[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D767]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                   SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH 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, 2020

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               124               107               . .
     Time in session...............     625 hrs., 48     341 hrs., 49               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             5,423             4,313               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               802               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                25                28                53
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .                 1               . .
     Measures passed, total........               227               202               429
    Senate bills...................                75                22               . .
    House bills....................                27               107               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 5                 4               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 2                 6               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 2                 1               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 5                 8               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               111                54               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *103               107               210
    Senate bills...................                74                 2               . .
    House bills....................                18                84               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .               . .               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                11                20               . .
     Special reports...............                 3                 8               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               336                65               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,628             2,965             4,593
    Bills..........................             1,382             2,601               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                13                12               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                12                32               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               221               320               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 1                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               157               147               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                34               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 1                 1               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                             January 3 through August 31, 2020

     Civilian nominees, totaling 326 (including 87 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................100...
         Unconfirmed........................................215...
         Withdrawn...........................................11...

     Other Civilian nominees, totaling 1,196 (including 1 
       nominees carried over from the First Session), disposed 
       of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,148...
         Unconfirmed.........................................48...

     Air Force nominees, totaling 4,183, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,136...
         Unconfirmed.........................................47...

     Army nominees, totaling 5,773 (including 3 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,704...
         Unconfirmed.........................................67...
         Withdrawn............................................2...

     Navy nominees, totaling 1,873 (including 2 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,863...
         Unconfirmed.........................................10...

     Marine Corps nominees, totaling 1,447, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,438...
         Unconfirmed..........................................9...
         Space Force nominees, totaling 650, disposed of as 
           follows:...............................................
         Confirmed............................................9...
         Unconfirmed........................................641...

                                Summary
     Total nominees carried over from the First Session......93
     Total nominees received this Session................15,355
     Total confirmed.....................................14,398
     Total unconfirmed....................................1,037
     Total withdrawn.........................................13
     Total returned to the White House........................0