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. 3696DEFIANCE Act of 2024DRichard J. Durbin ILJan 30, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate1.9k words82
S. 4756No Visas for Violent Criminals ActRTom Cotton ARJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee222 words31
S. 4757Environmental Health in Prisons ActDEdward J. Markey MAJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.8k words30
S. 4758A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on using artificial intelligence-enabled software to optimize the workflow and operations of depots, shipyards, and other manufacturing facilities run by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.RMike Rounds SDJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee321 words01
S. 4759Investing in All of America Act of 2024DJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee766 words11
S. 4760Restoring Civility on Campus Act of 2024RBill Cassidy LAJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words42
S. 4761Tariffs for Terrorism Act of 2024RLindsey Graham SCJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee855 words00
S. 4763Countering Adversary Reconnaissance (CAR) Act of 2024DSherrod Brown OHJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee463 words01
S. 4765Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.1k words00
S. 4766Section 508 Refresh Act of 2024DRobert P. Casey, Jr. PAJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee4.9k words30
S. 4767Insurance Fraud Accountability ActSponsor not on fileJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee2.1k words63
S. 4768Nutrition Services Improvement Plan ActDJohn W. Hickenlooper COJul 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee219 words10
H.J.Res. 165Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance".RMary E. Miller ILJun 5, 2024SubstantivePassed House45 words722
H.R. 1304Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2023DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMMar 1, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee12k words25
H.R. 2969Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023RZachary Nunn IAApr 27, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.1k words41
H.R. 2971Veterans Claims Education Act of 2023DScott H. Peters CAApr 27, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee546 words91
H.R. 3977Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023DTeresa Leger Fernandez NMJun 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.1k words20
H.R. 4136U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic ActRKeith Self TXJun 14, 2023CeremonialPassed House99 words320
H.R. 4152Space Resources Institute ActDYadira Caraveo COJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee416 words40
H.R. 5473Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2024RChuck Edwards NCSep 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.5k words42
H.R. 6020Honor Our Living Donors ActRJay Obernolte CAOct 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee337 words90
H.R. 6162To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 379 North Oates Street in Dothan, Alabama, as the "LaBruce 'Bruce' Tidwell Post Office Building".RBarry Moore ALNov 1, 2023CeremonialPassed House80 words60
H.R. 6249Think Differently About Emergencies ActRMarcus J. Molinaro NYNov 6, 2023SubstantivePassed House518 words100
H.R. 6362Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2023DMaxine Waters CANov 9, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee549 words240
H.R. 6599Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement ActDTeresa Leger Fernandez NMDec 5, 2023SubstantiveDiscussed in committee498 words10

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