[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 53 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no 
accompanying report. A total of 21 reports have been filed in the 
Senate, a total of 98 reports have been filed in the House.

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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 April 30, 1998

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                51                37               . .
     Time in session...............    393 hrs., 21''    276 hrs., 57''               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             3,960             2,737               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               731               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                11                 8                19
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 3                 4               . .
     Measures passed, total........                60               139               199
    Senate bills...................                 5                13               . .
    House bills....................                11                56               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 1                 2               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 6                 2               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 4                11               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                33                55               . .
     Measures reported, total......               *42               *94               136
    Senate bills...................                21                 1               . .
    House bills....................                 9                57               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 3               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                 9                34               . .
     Special reports...............                 5                 1               . .
     Conference reports............               . .                 3               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               146                44               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               543               864             1,407
    Bills..........................               455               699               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                 7                11               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                22                70               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                59                84               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 1                 5               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               118                58               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                58               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............                 1                 1               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                            January 27 through April 30, 1998

     Civilian nominations, totaling 236, (including 124 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed...........................................63...
         Unconfirmed........................................162...
         Withdrawn...........................................11...

     Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 1,036, 
       (including 86 nominations carried over from the First 
       Session), disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................307...
         Unconfirmed........................................729...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 2,194, (including 21 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,119...
         Unconfirmed.........................................75...

     Army nominations, totaling 1,525, (including 2 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,251...
         Unconfirmed........................................274...

     Navy nominations, totaling 374, (including 4 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................76...
         Unconfirmed........................................298...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,742, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................876...
         Unconfirmed........................................866...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session..237
     Total nominations received this session..............6,870
     Total confirmed......................................4,692
     Total unconfirmed....................................2,404
     Total withdrawn.........................................11