Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 10, 2024

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

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How far 15,674 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 10, 2024

In committee 14,384 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,441 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out943 6%Approved by committee547 3%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate7 <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 10, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

21Failed 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

200Skipped committeeof the 743 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 file9,201 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied827 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
14,384 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
547 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both81 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
7 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

618 bills · latest action first

Stage: Passed the House or SenateClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 1570Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement ActDTammy Duckworth ILMay 11, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate404 words20
S. 275Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024RShelley Moore Capito WVFeb 7, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate440 words13
S. 3475Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information System ActDGary C. Peters MIDec 12, 2023SubstantivePassed Senate639 words12
S. 3698Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts ActRJerry Moran KSJan 31, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate109 words20
S. 4293A bill to designate the United States courthouse annex located at 310 South Main Street in London, Kentucky, as the "Eugene E. Siler, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex".RMitch McConnell KYMay 8, 2024CeremonialPassed Senate86 words02
S. 4489A bill to designate the Federal building located at 50 United Nations Plaza in San Francisco, California, as the "Senator Dianne Feinstein Federal Building," and for other purposes.DAlex Padilla CAJun 11, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate74 words10
S. 5284Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband ActDJon Ossoff GASep 25, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate184 words20
S. 5292A bill to amend the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 to modify a provision relating to the acquisition of a Coast Guard icebreaker.RDan Sullivan AKSep 25, 2024SubstantivePassed Senate454 words10
S. 91Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal ActRBill Hagerty TNJan 26, 2023SubstantivePassed SenateText pending631
H.R. 1103Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification ActRChristopher H. Smith NJFeb 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.2k words70
H.R. 1657Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2024RPete Stauber MNMar 17, 2023SubstantivePassed House843 words40
H.R. 1726Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023DJill N. Tokuda HIMar 22, 2023SubstantivePassed House264 words10
H.R. 1823To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 East Fort Dade Avenue in Brooksville, Florida, as the "Specialist Justin Dean Coleman Memorial Post Office Building".RGus M. Bilirakis FLMar 28, 2023CeremonialPassed House87 words280
H.R. 2468Mountain View Corridor Completion ActRBurgess Owens UTApr 3, 2023SubstantivePassed House491 words30
H.R. 2950Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023DJared Huffman CAApr 27, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.3k words50
H.R. 3208DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program ActDSheila Jackson Lee TXMay 11, 2023SubstantivePassed House1k words60
H.R. 3334STOP CCP ActRLisa C. McClain MIMay 15, 2023SubstantivePassed House2.2k words90
H.R. 3354To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the "Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building".DJennifer Wexton VAMay 15, 2023CeremonialPassed House86 words100
H.R. 4094Great Salt Lake Stewardship ActRJohn R. Curtis UTJun 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House237 words40
H.R. 4259Think Differently about Education Act of 2023RMarcus J. Molinaro NYJun 21, 2023SubstantivePassed House186 words70
H.R. 4596Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2024RLauren Boebert COJul 13, 2023SubstantivePassed House1.1k words80
H.R. 522Deliver for Veterans ActRJames C. Moylan GUJan 25, 2023SubstantivePassed House120 words190
H.R. 5302Michel O. Maceda Memorial ActRJenniffer González-Colón PRAug 29, 2023SubstantivePassed House227 words150
H.R. 5490Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VASep 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House6.4k words11
H.R. 5509Electronic Permitting Modernization ActDKatie Porter CASep 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House354 words51

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