Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 12, 2024

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

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How far 15,699 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 12, 2024

In committee 14,395 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,464 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out931 6%Approved by committee555 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 file9,224 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
14,395 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
555 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

1,635 bills · latest action first

Words: 2k–5kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4672Border Weather Resiliency Act of 2024IKyrsten Sinema AZJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.2k words31
S. 4697Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2024DJacky Rosen NVJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.2k words33
S. 4769VET Artificial Intelligence ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 24, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee2.3k words15
S. 4874Child Care Availability and Affordability ActDTim Kaine VAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words10
S. 4875NO FAKES Act of 2024DChristopher A. Coons DEJul 31, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee3.9k words411
S. 4877Protecting and Preserving Social Security ActDMazie K. Hirono HIJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words21
S. 4893TERMS ActRTed Cruz TXJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words21
S. 4915A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the low-income housing credit and to reauthorize and reform the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.DMaria Cantwell WAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.6k words00
S. 4919PIONEER ActRMike Lee UTJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.9k words10
H.R. 9192SIMPLE ActDSuzanne Bonamici ORJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.8k words60
H.R. 9209Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery ActDPramila Jayapal WAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words10
H.R. 9232Residential Recovery for Seniors ActDLauren Underwood ILJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.5k words70
H.R. 9234SWIFT ActDSusan Wild PAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words71
S. 4838Consumers LEARN AI ActDMark Kelly AZJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words10
S. 4841New Essential Education Discoveries Act of 2024DMichael F. Bennet COJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words30
S. 4843Summer for All ActDChristopher Murphy CTJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words00
S. 4845Prescription Drug Affordability and Access ActDCory A. Booker NJJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.3k words10
S. 4848Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation ActDJacky Rosen NVJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.7k words00
S. 4860Residential Recovery for Seniors ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words10
S. 1524Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIMay 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.6k words10
H.R. 9136IMPACT Act 2.0DValerie P. Foushee NCJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words11
H.R. 3019Federal Prison Oversight ActDLucy McBath GAApr 28, 2023SubstantiveBecame law3.7k words390
H.R. 9131Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act of 2024DPaul Tonko NYJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.9k words112
H.R. 9137LET’S Protect Workers ActDRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.4k words373
H.R. 9162PRC Risk Transparency ActRBlaine Luetkemeyer MOJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.3k words21

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