[House Calendars, Final - 104th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



 
 STATISTICAL RECAPITULATION AND COMPARISON: SECOND SESSION, ONE HUNDRED 
  FOURTH CONGRESS; SECOND SESSION, ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS; SECOND 
SESSION, ONE HUNDRED SECOND CONGRESS; SECOND SESSION, ONE HUNDRED FIRST 
            CONGRESS; SECOND SESSION, ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS.

                                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                                            
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                                      Second          Second          Second          Second          Second    
                                   session, One    session, One    session, One    session, One    session, One 
                                  Hundred Fourth   Hundred Third  Hundred Second   Hundred First     Hundredth  
                                     Congress        Congress        Congress        Congress        Congress   
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Convened........................    Jan. 3. 1996   Jan. 25, 1994    Jan. 3, 1992   Jan. 23, 1990   Jan. 25, 1988
Adjourned.......................    Oct. 4, 1996   Nov. 29, 1994    Oct. 9, 1992   Oct. 28, 1990   Oct. 22, 1988
                                                                                                                
Calendar days in session........             128             124             126             138             130
Legislative days in session.....             122             123             123             134             129
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Bills introduced................           1,504           1,590           2,127           2,131           1,745
Joint resolutions introduced....              61             126             176             233             241
Simple resolutions introduced...             232             265             290             245             263
Concurrent resolutions                                                                                          
 introduced.....................             101             123             121             160             163
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      Total bills and                                                                                           
       resolutions..............           1,898           2,104           2,714           2,769           2,412
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Public laws:                                                                                                    
    Approved....................             245             255             346             409             469
    Over veto...................               0               0               1               0               1
    Without approval............               0               0               0               1               1
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      Total, public laws........             245             255             347             410             471
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Private laws....................               4               7              18              14              41
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      Grand total, public and                                                                                   
       private laws.............             249             262             365             424             512
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Committee reports:                                                                                              
    Union calendar..............      (\4\)  232      (\3\)  227      (\2\)  307      (\1\)  305             280
    House.......................             114             117             141             131             123
    Private calendar............               8              12              53              23              40
    Conference reports..........              34              42              53              56              49
    Special reports.............              38              50              72              74              84
    Not assigned to a calendar..              17              33              52              43              60
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    Total.......................             443             481             678             632             636
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Reported bills acted upon:                                                                                      
    Union calendar..............             193             165             255             264             241
    House calendar..............             111             112             132             126             114
    Private calendar............               7               8              31              20              37
    Conference reports..........              31              42              52              56              48
    Special reports.............               0               0               0               0               1
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    Total acted upon............             342             327             470             466             440
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Special reports, conference                                                                                     
 reports, reported bills                                                                                        
 pending, and not assigned......             101             154             208             166             196
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      Total reported............             443             481             678             632             636
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Resolutions agreed to:                                                                                          
    Simple......................             129             136             152             140             164
    House concurrent............              41              39              39              46              46
    Senate concurrent...........              11               9              16              10              32
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      Total agreed to...........             181             184             207             196             242
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\1\  Totals include 2 measures discharged from the Union Calendar and subsequently reassigned to it, and        
  reflects 1 measure referred to the Union Calendar and subsequently discharged from it.                        
\2\  Totals reflect 1 measure recommitted from the Union Calendar and subsequently reassigned to it.            
\3\  Totals include 3 measures discharged from the Union Calendar and subsequently reassigned to it.            
\4\  Totals reflect 1 measure discharged from the Union Calendar.