118th Congress: By the Numbers

How productive was Congress during this session?

Today, the 119th Congress is slated to begin. The landscape will be different than that of the 118th Congress, as Republicans hold slim majorities in both Chambers. We will talk about this — along with demographic information and some notable bills already introduced — tomorrow in The Capitol Hill Reader, Vol. 8. We will also cover the House Republican Resolution introduced outlining some of their plans and intended legislative goals for the 119th Congress.

Today, however, we are talking about the Congress that just ended.

How many bills and resolutions were passed? How many made it to the floor for a vote? How many failed?

Why are we doing this?

Transparency. As you know if you have been reading our newsletter, our primary purpose is to inform you about what is going on in government, to the best of our ability. That said, we are not trying to prove or disprove the effectiveness of one or both parties in Congress through this report, nor are we trying to highlight the actions of one o…