[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 37 (Thursday, March 1, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                   SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH 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 through February 28, 2018

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............                35                30               . .
     Time in session...............     207 hrs., 44     126 hrs., 39               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             1,293             1,268               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               223               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                 8                21                29
     Private bills enacted into law               . .                 1                 1
     Bills in conference...........               . .               . .               . .
     Measures passed, total........                54               104               158
    Senate bills...................                 8                 7               . .
    House bills....................                11                64               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 1               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 2                 1               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 7                 7               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                25                25               . .
     Measures reported, total......              * 39             * 102               141
    Senate bills...................                16                 2               . .
    House bills....................                22                87               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .               . .               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                 1                13               . .
     Special reports...............                 1               . .               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               216                50               . .
     Measures introduced, total....               261               500               761
    Bills..........................               202               397               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                 3                 6               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                 4                13               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                52                84               . .
     Quorum calls..................               . .                 2               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............                41                67               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                22               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                            January 3 through February 28, 2018

     Civilian nominations, totaling 313 (including 145 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed...........................................52...
         Unconfirmed........................................167...
         Withdrawn............................................4...
         Returned to White House.............................90...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 579 (including 2 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................309...
         Unconfirmed........................................261...
         Returned to White House..............................9...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 1,355 (including 76 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................228...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,125...
         Returned to White House..............................2...

     Army nominations, totaling 2,335 (including 12 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................43...
         Unconfirmed......................................2,292...

     Navy nominations, totaling 81 (including 11 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................14...
         Unconfirmed.........................................66...
         Returned to White House..............................1...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,312, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................771...
         Unconfirmed........................................541...
                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session..246
     Total nominations received this Session..............5,729
     Total confirmed......................................1,417
     Total unconfirmed....................................4,452
     Total withdrawn..........................................4
     Total returned to the White House......................102