The 118th Congress faced significant challenges in productivity during its first year, passing only 34 bills. While Congress improved in 2024, the numbers still lag behind previous years.
The 118th Congress had a slow start in 2023, managing to pass only 34 bills over the course of a year, according to records kept by the National Archives. This lack of productivity was last seen during the Great Depression. Although the burdens of a divided government continued into 2024 - with the GOP-controlled House and the Democratic Senate and White House - Congress performed much better and had passed about 103 bills as of mid-December. But the numbers still lag behind previous years.
The 117th Congress, which coincides with President Joe Biden's first two years as commander in chief, passed 362 bills. During President-elect Donald Trump's first term, the 115th and 116th Congresses passed a total of 786 bills, as ABC News reported. The current trend should reverse with the Republicans trifecta - control of both chambers of Congress and the White House - going into next year
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