[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D11]
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                         Interim 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, 2016 through January 3, 2017

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               165               131               . .
     Time in session...............     780 hrs., 58     633 hrs., 15               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             7,184             7,641               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             1,743               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                72               141               213
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 2                 2               . .
     Measures passed, total........               485               659             1,144
    Senate bills...................                97                75               . .
    House bills....................               141               450               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 1                 1               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 1                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                13                 7               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                17                27               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               215                98               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *329              *495               824
    Senate bills...................               242                10               . .
    House bills....................                49               413               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 2               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 6               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 1                 5               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                31                65               . .
     Special reports...............                12                27               . .
     Conference reports............                 3                 3               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               462               144               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,467             2,714             4,181
    Bills..........................             1,122             2,224               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                13                29               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                32                78               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               300               383               . .
     Quorum calls..................               . .                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               163               275               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               346               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 2                 3               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............                 1                 1               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                         January 4, 2016 through January 3, 2017

     Civilian nominations, totaling 354 (including 181 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed...........................................91...
         Withdrawn...........................................12...
         Returned to White House............................251...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 2,412 (including 97 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,367...
         Withdrawn............................................1...
         Returned to White House.............................44...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 7,568 (including 181 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................7,495...
         Returned to White House.............................73...

     Army nominations, totaling 5,899 (including 1,740 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,878...
         Returned to White House.............................21...

     Navy nominations, totaling 4,408 (including 5 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,401...
         Withdrawn............................................2...
         Returned to White House..............................5...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,246 (including 3 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,245...
         Returned to White House..............................1...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session2,207
     Total nominations received this Session.............19,680
     Total confirmed.....................................21,477
     Total unconfirmed........................................0
     Total withdrawn.........................................15
     Total returned to the White House......................395