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

3,125 bills · latest action first

Words: 500–1kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10108STARS Act of 2024DJimmy Panetta CANov 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee751 words30
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.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.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
H.R. 4524Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement ActRDan Newhouse WAJul 10, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee651 words190
H.R. 10020Stop Woke Investing ActRAndy Biggs AZOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee621 words40
H.R. 10021Financial Empowerment and Protection ActDSean Casten ILOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee800 words10
H.R. 10024SAFER Schools Act of 2024RBrian K. Fitzpatrick PAOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee642 words20

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