[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D3]
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                         Interim Resume of Congressional Activity

                   FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH 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 6, 2015 through December 18, 2015

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               168               157               . .
     Time in session...............   1,073 hrs., 39     804 hrs., 59               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             8,913            10,713               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             1,845               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                36                77               113
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 1                 1               . .
     Measures passed, total........               441               525               966
    Senate bills...................                98                38               . .
    House bills....................                82               323               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 4                 3               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 3                 5               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                11                 6               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                24                28               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               219               122               . .
     Measures reported, total......               289               373               662
    Senate bills...................               219                 9               . .
    House bills....................                36               288               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 3               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 1               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 3               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                33                70               . .
     Special reports...............                22                 7               . .
     Conference reports............                 3                 5               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               210                78               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             2,823             5,070             7,893
    Bills..........................             2,427             4,312               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                28                79               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                26               105               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               342               574               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 6                 2               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               339               300               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               403               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 2                 1               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                        January 6, 2015 through December 18, 2015

     Civilian nominations, totaling 366, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................173...
         Unconfirmed........................................181...
         Withdrawn...........................................10...
         Returned to White House..............................2...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 3,802, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,383...
         Unconfirmed.........................................97...
         Withdrawn..........................................322...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 5,734, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,550...
         Unconfirmed........................................181...
         Withdrawn............................................3...

     Army nominations, totaling 5,214, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,474...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,740...

     Navy nominations, totaling 3,936, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,931...
         Unconfirmed..........................................5...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,070, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,067...
         Unconfirmed..........................................3...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session....0
     Total nominations received this Session.............20,122
     Total confirmed.....................................17,578
     Total unconfirmed....................................2,207
     Total withdrawn........................................335
     Total returned to the White House........................2