[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 146 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D973]
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 August 31, 2018

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               129               122               . .
     Time in session...............     731 hrs., 55     517 hrs., 48               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             6,009             7,782               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             1,186               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                37                99               136
     Private bills enacted into law               . .                 1                 1
     Bills in conference...........                 2                 2               . .
     Measures passed, total........               324               507               831
    Senate bills...................                64                37               . .
    House bills....................                94               364               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 4                 2               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 5                 3               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                13                15               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               144                86               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *221              *419               640
    Senate bills...................               144                 5               . .
    House bills....................                63               359               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 1               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .               . .               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                13                53               . .
     Special reports...............                10                 8               . .
     Conference reports............                 1                 1               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               328               140               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,411             2,390             3,801
    Bills..........................             1,131             1,966               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                13                14               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                13                36               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               254               374               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 1                 2               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               200               229               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               148               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                             January 3 through August 31, 2018

     Civilian nominations, totaling 632 (including 146 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................243...
         Unconfirmed........................................370...
         Withdrawn...........................................19...

     Other Civilian nominations, totaling 1,087 (including 2 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................778...
         Unconfirmed........................................308...
         Withdrawn............................................1...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 4,723 (including 76 
       nominations carried over from the First Session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,440...
         Unconfirmed........................................283...

     Army nominations, totaling 6,921 (including 12 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,317...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,604...

     Navy nominations, totaling 3,036 (including 11 nominations 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,175...
         Unconfirmed........................................861...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,342, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,337...
         Unconfirmed..........................................5...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from the First Session..247
     Total nominations received this Session.............17,494
     Total confirmed.....................................14,290
     Total unconfirmed....................................3,431
     Total withdrawn.........................................20
     Total returned to the White House........................0