[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D67]
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                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                    SECOND 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.

                               DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                            January 3 through January 31, 2012

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                11                12               . .
     Time in session...............      31 hrs., 15      26 hrs., 15               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........               232               222               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               102               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.               . .                 1                 1
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 2                 2               . .
     Measures passed, total........                19                16                35
    Senate bills...................                 3               . .               . .
    House bills....................                 3                 7               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 1               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 1                 1               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                11                 7               . .
     Measures reported, total......                39                20                59
    Senate bills...................                37                 1               . .
    House bills....................                 2                16               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .               . .               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               . .                 3               . .
     Special reports...............               . .               . .               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               224                14               . .
     Measures introduced, total....                37               120               157
    Bills..........................                21                91               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                 2                 3               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                 1                 3               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                13                23               . .
     Quorum calls..................               . .                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                 3                10               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                 1               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                            January 3 through January 31, 2012

     Civilian nominations, totaling 208 nominations carried 
       over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed............................................1...
         Unconfirmed........................................203...
         Withdrawn............................................4...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 167 (including 167 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................167...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 1,116 (including 295 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Unconfirmed......................................1,116...

     Army nominations, totaling 622 (including 16 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................622...

     Navy nominations, totaling 13 (including 1 nomination 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Unconfirmed.........................................13...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 864, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................864...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session..667
     Total nominations received this Session..............2,323
     Total confirmed..........................................1
     Total unconfirmed....................................2,985
     Total withdrawn..........................................4
     Total returned to the White House........................0