[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 63 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D429]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             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 April 30, 2012

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                52                55               . .
     Time in session...............     323 hrs., 48     258 hrs., 46               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........              2890              2289               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               701               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                 3                13                16
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 1                 1               . .
     Measures passed, total........               114               112               226
    Senate bills...................                12                 3               . .
    House bills....................                25                64               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 5                 4               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 3                 5               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                69                35               . .
     Measures reported, total......               *87               *98               185
    Senate bills...................                61                 6               . .
    House bills....................                15                68               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 1               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                11                23               . .
     Special reports...............                 2                 1               . .
     Conference reports............               . .                 2               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               273                42               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               587             1,729             2,316
    Bills..........................               476             1,559               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                 6                10               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                10                26               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                95               134               . .
     Quorum calls..................               . .                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                87                82               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               112               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                             January 3 through April 30, 2012

     Civilian nominations totaling 296, (including 188 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................107...
         Unconfirmed........................................180...
         Withdrawn............................................9...
     Other Civilian nominations totaling 920 (including 167 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................441...
         Unconfirmed........................................476...
         Withdrawn............................................3...
     Air Force nominations, totaling 4,368, (including 295 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,901...
         Unconfirmed......................................2,467...
     Army nominations, totaling 3,446 (including 16 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,430...
         Unconfirmed.........................................16...
     Navy nominations, totaling 184 (including 1 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................93...
         Unconfirmed.........................................91...
     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,305, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................124...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,181...
                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session..667
     Total nominations received this Session..............9,852
     Total confirmed......................................6,096
     Total unconfirmed....................................4,411
     Total withdrawn.........................................12
     Total returned to the White House........................0