[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 5, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
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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 113 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 384 reports have been filed in the House.

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                         Interim Resume of Congressional Activity

                    FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH 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.

                          EXECUTIVE DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                           January 6 through December 31, 2009

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               191               159               . .
     Time in session...............   1,420 hrs., 39   1,247 hrs., 24               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........            14,141            15,504               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             3,068               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                38                81               . .
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 1                 2               . .
     Measures passed, total........               478               966             1,444
    Senate bills...................                66                35               . .
    House bills....................                98               387               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 5                 4               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 7                 9               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                22                11               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                31                66               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               249               454               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *199              *367               566
    Senate bills...................               112                 1               . .
    House bills....................                50               233               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 1               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 4               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 1                 8               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                31               125               . .
     Special reports...............                24                10               . .
     Conference reports............               . .                11               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               146                58               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             3,380             5,691             9,071
    Bills..........................             2,920             4,404               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                25                66               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                48               225               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               387               996               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 3                 4               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               397               535               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               452               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                           January 6 through December 31, 2009

     Civilian nominations, totaling 696, disposed of as 
       follows:
         Confirmed..........................................467...
         Unconfirmed........................................208...
         Withdrawn...........................................14...
         Returned to White House..............................7...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 2,526, disposed of as 
       follows:
         Confirmed........................................2,413...
         Unconfirmed........................................112...
         Withdrawn............................................1...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 7,870, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................7,111...
         Unconfirmed........................................759...

     Army nominations, totaling 7,223, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................7,146...
         Unconfirmed.........................................76...
         Returned to White House..............................1...

     Navy nominations, totaling 4,442, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,434...
         Unconfirmed..........................................8...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 2,194, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,480...
         Unconfirmed........................................714...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session....0
     Total nominations received this Session.............24,951
     Total confirmed.....................................23,051
     Total unconfirmed....................................1,877
     Total withdrawn.........................................15
     Total returned to the White House........................8