23% to 52% of pages came after October 15 of year two, 2012–24
Source. National Archives, public law listings (totals match Brookings Table 6-4)
Method and data
Method. Pages in laws approved after October 15 of the second year divided by the Congress’s total pages.
| Label | Laws, full Congress | Laws after the cutoff (%) | Pages, full Congress | Pages after the cutoff | Pages after the cutoff (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112th | 283 | 31.1 | 4,415 | 1,037 | 23.49 |
| 113th | 296 | 37.5 | 5,289 | 2,111 | 39.91 |
| 114th | 329 | 25.84 | 6,170 | 2,049 | 33.21 |
| 115th | 442 | 39.37 | 7,872 | 1,830 | 23.25 |
| 116th | 344 | 50.87 | 8,432 | 4,367 | 51.79 |
| 117th | 362 | 44.75 | 8,742 | 4,075 | 46.61 |
| 118th | 274 | 61.31 | 4,350 | 1,645 | 37.82 |
