The first session of the 114th Congress had a strong finish

There's still another year to go, but so far this Congress seems less dysfunctional than recent ones - at least based on productivity - though it still lags those of the 70s and 80s. This assumes that high levels of activity are desirable. Some like their Congress' less active.

Here's a comparison of congressional legislative activity dating back to 1973:



If you are curious about what made the 93rd Congress so active, click here for the Wikipedia page on it. It was the Congress that met during the height of the Watergate crisis.

Here is more on the subject:

- The 114th Congress had a pretty productive year (by recent standards, at least).
- What Congress Accomplished in 2015.