Congested Congress

The current 117th Congress, running from 1/3/21 to 1/3/23 has passed 85 bills with 11 months to go, and is on a pace to pass just 157 bills. The fewest number of bills passed in any two-year session of Congress, dating back to 1973, is 284 during the 112th session of Congress, which ran from 1/5/11-1/3/13. As recently as the 106th Congress, which ran from 1/6/99-12/15/00, 604 bills were passed.