[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 31 (Monday, March 1, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D191]
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. Five reports have been filed in the Senate 
and 32 reports have been filed in the House.

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                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                     FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH 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 6 through February 28, 1999

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                30                13               . .
     Time in session...............     122 hrs., 27'      60 hrs., 40'               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........              2056               816               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               296               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.               . .               . .               . .
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .               . .               . .
     Measures passed, total........                38                61                99
    Senate bills...................                 1               . .               . .
    House bills....................                 1                24               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 2                 2               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 5                 5               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                29                30               . .
     Measures reported, total......                *7               *32                39
    Senate bills...................                 5               . .               . .
    House bills....................               . .                23               . .
    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..                20                 3               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               563             1,035             1,598
    Bills..........................               489               880               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                12                34               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                13                38               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                49                83               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 4                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                27                21               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                 6               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                           January 6 through February 28, 1999

     Civilian nominations, totaling 110, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed............................................2...
         Unconfirmed........................................108...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 786, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................419...
         Unconfirmed........................................367...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 869, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................869...

     Army nominations, totaling 1,163, disposed of as follows:

         Unconfirmed......................................1,163...

     Navy nominations, totaling 27, disposed of as follows:

         Unconfirmed.........................................27...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 113, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................113...

                                Summary
     Total Nominations received this Session..............3,068
     Total Confirmed........................................421
     Total Unconfirmed....................................2,647