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

8 bills and resolutions · latest action first

Words: 100k–200kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 8467Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024RGlenn Thompson PAMay 21, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee139k words0102
H.R. 8398Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Reform ActRAdrian Smith NEMay 14, 2024SubstantiveIn committee137k words2910
H.Res. 1102Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment.RKay Granger TXMar 22, 2024SubstantiveAgreed to182k words04
H.Res. 1061Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with an amendment.RKay Granger TXMar 6, 2024SubstantiveAgreed to190k words00
H.R. 7476Countering Communist China ActRKevin Hern OKFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee106k words490
S. 1939FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WAJun 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee169k words376
H.R. 11Freedom to Vote ActDJohn P. Sarbanes MDJul 18, 2023SubstantiveIn committee102k words2176
H.R. 4276American Worker and Trade Competitiveness ActDEarl Blumenauer ORJun 22, 2023SubstantiveIn committee135k words143

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