[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 73 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D483]
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 April 30, 2016

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                56                50               . .
     Time in session...............     326 hrs., 13     226 hrs., 54               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             2,600             2,152               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               644               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                18                17                35
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .               . .               . .
     Measures passed, total........               138               198               336
    Senate bills...................                26                20               . .
    House bills....................                17               131               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .                 1               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 4                 4               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 7                10               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                84                31               . .
     Measures reported, total......              * 97               148               245
    Senate bills...................                73                 2               . .
    House bills....................                 7               119               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 4               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                17                22               . .
     Special reports...............                 3               . .               . .
     Conference reports............                 1               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               287                47               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               591             1,031             1,622
    Bills..........................               463               851               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                 5                12               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                10                25               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               113               143               . .
     Quorum calls..................               . .                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                65                87               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                91               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 1                 1               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                             January 4 through April 30, 2016

     Civilian nominations, totaling 262 (including 181 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed...........................................25...
         Unconfirmed........................................228...
         Withdrawn............................................9...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 679 (including 97 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................320...
         Unconfirmed........................................358...
         Withdrawn............................................1...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 3,475 (including 181 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,460...
         Unconfirmed.........................................15...

     Army nominations, totaling 3,827 (including 1,740 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,634...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,193...

     Navy nominations, totaling 319 (including 5 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................109...
         Unconfirmed........................................209...
         Withdrawn............................................1...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,239 (including 3 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................757...
         Unconfirmed........................................482...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session2,207
     Total nominations received this Session..............7,594
     Total confirmed......................................7,305
     Total unconfirmed....................................2,485
     Total withdrawn.........................................11
     Total returned to the White House........................0