[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 40 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D355]
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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...............                39                29               . .
     Time in session...............     286 hrs., 47     202 hrs., 18               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             2,878             1,854               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               536               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                 6                 5                11
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 1                 3               . .
     Measures passed, total........                38               107               145
    Senate bills...................                 4                12               . .
    House bills....................                 4                45               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 4               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 3                 6               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                23                43               . .
     Measures reported, total......                26                67                93
    Senate bills...................                12               . .               . .
    House bills....................                 4                39               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 3               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                 7                26               . .
     Special reports...............                 3                 1               . .
     Conference reports............               . .                 1               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               132                41               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               389               662             1,051
    Bills..........................               326               526               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                 4                 9               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                17                56               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                42                71               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 1                 4               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                52                46               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                39               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............                 1                 1               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                            January 27 through March 31, 1998

     Civilian nominations, totaling 204 (including 124 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed...........................................35...
         Unconfirmed........................................159...
         Withdrawn...........................................10...

     Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 482 
       (including 86 nominations carried over from the First 
       Session), disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................180...
         Unconfirmed........................................302...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 1,421 (including 21 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,376...
         Unconfirmed.........................................45...

     Army nominations, totaling 1,231 (including 2 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................723...
         Unconfirmed........................................508...

     Navy nominations, totaling 74 (including 4 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................62...
         Unconfirmed.........................................12...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 876, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................873...
         Unconfirmed..........................................3...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session..237
     Total nominations received this session..............4,051
     Total confirmed......................................3,371
     Total unconfirmed......................................907
     Total withdrawn.........................................10