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January 25, 2019

A productivity scorecard for the 115th Congress: More laws than before, but not more substance

Share of substantive laws passed by Congress has varied over time

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Share of substantive laws passed by Congress has varied over time

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A productivity scorecard for the 115th Congress: More laws than before, but not more substance
Three decades of congressional productivity, 1987-2017
Paul Ryan holds enrollment ceremony for National Defense Authorization Act
Three decades of legislative productivity in U.S. Congress

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