[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 49 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D369]
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 39 reports have been filed in the 
Senate, a total of 78 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 March 31, 1999

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                48                29               . .
     Time in session...............     251 hrs., 04'     176 hrs., 16'               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             3,579             1,804               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               597               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                 2                 4                 6
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 1                 3               . .
     Bills through conference......               . .               . .               . .
     Measures passed, total........               105               127               232
    Senate bills...................                20                 3               . .
    House bills....................                19                48               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 3                 4               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 6                 3               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 7                17               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                50                52               . .
     Measures reported, total......               *60               *76               136
    Senate bills...................                45               . .               . .
    House bills....................                 7                47               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 2               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 7               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                 6                21               . .
     Special reports...............                 2                 2               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..                56                 8               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               871             1,620             2,491
    Bills..........................               760             1,363               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                17                43               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                24                80               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                70               134               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 5                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                81                50               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                26               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                             January 6 through March 31, 1999

     Civilian nominations, totaling 139, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................10...
         Unconfirmed........................................129...

     Other civilian nominations, totaling 900, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................427...
         Unconfirmed........................................473...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 984, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................869...
         Unconfirmed........................................115...

     Army nominations, totaling 1,425, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,405...
         Unconfirmed.........................................20...

     Navy nominations, totaling 489, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................423...
         Unconfirmed.........................................66...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 132, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................105...
         Unconfirmed.........................................27...

                                Summary
     Total nominations received this Session..............4,069
     Total confirmed......................................3,239
     Total unconfirmed......................................830