[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 33 (Thursday, March 1, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D175]
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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 February 29, 2012

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                26                29               . .
     Time in session...............     126 hrs., 36     123 hrs., 41               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             S1158             H1101               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .              E288               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.               . .                 7                 7
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .               . .               . .
     Measures passed, total........                42                50                92
    Senate bills...................                 6                 1               . .
    House bills....................                 6                26               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 1               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 2                 3               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                27                19               . .
     Measures reported, total......               *56               *43                99
    Senate bills...................                51                 1               . .
    House bills....................                 2                30               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .               . .               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                 3                12               . .
     Special reports...............               . .               . .               . .
     Conference reports............               . .                 2               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               242                21               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               151               426               577
    Bills..........................               113               348               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                 4                 8               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                 1                11               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                33                59               . .
     Quorum calls..................               . .                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                23                35               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                55               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                           January 3 through February 29, 2012

     Civilian nominations, totaling 243 (including 188 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed............................................5...
         Unconfirmed........................................232...
         Withdrawn............................................6...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 726 (including 167 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................162...
         Unconfirmed........................................564...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 1,898 (including 295 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,175...
         Unconfirmed........................................723...

     Army nominations, totaling 1239 (including 16 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,128...
         Unconfirmed........................................111...

     Navy nominations, totaling 78 (including 1 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................58...
         Unconfirmed.........................................20...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1299, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................46...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,253...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session..667
     Total nominations received this Session..............4,816
     Total confirmed......................................2,574
     Total unconfirmed....................................2,903
     Total withdrawn..........................................6
     Total returned to the White House....................... .