Column chart showing the number of bills enacted by congressional session since the 101st Congress in 1989. The most enacted bills in a full session was the 106th Congress in 1999 with 550 bills. The most enacted bills in the first year of a session was the 108th Congress in 2003 with 180 bills. The 118th Congress has 24 bills in its first year as of Dec. 18, 2023.