Before and after the 2022 midterms

117th vs. 118th Congress

Compare party control, legislative volume, lifecycle outcomes, amendments, votes, members, committees, and source coverage.

117th Congress

Jan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023

118th Congress

Synchronized inventory

Every value comes from the two live canonical contracts. Change is 118th minus 117th.

117th and 118th Congress synchronized totals
Metric	117th	118th	Change
Bills and resolutions	17,828	19,315	+1,487
Sponsor relationships	232,421	225,816	-6,605
Official actions	67,065	69,824	+2,759
Amendments	6,951	4,594	-2,357
Roll-call votes	1,947	1,932	-15
Member terms	557	556	-1
Committees	234	237	+3

FederalStateData derived lifecycle

Deterministic lifecycle classifications backed by official Congress source inputs.

Lifecycle classification comparison
Status	117th	118th	Change
Enacted	17	69	+52
Failed	7	0	-7
Introduced	193	110	-83
Passed Chamber	1	3	+2
Referred	16	62	+46
Reported	16	6	-10

Section-level disclosure

Each section keeps its own complete, partial, stale, review-required, or unavailable state.

Section state comparison
Section	117th	118th
Legislation	StaleBill lifecycle predates newer successful source activity.	StaleBill lifecycle predates newer successful source activity.
Sponsors	Complete173 source references	Complete192 source references
Actions	Complete70 source references	Complete67 source references
Amendments	Complete250 source references	Complete250 source references
Votes	Complete100 source references	Complete100 source references
Members	Complete5 source references	Complete5 source references
Committees	Complete234 source references	Complete237 source references