[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 1, 1998)]
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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 July 31, 1998

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               106                84               . .
     Time in session...............     845 hrs., 29'     722 hrs., 24'               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........              9714              7431               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .              1647               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                26                55                81
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                11                13               . .
     Measures passed, total........               246               350               596
    Senate bills...................                68                28               . .
    House bills....................                66               161               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 3                 1               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 2                 3               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                24                 7               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                16                32               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                67               118               . .
     Measures reported, total......               197               264               461
    Senate bills...................               128                 4               . .
    House bills....................                36               165               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 7               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 1                 4               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 8               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 1                 9               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                16                82               . .
     Special reports...............                15                 7               . .
     Conference reports............               . .                 9               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               219                74               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,027             1,764             2,791
    Bills..........................               863             1,433               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                15                21               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                45               125               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               104               185               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 2                13               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               252               168               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               235               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 1                 2               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............                 1                 2               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                             January 27 through July 31, 1998

     Civilian nominations totaling 375 (including 124 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................172...
         Unconfirmed........................................179...
         Withdrawn...........................................24...

     Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 1,167 
       (including 86 nominations carried over from the First 
       Session), disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................721...
         Unconfirmed........................................446...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 4,647 (including 21 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,625...
         Unconfirmed.........................................22...

     Army nominations, totaling 3,741 (including 2 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,643...
         Unconfirmed.........................................98...

     Navy nominations, totaling 1,769 (including 4 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,075...
         Unconfirmed........................................694...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,845, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,844...
         Unconfirmed..........................................1...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session..237
     Total nominations received this session.............13,307
     Total confirmed.....................................12,080
     Total unconfirmed....................................1,440
     Total withdrawn.........................................24
*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no 
accompanying report. A total of 136 reports have been filed in the 
Senate, a total of 280 reports have been filed in the House.