[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 82 (Monday, June 4, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D551]
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 May 31, 2012

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                67                69               . .
     Time in session...............     412 hrs., 39     349 hrs., 43               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             3,667             3,364               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               943               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                 4                29                33
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 1                 1               . .
     Measures passed, total........               154               154               308
    Senate bills...................                19                 4               . .
    House bills....................                39                95               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 5                 4               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 7                 9               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                84                41               . .
     Measures reported, total......               104               145               249
    Senate bills...................                73                 8               . .
    House bills....................                19               108               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 1               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                12                28               . .
     Special reports...............                 3                 3               . .
     Conference reports............               . .                 2               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               292                56               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,365             2,325             3,690
    Bills..........................             1,222             2,116               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                 8                12               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                11                33               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               124               164               . .
     Quorum calls..................               . .                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               113               112               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               192               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                              January 3 Through May 31, 2012

     Civilian nominations, totaling 320 (including 188 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................143...
         Unconfirmed........................................157...
         Withdrawn...........................................10...
     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 1,126 (including 167 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................820...
         Unconfirmed........................................303...
         Withdrawn............................................3...
     Air Force nominations, totaling 4,453 (including 295 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,004...
         Unconfirmed......................................2,448...
         Withdrawn............................................1...
     Army nominations, totaling 3,546 (including 16 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,534...
         Unconfirmed.........................................12...
     Navy nominations, totaling 863 (including 1 nomination 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................168...
         Unconfirmed........................................695...
     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,310, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................496...
         Unconfirmed........................................814...
                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session..667
     Total nominations received this Session.............10,951
     Total confirmed......................................7,165
     Total unconfirmed....................................4,439
     Total withdrawn.........................................14
     Total returned to the White House........................0