Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 10, 2024

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

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How far 18,299 bills and resolutions had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 10, 2024

In committee 16,283 89%
Sent to committee, never taken up15,323 84%Discussed in committee, not voted out960 5%Approved by committee584 3%Passed the House or Senate1,284 7%Passed the House and Senate30 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%12 ceremonial

12 of 106 were ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

89% of the 118th Congress’s bills and resolutions had not left committee at month 22. 1 in 173 had become law.

Includes 2,280 non-binding resolutions and 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

31Failed 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

737Skipped committeeof the 1,432 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 file11,538 bills and resolutions · 11% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,821 bills and resolutions · 9% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied832 bills and resolutions · 20% past committee

Bills and resolutions that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about twice as often as bills and resolutions 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: 108 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 committee102 days
16,283 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber8 days
584 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both62 days
629 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 102 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 511
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestS.Res. 7A resolution fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate.13 words
LongestH.R. 9161Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024266,084 words

The median bill or resolution is 511 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 124 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

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

Every bill

3,926 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10108STARS Act of 2024DJimmy Panetta CANov 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee751 words30
H.Res. 1564Recognizing the need for a Senior Security Promise.DDonald G. Davis NCNov 8, 2024Non-binding resolutionIn committee602 words10
H.Res. 1563Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, and thus to restoring the climate.DMike Thompson CANov 5, 2024Non-binding resolutionIn committee617 words40
H.R. 10045Farmer Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act of 2024RTrent Kelly MSOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee924 words770
H.R. 9936To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 with respect to workforce development, and for other purposes.DAbigail Davis Spanberger VAOct 4, 2024SubstantiveIn committee730 words10
H.R. 9981Ban Atrazine Toxicants ActDJerrold Nadler NYOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee714 words31
H.R. 10087Disaster Recovery and Resilience Act of 2024RVirginia Foxx NCNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee782 words20
H.R. 10088Helene Recovery Support ActRVirginia Foxx NCNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee529 words20
H.R. 10089No Net Gain in Federal Lands Act of 2024RHarriet M. Hageman WYNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee743 words10
H.R. 10092Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2024DSummer L. Lee PANov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee512 words140
H.R. 10098Family Plus Health Care Act of 2024RBeth Van Duyne TXNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee796 words00
H.R. 7437Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision ActRErin Houchin INFeb 23, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee961 words32
H.Res. 1559Original Resolution Recognizing Islam as One of the Great Religions of the WorldDAl Green TXNov 1, 2024Non-binding resolutionIn committee687 words30
H.R. 10068To amend the Federal Power Act to require generating facilities to provide advance notices for retiring electric generating units, and for other purposes.RH. Morgan Griffith VAOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee968 words00
H.R. 10077University Forced Vaccination Student Injury Mitigation Act of 2024RMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr. MTOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee741 words30
H.Res. 1557Expressing support for the designation of October 28 as "Oxi Day" to commemorate the anniversary of Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas answer of "Oxi!" or "No!" to surrender to the Axis forces, inflicting a fatal wound that helped save democracy for the world.DChris Pappas NHOct 29, 2024Non-binding resolutionIn committee591 words30
H.R. 10036Civil Investigative Demand Reform Act of 2024RAndy Barr KYOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee512 words40
H.R. 10037Invasive Species Response ActDEd Case HIOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee728 words10
H.R. 10040GARD ActRByron Donalds FLOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee972 words00
H.R. 10044African Diaspora Council ActDSydney Kamlager-Dove CAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee587 words140
H.R. 1004621st Century Vehicle Choice ActDGreg Landsman OHOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee919 words00
H.R. 10047Closing the Substance Use Care Gap Act of 2024DRick Larsen WAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee892 words10
H.R. 10053STRAFE ActRAugust Pfluger TXOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee847 words00
H.R. 10057Affordable Remittance ActDRitchie Torres NYOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee520 words00
H.R. 1586Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023RDoug LaMalfa CAMar 14, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee580 words383

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