[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 5 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D53]
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                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                     SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS


    The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative 
business transacted by the Senate and House.
    The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the 
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

                               DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                           January 27 through January 31, 1998

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                 3                 2                 5
     Time in session...............      21 hrs., 54      10 hrs., 13               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........               244               101               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .                60               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.               . .               . .               . .
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .                 1               . .
     Bills through conference......               . .               . .               . .
     Measures passed, total........                 7                 7                14
    Senate bills...................               . .                 1               . .
    House bills....................                 1               . .               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 1                 1               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                 5                 5               . .
     Measures reported, total......                *1                *2                 3
    Senate bills...................                 1               . .               . .
    House bills....................               . .                 2               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .               . .               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               . .               . .               . .
     Special reports...............               . .               . .               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               116                42               . .
     Measures introduced, total....                33                63                96
    Bills..........................                25                48               . .
    Joint resolutions..............               . .               . .               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                 1                 6               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                 7                 9               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 1                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                 1                 1               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               . .               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                           January 27 through January 31, 1998

     Civilian nominations totaling 156 (including 124 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed............................................3...
         Unconfirmed........................................151...
         Withdrawn............................................2...

     Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 142 
       (including 86 nominations carried over from the First 
       Session), disposed of as follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................142...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 224 (including 21 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................224...

     Army nominations, totaling 370 (including 2 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................370...

     Navy nominations, totaling 64 (including 4 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Unconfirmed.........................................64...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 6, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Unconfirmed..........................................6...

                                Summary
     Total Nominations carried over from the First Session..237
     Total nominations received this session................725
     Total confirmed..........................................3
     Total unconfirmed......................................957
     Total withdrawn..........................................2