How many laws were passed in 1790?

In 1790, the First Congress of the United States passed a total of 12 laws. These included significant legislation such as the Tariff Act of 1789 and the Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the federal judiciary. However, only 11 of the original 12 proposed amendments to the Constitution were ratified by the states at that time, with the first ten later becoming known as the Bill of Rights.