Established in 1947, a final Résumé is issued at the end of each session of Congress. During the current session, a cumulative Résumé is published monthly in the Congressional Record. Links below are to PDF documents.
Year, Congress & Session
2012 112th, 2nd
2011 112th, 1st
2010 111th, 2nd
2009 111th, 1st
2008 110th, 2nd
2007 110th 1st
2006 109th 2nd
2005 109th 1st
2004 108th 2nd
2003 108th 1st
2002 107th 2nd
2001 107th 1st
2000 106th 2nd
1999 106th 1st
1997-1998 105th
1995-1996 104th
1993-1994 103rd
1991-1992 102nd
1989-1990 101st
1987-1988 100th
1985-1986 99th
1983-1984 98th
1981-1982 97th
1979-1980 96th
1977-1978 95th
1975-1976 94th
1973-1974 93rd
1971-1972 92nd
1969-1970 91st
1967-1968 90th
1965-1966 89th
1963-1964 88th
1961-1962 87th
1959-1960 86th
1957-1958 85th
1955-1956 84th
1953-1954 83rd
1951-1952 82nd
1949-1950 81st
1947-1948 80th
This chart compares legislative statistics over a 20-year period. The chart is in PDF format.
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