[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 156 (Friday, January 2, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                  SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH 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, 2014 through December 31, 2014

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               136               134               . .
     Time in session...............     908 hrs., 15     704 hrs., 24               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             6,934            10,325               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             1,854               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                61               163               224
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 1                 1               . .
     Measures passed, total........               501               565             1,066
    Senate bills...................                95                57               . .
    House bills....................               153               375               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 6                 4               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 8                 7               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 6                 4               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                23                25               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               210                93               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *275              *373               648
    Senate bills...................               190                 7               . .
    House bills....................                51               302               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 3               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 2               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 1               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 1                 4               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                29                58               . .
     Special reports...............                12                26               . .
     Conference reports............                 3                 3               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               414               123               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,432             2,500             3,932
    Bills..........................             1,126             2,085               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                18                27               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                14                53               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               274               335               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 1                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               366               248               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               315               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                        January 3, 2014 through December 31, 2014

     Civilian nominations, totaling 654 (including 2 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................474...
         Withdrawn...........................................14...
         Returned to White House............................166...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 3,585, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,602...
         Returned to White House............................983...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 4,424, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,200...
         Withdrawn............................................1...
         Returned to White House............................223...

     Army nominations, totaling 6,379, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................6,325...
         Withdrawn............................................1...
         Returned to White House.............................53...

     Navy nominations, totaling 3,877, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,875...
         Returned to White House..............................2...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 879, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................878...
         Returned to White House..............................1...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session....2
     Total nominations received this Session.............19,796
     Total confirmed.....................................18,354
     Total unconfirmed........................................0
     Total withdrawn.........................................16
     Total returned to the White House....................1,428