[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 116 (Wednesday, August 1, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D813]
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.

                               DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                             January 3 through July 31, 2012

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                98                99               . .
     Time in session...............      646 hrs., 3     541 hrs., 14               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             5,803             5,526               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             1,368               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                14                47                61
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .               . .               . .
     Measures passed, total........               233               252               . .
    Senate bills...................                33                17               . .
    House bills....................                50               162               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 7                 5               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                11                12               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               132                55               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *140              *253               393
    Senate bills...................               100                10               . .
    House bills....................                24               202               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                16                39               . .
     Special reports...............                 5                25               . .
     Conference reports............                 3                 3               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               345                95               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,652             2,781             4,433
    Bills..........................             1,433             2,481               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                15                19               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                21                40               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               183               241               . .
     Quorum calls..................               . .                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               186               169               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .             **368               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                             January 3 through July 31, 2012

     Civilian nominations, totaling 352 (including 188 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................176...
         Unconfirmed........................................160...
         Withdrawn...........................................16...

     Other Civilian Nominations, totaling 3764 (including 167 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,130...
         Unconfirmed......................................2,631...
         Withdrawn............................................3...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 5,574 (including 295 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,129...
         Unconfirmed......................................3,624...
         Withdrawn............................................1...

     Army nominations, totaling 4,422 (including 16 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,411...
         Unconfirmed.........................................10...
         Withdrawn............................................1...

     Navy nominations, totaling 1,818 (including 1 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,816...
         Unconfirmed..........................................2...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1310, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,310...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session..667
     Total nominations received this Session.............16,753
     Total confirmed.....................................10,972
     Total unconfirmed....................................6,427
     Total withdrawn.........................................21