[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D895]
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                             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 September 30, 2020

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               140               123               . .
     Time in session...............     717 hrs., 33     432 hrs., 38               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             6,007             5,107               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               907               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                25                28                53
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .                 1               . .
     Measures passed, total........               285               358               643
    Senate bills...................                86                39               . .
    House bills....................                36               238               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 5                 4               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 4                 6               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 4                 2               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 6                 8               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               144                61               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *128               183               311
    Senate bills...................                98                 2               . .
    House bills....................                19               155               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                11                23               . .
     Special reports...............                 3                 8               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               371                78               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,938             3,374             5,312
    Bills..........................             1,629             2,933               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                13                16               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                17                37               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               279               388               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 1                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               199               178               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                34               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 1                 1               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                           January 3 through September 30, 2020

     Civilian nominees, totaling 350 (including 87 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................119...
         Unconfirmed........................................216...
         Withdrawn...........................................15...

     Other Civilian nominees, totaling 1,299 (including 1 
       nominee carried over from the First Session), disposed 
       of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,148...
         Unconfirmed........................................151...

     Air Force nominees, totaling 4,324, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,136...
         Unconfirmed........................................188...

     Army nominees, totaling 6,213 (including 3 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,704...
         Unconfirmed........................................507...
         Withdrawn............................................2...

     Navy nominees, totaling 1,887 (including 2 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,863...
         Unconfirmed.........................................24...

     Marine Corps nominees, totaling 1,451, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,438...
         Unconfirmed.........................................13...
     Space Force nominees, totaling 652, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed............................................9...
         Unconfirmed........................................643...

                                Summary
     Total nominees carried over from the First Session......93
     Total nominees received this Session................16,083
     Total confirmed.....................................14,417
     Total unconfirmed....................................1,742
     Total withdrawn.........................................17
     Total returned to the White House........................0