The acts of the 112th United States Congress includes all Acts of Congress and ratified treaties by the 112th United States Congress, which lasts from January 3, 2011 to January 3, 2013.
Acts include public and private laws, which are enacted after being passed by Congress and signed by the President, however if the President vetoes a bill it can still be enacted by a two-thirds vote in both houses. The Senate alone considers treaties, which are ratified by a two-thirds vote.
The 112th Congress, which was divided between a Democratic Senate and Republican House, passed only 283 acts. In terms of legislation enacted, it was the least productive Congress since modern records began in 1947,[1] passing far fewer than the 906 passed by the 80th Congress (the "Do-nothing Congress").[2]
- ^ 113th Congress Not the Least Productive in Modern History, NBC News (December 29, 2014).
- ^ Making the 'Do-Nothing Congress' look great by comparison, MSNBC (November 29, 2012).