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

482 bills · latest action first

Words: 5k–10kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 3397Putting American Autoworkers First Act of 2023RMarco Rubio FLDec 5, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.1k words20
S. 3409End Solitary Confinement ActDEdward J. Markey MADec 5, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.2k words41
H.R. 2798CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform ActRAndy Barr KYApr 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.4k words28
H.R. 6542Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act of 2023RRichard McCormick GADec 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words330
H.R. 6498Billionaire Minimum Income Tax ActDSteve Cohen TNNov 29, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.5k words611
S. 3362DETERRENT ActRThom Tillis NCNov 29, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.4k words111
S. 3351FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023DMark R. Warner VANov 28, 2023SubstantiveIn committee8.9k words122
H.R. 6461Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2023DMatt Cartwright PANov 21, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.5k words51
H.R. 6455Climate Displaced Persons ActDNydia M. Velázquez NYNov 17, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words200
S. 2184Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023DBenjamin L. Cardin MDJun 22, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.3k words20
S. 3304Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2023DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PANov 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee7.5k words50
S. 3340Climate Displaced Persons ActDEdward J. Markey MANov 15, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words40
H.R. 3578To make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.DGlenn Ivey MDMay 22, 2023SubstantivePassed House8.8k words01
S. 3291EAGLE Act of 2023RKevin Cramer NDNov 13, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.7k words21
H.R. 6328Advanced Coursework Equity ActDJoaquin Castro TXNov 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words141
S. 3279Advanced Coursework Equity ActDCory A. Booker NJNov 9, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words31
S. 306Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2023DAlex Padilla CAFeb 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee9.4k words10
H.R. 6004MOMMIES ActDAyanna Pressley MAOct 19, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words150
H.R. 6029Disaster Relief Medicaid ActDJimmy Panetta CAOct 24, 2023SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words81
H.R. 6194Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2023DTed Lieu CANov 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.6k words10
H.R. 4364Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024RMark E. Amodei NVJun 27, 2023SubstantivePassed House6.8k words01
S. 3207Foundation for International Food Security Act of 2023RLindsey Graham SCNov 2, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5k words21
S. 3185Tribal Cultural Areas Protection ActDMartin Heinrich NMNov 1, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.7k words00
S. 3163CHILD Labor ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAOct 30, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words110
H.R. 6079CHILD Labor ActDRosa L. DeLauro CTOct 26, 2023SubstantiveIn committee5.2k words220

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