[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 18 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D151]
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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 February 28, 1998

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                17                10               . .
     Time in session...............     117 hrs., 41      70 hrs., 15               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........              1176               682               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               250               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                 3                 3                 6
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 1                 2               . .
     Measures passed, total........                15                44                59
    Senate bills...................                 1                 7               . .
    House bills....................                 1                13               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 1                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                12                21               . .
     Measures reported, total......                11                15                26
    Senate bills...................                 8               . .               . .
    House bills....................                 1                 6               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .               . .               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                 2                 9               . .
     Special reports...............                 1               . .               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               125                37               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               158               287               445
    Bills..........................               126               212               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                 2                 6               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                 7                30               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                23                39               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 1                 2               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                17                17               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                 6               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............                 1                 1               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                           January 27 through February 28, 1998

     Civilian nominations totaling 182, (including 124 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed...........................................18...
         Unconfirmed........................................158...
         Withdrawn............................................6...

     Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA) totaling 148, 
       (including 86 nominations carried over from the First 
       Session), disposed of as follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................148...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 1,398, (including 21 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Unconfirmed......................................1,398...

     Army nominations, totaling 742, (including 2 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed............................................2...
         Unconfirmed........................................740...

     Navy nominations, totaling 72, (including 2 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Unconfirmed.........................................72...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 861, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................861...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session..237
     Total nominations received this session..............3,166
     Total confirmed.........................................22
     Total unconfirmed....................................3,375
     Total withdrawn..........................................6