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

2,447 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5014Water Project Navigators ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COSep 10, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.6k words10
S. 5021340B PATIENTS Act of 2024DPeter Welch VTSep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words14
S. 5028Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2024DMark R. Warner VASep 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
H.R. 1157Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act of 2023RAndy Barr KYFeb 24, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.2k words00
H.R. 4741Securing Global Telecommunications ActDKathy E. Manning NCJul 19, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.1k words40
H.R. 5245Science and Technology Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification Act of 2024RAndy Barr KYAug 22, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.5k words70
H.R. 554Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2023RJ. French Hill ARJan 26, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.4k words80
H.R. 6352Tax Stamp Revenue Transfer for Wildlife and Recreation ActRBlake D. Moore UTNov 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee1.1k words62
H.R. 7150Survivor Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2024DMark Takano CAJan 30, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.9k words00
H.R. 7159Pacific Partnership ActDEd Case HIJan 31, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.4k words250
H.R. 8152Remote Access Security ActRMichael Lawler NYApr 29, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.1k words424
H.R. 8631Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence ActRCarlos A. Gimenez FLJun 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House1.3k words42
H.R. 9520Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act of 2024RPat Fallon TXSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words01
H.R. 9525SAVES ActRMorgan Luttrell TXSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words220
S. 4035FEHB Protection ActRRick Scott FLMar 21, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words21
H.R. 9499Securing the Integrity of Ethics in Government ActRTim Burchett TNSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 9506Water Project Navigators ActDBrittany Pettersen COSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
S. 4973No Kings ActDCharles E. Schumer NYAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words260
S. 4995Water Project Navigators ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COSep 9, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
H.J.Res. 202Formally apologizing for the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and affirming the importance of free association between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Marshall Islands.DKatie Porter CASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
H.R. 9474Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2024IKevin Kiley CASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words13
H.R. 9475AI Grand Challenges Act of 2024DTed Lieu CASep 6, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words50
H.R. 8198Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property ActDSanford D. Bishop, Jr. GAMay 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words30
H.R. 8270Conservation Reserve Program Modernization ActRBrad Finstad MNMay 7, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 8447American Agricultural Security Act of 2024RDon Bacon NEMay 17, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words20

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