[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 165 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1165]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                    FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH 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.



*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no 
accompanying report. A total of 90 written reports have been filed 
in the Senate, 264 reports have been filed in the House.           
  
  **Proceedings on Roll Call No. 484 were vacated by unanimous 
consent.
                               DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                            January 5 through October 31, 2011

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               138               141               . .
     Time in session...............     902 hrs., 31     824 hrs., 46               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........            S6,929            H7,166               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .            E1,966               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                12                32                44
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 2                 2               . .
     Measures passed, total........               315               290               605
    Senate bills...................                39                10               . .
    House bills....................                41               136               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 4                 3               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 3                 5               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                17                 5               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                14                18               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               197               113               . .
     Measures reported, total......               154              *235              *389
    Senate bills...................               110                 2               . .
    House bills....................                16               156               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 1               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 3               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 2               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                25                72               . .
     Special reports...............                14                29               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               154                65               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             2,135             3,899             6,034
    Bills..........................             1,769             3,285               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                28                82               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                32                83               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               306               449               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 5                 3               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               188               218               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .             593**               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                            January 5 through October 31, 2011

     Civilian nominations, totaling 450, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................246...
         Unconfirmed........................................192...
         Withdrawn...........................................12...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 3,150, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,210...
         Unconfirmed........................................935...
         Withdrawn............................................5...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 5,481, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,703...
         Unconfirmed......................................3,778...

     Army nominations, totaling 5,280, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,052...
         Unconfirmed........................................228...

     Navy nominations, totaling 3,356, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,325...
         Unconfirmed.........................................31...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,249, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,249...
                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session....0
     Total nominations received this Session.............18,966
     Total confirmed.....................................13,785
     Total unconfirmed....................................5,164
     Total withdrawn.........................................17
     Total returned to the White House........................0