Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 15, 2024

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

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How far 15,767 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 15, 2024

In committee 14,454 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,529 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out925 6%Approved by committee558 4%Passed the House or Senate621 4%Passed the House and Senate16 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%13 ceremonial

13 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 149 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 15, 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 755 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 file8,873 bills · 6% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,796 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied991 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: 107 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 committee126 days
14,454 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
558 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both82 days
621 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
16 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 126 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 533
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024391,735 words

The median bill is 533 words; 7 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 14 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

15,767 bills · latest action first

BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 4773Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024DMazie K. Hirono HIJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee266k words70
S. 4774Better Care for PFAS Patients Act of 2024DJeanne Shaheen NHJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee399 words20
S. 4775Appalachian Trail Centennial ActDTim Kaine VAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.8k words10
S. 4777Hospital Stability and Health Services Act of 2024DTammy Baldwin WIJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2k words00
S. 4778Employer Participation in Repayment ActDMark R. Warner VAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee79 words62
S. 4779PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2024RTom Cotton ARJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words141
S. 4780Supporting Employees in the Guard and Reserve ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee125 words11
S. 4781PACE Anytime ActDRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee546 words10
S. 4782Exercise and Fitness for All Act of 2024DTammy Duckworth ILJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee807 words10
S. 4783Smart Kids not Smartphones Act of 2024RMitt Romney UTJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee834 words10
S. 4784ASSET ActDChristopher A. Coons DEJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.2k words80
S. 4785Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2024IAngus S. King, Jr. MEJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee408 words21
S. 4786A bill to cancel Federal oil and gas leases held by persons that manipulate the market price of oil or gas in violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.DEdward J. Markey MAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee250 words10
S. 4787Flowers for Fallen Heroes Act of 2024DMargaret Wood Hassan NHJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee801 words10
S. 4788SAFE U.S. Facilities ActRRick Scott FLJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee918 words10
S. 4789STAND with Taiwan Act of 2024RDan Sullivan AKJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.5k words10
S. 4790Trump Assassination Attempt Transparency ActRJosh Hawley MOJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee443 words00
S. 4791Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee51 words120
S. 4792Countering CCP Drones and Supporting Drones for Law Enforcement ActRRick Scott FLJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words33
S. 4793United States-India Defense Cooperation Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
S. 4794Claiming Age Clarity ActRBill Cassidy LAJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee126 words30
S. 4795Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DJeanne Shaheen NHJul 25, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee26k words049
S. 4796Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DBrian Schatz HIJul 25, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee46k words036
S. 4797Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025DChristopher A. Coons DEJul 25, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee57k words014
S. 4798Combat Action Recognition and Evaluation (CARE) for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Crews Act of 2024DJacky Rosen NVJul 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee231 words10

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