[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 91 (Tuesday, July 6, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D717]
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 71 reports have been filed in the 
Senate, a total of 168 reports have been filed in the House.

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                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                    SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH 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 20 through June 30, 2004

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                85                70               . .
     Time in session...............     640 hrs., 25     518 hrs., 41               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             7,528             5,151               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             1,292               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                17                50                67
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 3                13               . .
     Measures passed, total........               245               317               562
    Senate bills...................                56                20               . .
    House bills....................                63               128               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 4                 1               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 1                 4               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                19                 8               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                21                47               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                81               109               . .
     Measures reported, total*.....               147               166               313
    Senate bills...................                91                 5               . .
    House bills....................                38               109               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 2               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 4               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 2                 6               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                10                45               . .
     Special reports...............                 1                 2               . .
     Conference reports............                 1                 2               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               230               127               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               763             1,405             2,168
    Bills..........................               602             1,053               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                13                17               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                34               120               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               114               215               . .
     Quorum calls..................               . .                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               152               196               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               128               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                             January 20 through June 30, 2004

     Civilian nominations totaling 410, (including 195 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................131...
         Unconfirmed........................................264...
         Withdrawn...........................................14...
         Returned to White House..............................1...
     Other civilian nominations totaling 2,324, (including 5 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,266...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,057...
         Withdrawn............................................1...
     Air Force nominations, totaling 7,999, (including 3,572 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,350...
         Unconfirmed......................................2,649...
     Army nominations, totaling 2,117, (including 594 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,910...
         Unconfirmed........................................207...
     Navy nominations, totaling 6,360, (including 2,444 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,825...
         Unconfirmed........................................535...
     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,224, (including 2 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,210...
         Unconfirmed.........................................14...
                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Sesssio6,812
     Total nominations received this Session.............13,622
     Total confirmed.....................................15,692
     Total unconfirmed....................................4,726
     Total withdrawn.........................................15
     Total returned to the White House........................1