[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                  SECOND 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 4 through March 31, 2016

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                40                36               . .
     Time in session...............     212 hrs., 36     161 hrs., 53               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             1,619             1,586               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               379               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                12                15                27
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .               . .               . .
     Measures passed, total........                76               137               213
    Senate bills...................                14                14               . .
    House bills....................                12                88               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .                 1               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 4                 4               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 4                 6               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                42                24               . .
     Measures reported, total......              * 53              * 93               146
    Senate bills...................                36                 1               . .
    House bills....................                 6                72               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 4               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                11                16               . .
     Special reports...............                 2               . .               . .
     Conference reports............                 1               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               256                34               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               381               698             1,079
    Bills..........................               303               577               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                 3                 6               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                 8                21               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                67                94               . .
     Quorum calls..................               . .                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                38                57               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                80               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 1                 1               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                             January 4 through March 31, 2016

     Civilian nominations, totaling 231 (including 181 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed...........................................21...
         Unconfirmed........................................202...
         Withdrawn............................................8...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 660 (including 97 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................320...
         Unconfirmed........................................339...
         Withdrawn............................................1...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 3,417 (including 181 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,901...
         Unconfirmed........................................516...

     Army nominations, totaling 2,462 (including 1,740 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,316...
         Unconfirmed........................................146...

     Navy nominations, totaling 125 (including 5 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................69...
         Unconfirmed.........................................56...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,229 (including 3 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................753...
         Unconfirmed........................................476...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session2,207
     Total nominations received this Session..............5,917
     Total confirmed......................................6,380
     Total unconfirmed....................................1,735
     Total withdrawn..........................................9
     Total returned to the White House........................0