[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 183 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1305]
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 97 written reports have been filed 
in the Senate, 296 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 November 30, 2011

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               155               156               . .
     Time in session...............   1,014 hrs., 41     903 hrs., 15               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             8,078             8,000               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             2,143               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                17                45                62
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 2                 2               . .
     Measures passed, total........               368               326               . .
    Senate bills...................                52                15               . .
    House bills....................                49               157               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 4                 3               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 3                 5               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                17                 6               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                14                20               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               229               120               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *170              *266               436
    Senate bills...................               121                 2               . .
    House bills....................                20               179               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 1               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 3               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 2               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                26                80               . .
     Special reports...............                15                29               . .
     Conference reports............                 1                 1               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               164                73               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             2,336             4,191             6,527
    Bills..........................             1,932             3,532               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                32                91               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                32                90               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               340               478               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 5                 3               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               212               245               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .             622**               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                           January 5 through November 30, 2011

     Civilian nominations, totaling 482, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................275...
         Unconfirmed........................................193...
         Withdrawn...........................................14...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 3,451, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,743...
         Unconfirmed........................................703...
         Withdrawn............................................5...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 5,956, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,516...
         Unconfirmed........................................440...

     Army nominations, totaling 5,789, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,246...
         Unconfirmed........................................543...

     Navy nominations, totaling 3,405, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,340...
         Unconfirmed.........................................65...

     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.............20,332
     Total confirmed.....................................18,369
     Total unconfirmed....................................1,944
     Total withdrawn.........................................19
     Total returned to the White House........................0