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

2,443 bills · latest action first

Words: 1k–2kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 10103TRIPS Waivers ActRDarrell Issa CANov 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.6k words20
H.R. 10110320th Barrage Balloon Battalion Gold Medal ActDMarc A. Veasey TXNov 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words220
H.R. 10100Economic Security and Diplomacy Act of 2024RJohn R. Moolenaar MINov 5, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.8k words00
H.R. 9980To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Office of Kosher and Halal Foods, and for other purposes.DGrace Meng NYOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 10091Preventing Political Violence ActDDerek Kilmer WANov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 10096Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2024DKim Schrier WANov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.7k words10
H.R. 10064Military VOTE ActDSean Casten ILOct 29, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 10051Driver Technology and Pedestrian Safety Act of 2024DKevin Mullin CAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words00
H.R. 6008R.I.C.E.’s Whale ActRGarret Graves LAOct 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words34
H.R. 10023Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2024RElijah Crane AZOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
H.R. 10022School Bus Safety Act of 2023DSteve Cohen TNOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 10028Stop Wall Street Landlords Act of 2024DRo Khanna CAOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words110
H.R. 10029National Human Trafficking Database ActIKevin Kiley CAOct 22, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words30
H.R. 1314LODGE ActRBlake D. Moore UTMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.9k words41
H.R. 3499Direct Hire To Fight FiresRDarrell Issa CAMay 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.1k words31
H.R. 10001Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2024DSteve Cohen TNOct 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words00
H.R. 10006CAT Act of 2024DJosh Harder CAOct 18, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words00
H.R. 9991ESCRA ActDWiley Nickel NCOct 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.5k words10
H.R. 9993REDUCE Food Prices ActDMikie Sherrill NJOct 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10
H.R. 9963Justice for Local Communities and Workers ActDMark DeSaulnier CAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 9955Safeguarding Our Stockpiles ActRTim Burchett TNOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words10
H.R. 9970Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2024RRichard Hudson NCOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.3k words130
H.R. 9978Red Card Guest Worker Act of 2024RGreg Lopez COOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words00
H.R. 9979Scientific EXPERT Act of 2024DDoris O. Matsui CAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words20
H.R. 9987Commission To Study the Potential of a National Museum of Italian American History and Culture ActDThomas R. Suozzi NYOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee1.4k words90

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