Top Legislative Subjects

Most common CRS subject terms across all tracked legislation.

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SELECT subject, COUNT(*) AS bill_count FROM legislation_subjects GROUP BY subject ORDER BY bill_count DESC LIMIT 100

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subjectbill_count
Government Operations and Politics 42271
Economics and Public Finance 27605
Congressional oversight 27178
Income tax 22164
Congress 21794
Law 17656
Labor and Employment 16622
Commerce 16380
Congressional reporting requirements 15466
Government information and archives 15306
Congressional tributes 14311
Social Welfare 14134
Administrative procedure 13553
Higher education 13253
Education 12715
Advisory bodies 12352
House of Representatives 12289
Finance and Financial Sector 11824
Armed Forces and National Security 11729
Government paperwork 11588
Health 11253
Government studies and investigations 11249
Crime and Law Enforcement 11247
Environmental Protection 11218
Administrative law and regulatory procedures 11152
Elementary and secondary education 10538
Families 10278
Medicare 10184
Civil actions and liability 10078
Federal advisory bodies 9937
Commemorations 9933
Government trust funds 9881
Science, Technology, Communications 9103
Appropriations 8930
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8754
Authorization 8744
Agriculture and Food 8407
Federal employees 7943
State and local government operations 7898
Executive reorganization 7881
International Affairs 7693
Executive agency funding and structure 7638
Tariff 7581
Small business 7419
Tax deductions 7274
Foreign Trade and International Finance 7169
Administrative remedies 7048
Commemorative events and holidays 6820
Business and commerce 6775
Land transfers 6711
States 6501
Disabled 6374
Senate 6354
Child health 6319
Housing and Community Development 6280
House rules and procedure 6108
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 5836
Transportation and Public Works 5828
Health care coverage and access 5813
Intergovernmental relations 5784
Tax credits 5693
Energy 5584
Medicaid 5580
Fines (Penalties) 5577
Terrorism 5563
Members of Congress 5555
Agriculture and Rural Affairs 5519
Old age, survivors and disability insurance 5422
Imports 5398
Human rights 5395
Department of Health and Human Services 5358
Minorities 5330
Taxation 5297
Medical research 5179
Licensing and registrations 5159
Licenses 5136
California 5070
Health programs administration and funding 5017
Crime prevention 4981
Research and development 4972
Immigration 4895
Tax exclusion 4873
Public contracts and procurement 4857
Education programs funding 4815
Federal officials 4775
Health care costs and insurance 4748
Federal-state relations 4727
Public Lands and Natural Resources 4656
Department of the Treasury 4623
Emergency medical services and trauma care 4550
Foreign Trade and Investments 4550
Military personnel and dependents 4528
Employment and training programs 4476
Veterans' medical care 4469
Federal aid to education 4447
Consumer protection 4440
District of Columbia 4398
Health promotion and preventive care 4348
Federal budgets 4337
Government publicity 4313