Every public and private law/joint resolution enacted, Congress 1–118 (1789–2023). Toggle categories and historical markers below to explore candidate explanations for shifts in private-law volume and composition over time.
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Counted from this site's own database each time it is updated — "Overall" share is the percentage of that Congress's enacted laws (public + private) that were private. Relief type and subject matter shares are the percentage of that Congress's private laws carrying that label (a law may carry more than one).