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

129 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Words: 20k–50kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10034Border Security and Immigration Reform ActRJohn S. Duarte CAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee35k words00
H.R. 10009Revitalizing America’s Housing ActRMichael Lawler NYOct 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee31k words00
S. 3891Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024DThomas R. Carper DEMar 7, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee31k words30
S. 4633Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMark Kelly AZJul 8, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee33k words10
H.R. 8958NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024RFrank D. Lucas OKJul 9, 2024SubstantivePassed House22k words310
S. 1776PUBLIC Lands ActDAlex Padilla CAMay 31, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee42k words22
S. 5151Voter Empowerment Act of 2024DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee45k words00
H.R. 9727Voter Empowerment Act of 2024DJames E. Clyburn SCSep 20, 2024SubstantiveIn committee45k words140
H.R. 9674Judiciary Accountability Act of 2024DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GASep 19, 2024SubstantiveIn committee21k words100
S. 4343Fire Ready Nation Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAMay 15, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee20k words77
H.R. 9245American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2024DEmanuel Cleaver MOAug 2, 2024SubstantiveIn committee23k words200
H.R. 8774Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025RKen Calvert CAJun 17, 2024SubstantivePassed House29k words0114
H.R. 8998Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025RMichael K. Simpson IDJul 11, 2024SubstantivePassed House44k words053
H.R. 8512Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025RMichael R. Turner OHMay 22, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee20k words09
H.R. 4763Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century ActRGlenn Thompson PAJul 20, 2023SubstantivePassed House38k words1117
H.R. 8862Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024DJared Huffman CAJun 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee27k words100
S. 4921Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025DJon Tester MTAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee27k words094
S. 4928Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025DChris Van Hollen MDAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee35k words023
S. 4942Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025DTammy Baldwin WIAug 1, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee38k words034
S. 4991George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024DCory A. Booker NJAug 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee21k words61
S. 4753Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024IJoe Manchin, III WVJul 23, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee27k words158
S. 4902BE HEARD in the Workplace ActDPatty Murray WAJul 31, 2024SubstantiveIn committee27k words142
H.R. 9228BE HEARD in the Workplace ActDAyanna Pressley MAJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee27k words372
H.R. 9230Climate Pollution Standard and Community Investment Act of 2024DPaul Tonko NYJul 30, 2024SubstantiveIn committee28k words00
S. 4824American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2024DElizabeth Warren MAJul 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee23k words50

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