[socal_parrot]

Here's a scary fact I found while trying to find an answer for you.

"Of 44,195 bills passed by Congress in over 200 years, only 3,163 were passed in its first 50 years and 41 percent were passed in the last 50 years. "

[Dakmar]

"Of 44,195 bills passed by Congress in over 200 years, only 3,163 were passed in its first 50 years and 41 percent were passed in the last 50 years. "

Go back to 1933 or so and the number of bills passed by Congress rises dramatically. Every third generation or so seems to be able to drastically mess-up the Constitution with its amendnents. The last was Nixon's 18 year olds voting thing. The next one will probably guarantee the voting rights of at risk youth who insist on flaunting their ill-fitting underwear as some sort of fashion statement.

[Willie Green]

"Of 44,195 bills passed by Congress in over 200 years, only 3,163 were passed in its first 50 years and 41 percent were passed in the last 50 years. "

Well that would be an average of about 221 per year.
The link provided by Senator Pardek seems to indicate a recent range of roughly 150 to 350 per year. (300 to 700 per 2-year Congressional session.)

I guess that gets us in the ballpark, anyway.

Actually, I'm surprised the numbers are that low.
I suppose that's because they often lump a lot of different things together in one bill.
Can't just go by the bill's title to know what it really does.

Thanks for the help!!!