. 5086SOS Campus ActDTim Kaine VASep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee828 words00
S. 5089TIDES Act of 2024RMitt Romney UTSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee944 words11
S. 5096No Funds for Forced Labor ActRMarco Rubio FLSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee640 words10
S. 5097Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care ActDCory A. Booker NJSep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee616 words30
S. 5102Cross-Border Tunnel Report ActDGary C. Peters MISep 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee642 words31
S. 616Leech Lake Reservation Restoration AmendmentsDTina Smith MNMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee573 words10
H.R. 8314No Foreign Election Interference ActRNicole Malliotakis NYMay 8, 2024SubstantiveFailed in House570 words17
H.R. 9427Veterans’ Mental Health Access ActRMike Bost ILAug 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee958 words01
H.R. 9449Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2024RBill Huizenga MISep 3, 2024SubstantiveIn committee517 words50
H.R. 9624TIPS ActDSteven Horsford NVSep 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee715 words60

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