[House Calendars, Final - 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
STATISTICAL RECAPITULATION AND COMPARISON: FIRST SESSION, ONE HUNDRED
NINTH CONGRESS; FIRST SESSION, ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS; FIRST
SESSION, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS; FIRST SESSION, ONE HUNDRED SIXTH
CONGRESS; FIRST SESSION, ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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First Session, First Session,
First Session, One Hundred One Hundred First Session, First Session,
One Hundred Eighth Seventh One Hundred One Hundred
Ninth Congress Congress Congress Sixth Congress Fifth Congress
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Convened........................ Jan. 4, 2005 Jan. 7, 2003 Jan. 3, 2001 Jan. 6, 1999 Jan. 7, 1997
Adjourned....................... Dec. 22, 2005 Dec. 8, 2003 Dec. 20, 2001 Nov. 22, 1999 Nov. 13, 1997
Calendar days in session........ 143 138 146 138 134
Legislative days in session..... 140 133 142 137 132
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Bills introduced................ 4,653 3,700 3,610 3,517 3,088
Joint resolutions introduced.... 75 83 81 85 106
Simple resolutions introduced... 645 485 329 400 334
Concurrent resolutions 330 348 298 239 200
introduced.....................
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Total bills and 5,703 4,616 4,318 4,241 3,728
resolutions..............
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Public laws:
Approved.................... 169 198 136 170 153
Over veto................... 0 0 0 0 0
Without approval............ 0 0 0 0 0
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Total, public laws........ 169 198 136 170 153
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Private laws.................... 0 0 1 3 4
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Grand total, public and 169 198 137 173 157
private laws.............
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Committee reports:
Union calendar.............. 184 224 (\1\) 196 260 217
House calendar.............. 141 139 118 164 138
Private calendar............ 1 1 3 8 8
Conference reports.......... 20 24 21 26 20
Special reports............. 10 6 9 12 13
Not assigned to a calendar.. 8 11 6 18 11
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Total....................... 364 405 353 488 407
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Reported bills acted upon:
Union calendar.............. 120 161 164 205 180
House calendar.............. 111 123 113 159 131
Private calendar............ 1 1 2 6 8
Conference reports.......... 20 24 21 26 20
Special reports............. 0 0 0 0 0
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Total acted upon............ 252 309 300 396 339
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Special reports, conference 112 96 53 92 68
reports, reported bills
pending, and not assigned......
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Total reported............ 364 405 353 488 407
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Resolutions agreed to:
Simple...................... 262 221 175 213 170
House concurrent............ 88 77 91 70 46
Senate concurrent........... 11 8 9 6 13
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Total agreed to........... 361 306 275 289 229
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\1\ Totals reflect 1 measure discharged from the Union Calendar.
STATISTICAL RECAPITULATION AND COMPARISON: SECOND SESSION, ONE HUNDRED
NINTH CONGRESS; SECOND SESSION, ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS; SECOND
SESSION, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS; SECOND SESSION, ONE HUNDRED SIXTH
CONGRESS; SECOND SESSION, ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Second
Second Second Session, One Second Second
Session, One Session, One Hundred Session, One Session, One
Hundred Ninth Hundred Eighth Seventh Hundred Sixth Hundred Fifth
Congress Congress Congress Congress Congress
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Convened........................ Jan. 3, 2006 Jan. 20, 2004 Jan. 23, 2002 Jan. 24, 2000 Jan. 27, 1998
Adjourned....................... Dec. 9, 2006 Dec. 7, 2004 Nov. 22, 2002 Dec. 15, 2000 Dec. 19, 1998
Calendar days in session........ 104 110 126 138 119
Legislative days in session..... 101 110 123 135 119
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Bills introduced................ 1,783 1,731 2,157 2,164 1,786
Joint resolutions introduced.... 27 32 44 49 34
Simple resolutions introduced... 465 390 287 280 280
Concurrent resolutions 174 184 223 208 154
introduced.....................
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Total bills and 2,449 2,337 2,711 2,701 2,254
resolutions..............
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Public laws:
Approved.................... 313 300 241 410 240
Over veto................... 0 0 0 0 1
Without approval............ 0 0 0 0 0
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Total, public laws........ 313 300 241 410 241
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Private laws.................... 1 6 5 21 6
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Grand total, public and 314 306 246 431 247
private laws.............
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Committee reports:
Union calendar.............. 221 241 268 304 219
House calendar.............. 111 119 122 163 139
Private calendar............ 1 5 6 21 8
Conference reports.......... 9 15 16 27 26
Special reports............. 34 24 34 40 40
Not assigned to a calendar.. 12 9 12 13 12
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Total....................... 388 413 458 568 444
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Reported bills acted upon:
Union calendar.............. 152 170 168 218 159
House calendar.............. 90 93 120 158 133
Private calendar............ 1 4 6 22 7
Conference reports.......... 9 15 15 27 26
Special reports............. 0 0 0 0 0
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Total acted upon............ 252 282 309 425 325
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Special reports, conference 136 131 149 143 119
reports, reported bills
pending, and not assigned......
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Total reported............ 388 413 458 568 444
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Resolutions agreed to:
Simple...................... 213 211 169 181 184
House concurrent............ 78 88 84 80 52
Senate concurrent........... 9 15 10 27 11
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Total agreed to........... 300 314 263 288 247
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STATISTICAL RECAPITULATION AND COMPARISON: ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS;
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS; ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS; ONE HUNDRED
SIXTH CONGRESS; ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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One Hundred One Hundred
One Hundred Eighth Seventh One Hundred One Hundred
Ninth Congress Congress Congress Sixth Congress Fifth Congress
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Convened........................ Jan. 4, 2005 Jan. 7, 2003 Jan. 3, 2001 Jan. 6, 1999 Jan. 7, 1997
Adjourned....................... Dec. 9, 2006 Dec. 7, 2004 Nov. 22, 2002 Dec. 15, 2000 Dec. 19, 1998
Calendar days in session........ 247 248 272 276 253
Legislative days in session..... 241 243 265 272 251
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Bills introduced................ 6,436 5,431 5,767 5,681 4,874
Joint resolutions introduced.... 102 115 125 134 140
Simple resolutions introduced... 1,110 875 616 680 614
Concurrent resolutions 504 532 521 447 354
introduced.....................
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Total bills and 8,152 6,953 7,029 6,942 5,982
resolutions..............
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Public laws:
Approved.................... 482 498 377 580 393
Over veto................... 0 0 0 0 1
Without approval............ 0 0 0 0 0
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Total, public laws........ 482 498 377 580 394
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Private laws.................... 1 6 6 24 10
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Grand total, public and 483 504 383 604 404
private laws.............
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Committee reports:
Union calendar.............. 405 465 (\1\) 464 564 436
House calendar.............. 252 258 240 327 277
Private calendar............ 2 6 9 29 16
Conference reports.......... 29 39 37 53 46
Special reports............. 44 30 43 52 53
Not assigned to a calendar.. 20 20 18 31 23
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Total....................... 752 818 811 1,056 851
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Reported bills acted upon:
Union calendar.............. 272 331 332 423 339
House calendar.............. 201 216 233 317 264
Private calendar............ 2 5 8 28 15
Conference reports.......... 29 39 36 53 46
Special reports............. 0 0 0 0 0
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Total acted upon............ 504 591 609 821 664
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Special reports, conference 248 227 202 235 187
reports, reported bills
pending, and not assigned......
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Total reported............ 752 818 811 1,056 851
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Resolutions agreed to:
Simple...................... 475 432 344 394 354
House concurrent............ 166 165 175 150 98
Senate concurrent........... 20 23 19 33 24
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Total agreed to........... 661 620 538 577 476
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\1\ Totals reflect 1 measure discharged from the Union Calendar and subsequently reassigned to it.