Least Productive Year for Congress

	Number of Bills Passed
1947	395
1948	511
1949	440
1950	481
1951	255
1952	339
1953	288
1954	492
1955	390
1956	638
1957	316
1958	620
1959	383
1960	417
1961	401
1962	484
1963	258
1964	408
1965	349
1966	461
1967	391
1968	391
1969	190
1970	505
1971	224
1972	383
1973	245
1974	404
1975	205
1976	383
1977	223
1978	411
1979	187
1980	426
1981	145
1982	328
1983	215
1984	408
1985	240
1986	424
1987	241
1988	473
1989	240
1990	410
1991	243
1992	347
1993	210
1994	255
1995	88
1996	245
1997	153
1998	241
1999	170
2000	410
2001	136
2002	241
2003	198
2004	300
2005	169
2006	313
2007	180
2008	280
2009	125
2010	258
2011	90
2012	61
2013 (as of 11/26)	52

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