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

547 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9495Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages ActRClaudia Tenney NYSep 9, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee2.1k words42
H.J.Res. 100Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure".RAndrew R. Garbarino NYNov 9, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee38 words66
H.R. 4206Bank Safety Act of 2024DBrad Sherman CAJun 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee481 words14
H.R. 4551Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information ActRBarry Loudermilk GAJul 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee184 words142
H.R. 7409HEATS ActRYoung Kim CAFeb 20, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee458 words21
H.R. 7437Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision ActRErin Houchin INFeb 23, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee961 words32
H.R. 8340Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans ActDBrad Sherman CAMay 10, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee300 words1010
H.R. 8446Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024RJuan Ciscomani AZMay 17, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee148 words53
H.R. 1586Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023RDoug LaMalfa CAMar 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee580 words383
H.R. 2437Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map AmendmentRGregory F. Murphy NCMar 30, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee252 words10
H.R. 4297Bolts Ditch ActDJoe Neguse COJun 22, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee83 words20
H.R. 4524Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement ActRDan Newhouse WAJul 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee651 words190
H.R. 4587Red Snapper ActRJohn H. Rutherford FLJul 12, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee380 words171
H.R. 6008R.I.C.E.’s Whale ActRGarret Graves LAOct 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words34
H.R. 1314LODGE ActRBlake D. Moore UTMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.9k words41
H.R. 1786GROW ActDMike Levin CAMar 24, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee997 words11
H.R. 3499Direct Hire To Fight FiresRDarrell Issa CAMay 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words31
H.R. 3675Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment ActRLauren Boebert COMay 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee129 words90
H.R. 4141To provide that certain communications projects are not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes.RRuss Fulcher IDJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee2.4k words01
H.R. 6395Recognizing the Importance of Critical Minerals in Healthcare Act of 2023RJohn R. Curtis UTNov 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee171 words33
H.R. 7872Colorado River Salinity Control Fix ActRJohn R. Curtis UTApr 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee807 words100
H.R. 9462Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024RAdrian Smith NESep 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee3k words233
H.R. 736PROTECT Kids ActRTim Walberg MIFeb 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee169 words82
S. 3181Michel O. Maceda Memorial ActRRick Scott FLNov 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee228 words20
S. 3891Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024DThomas R. Carper DEMar 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee31k words30

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