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

482 bills · latest action first

Words: 5k–10kClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 9945North American Grasslands Conservation Act of 2024RNancy Mace SCOct 8, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6k words50
H.R. 10080Improving Access to Higher Education ActDMark DeSaulnier CANov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.4k words00
H.R. 10082Oregon Owyhee Wilderness and Community Protection ActRCliff Bentz ORNov 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.3k words10
H.R. 10059International Financial Institution Improvements Act of 2024DMaxine Waters CAOct 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.6k words10
H.R. 9990ROAD to Housing ActRJ. French Hill AROct 15, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.5k words50
H.R. 9973COINTELPRO Full Disclosure ActDJonathan L. Jackson ILOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.4k words60
H.R. 9956Bill Pascrell Ending Tax Giveaway ActDMatt Cartwright PAOct 11, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.6k words00
H.R. 9892Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2024DSuzan K. DelBene WAOct 1, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6k words10
H.R. 9873American Stability ActDSummer L. Lee PASep 27, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words90
H.R. 9747Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025RTom Cole OKSep 23, 2024SubstantiveBecame law8k words058
H.R. 5490Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm ActRJennifer A. Kiggans VASep 14, 2023SubstantivePassed House6.4k words11
H.R. 9803Hospice CARE Act of 2024DEarl Blumenauer ORSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.2k words01
H.R. 9832CONTRACTS Act of 2024DGlenn Ivey MDSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.9k words20
S. 4643Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMJul 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7.2k words10
S. 4679Permitting Council Improvement Act of 2024DGary C. Peters MIJul 11, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee5.2k words20
S. 4998Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024DMartin Heinrich NMSep 9, 2024SubstantiveDiscussed in committee7k words10
S. 5193Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2024DMichael F. Bennet COSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee7.2k words10
S. 5208Warehouse Worker Protection ActDEdward J. Markey MASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee8.8k words104
S. 5218Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act of 2024Sponsor not on fileSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.8k words13
S. 5242Saving Privacy ActRMike Lee UTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.3k words11
S. 5256Family Security ActRMitt Romney UTSep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words01
S. 5285Stop Smuggling Illicit Synthetic Drugs on U.S. Transportation Networks Act of 2024DMaria Cantwell WASep 25, 2024SubstantiveIn committee6.4k words31
S. 5152Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2024DEdward J. Markey MASep 24, 2024SubstantiveIn committee9.9k words02
H.R. 3724End Woke Higher Education ActRBurgess Owens UTMay 25, 2023SubstantivePassed House5.4k words30
H.R. 9521Student Food Security Act of 2024DJahana Hayes CTSep 10, 2024SubstantiveIn committee5.1k words321

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