Congressional Statistics: Bills Introduced and Laws Enacted, 1947-2003

Publication Date: March 2004

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Government

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The Congressional Research Service receives many requests for statistics on the numbers of bills introduced and the numbers of laws enacted in each Congress. Although this information is available in a number of sources, it is nowhere set out in a simple table. It is generally included in tables with many other indicators of congressional activity. This report is designed to fill the need for a simple tabulation of legislative workload . It provides the numbers of bills and joint resolutions introduced,and the numbers of public and private laws enacted, from the 80' Congress through the 108th Congress, first session (1947-2003). This report will be updated after each session of Congress.