Public laws per Congress: 906 in the 80th, 274 in the 118th
Source. Brookings Vital Statistics, Table 6-4; National Archives (119th*, through October 15, 2026)
Method and data
Method. The 119th bar counts laws through P.L. 119-124 (approved October 15, 2026) from the Archives listing and is a partial count.
| Label | Years | Public laws | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1947-1948 | 906 | complete |
| 81 | 1949-1950 | 921 | complete |
| 82 | 1951-1952 | 594 | complete |
| 83 | 1953-1954 | 781 | complete |
| 84 | 1955-1956 | 1,028 | complete |
| 85 | 1957-1958 | 936 | complete |
| 86 | 1959-1960 | 800 | complete |
| 87 | 1961-1962 | 885 | complete |
| 88 | 1963-1964 | 666 | complete |
| 89 | 1965-1966 | 810 | complete |
| 90 | 1967-1968 | 640 | complete |
| 91 | 1969-1971 | 695 | complete |
| 92 | 1971-1972 | 607 | complete |
| 93 | 1973-1974 | 649 | complete |
| 94 | 1975-1976 | 588 | complete |
| 95 | 1977-1978 | 634 | complete |
| 96 | 1979-1980 | 613 | complete |
| 97 | 1981-1982 | 473 | complete |
| 98 | 1983-1984 | 623 | complete |
| 99 | 1985-1986 | 664 | complete |
| 100 | 1987-1988 | 713 | complete |
| 101 | 1989-1990 | 650 | complete |
| 102 | 1991-1992 | 590 | complete |
| 103 | 1993-1994 | 465 | complete |
| 104 | 1995-1996 | 333 | complete |
| 105 | 1997-1998 | 394 | complete |
| 106 | 1999-2000 | 580 | complete |
| 107 | 2001-2002 | 377 | complete |
| 108 | 2003-2004 | 498 | complete |
| 109 | 2005-2006 | 482 | complete |
| 110 | 2007-2008 | 460 | complete |
| 111 | 2009-2010 | 383 | complete |
| 112 | 2011-2012 | 283 | complete |
| 113 | 2013-2014 | 296 | complete |
| 114 | 2015-2016 | 329 | complete |
| 115 | 2017-2018 | 442 | complete |
| 116 | 2019-2020 | 344 | complete |
| 117 | 2021-2022 | 362 | complete |
| 118 | 2023-2024 | 274 | complete |
| 119* | 2025-2026 (in progress) | 124 | in progress: through P.L. 119-124, approved Oct. 15, 2026 |
