[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 191 (Monday, November 9, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D969]
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 October 31, 2020

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               156               133               . .
     Time in session...............      785 hrs, 33      449 hrs, 51               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             6,609             5,717               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             1,002               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                47                41                88
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .                 1               . .
     Measures passed, total........               289               380               669
    Senate bills...................                86                46               . .
    House bills....................                38               249               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 5                 4               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 4                 6               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 4                 3               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 6                 8               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               146                64               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *137              *189               326
    Senate bills...................               106                 2               . .
    House bills....................                20               160               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                11                24               . .
     Special reports...............                 3                11               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               386                74               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             2,069             3,683             5,752
    Bills..........................             1,732             3,191               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                14                18               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                18                40               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               305               434               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 4                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               224               183               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                34               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 1                 1               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                            January 3 through October 31, 2020

     Civilian nominees, totaling 355 (including 87 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................121...
         Unconfirmed........................................218...
         Withdrawn...........................................16...

     Other Civilian nominees, totaling 1,503 (including 1 
       nominee carried over from the First Session), disposed 
       of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,148...
         Unconfirmed........................................355...

     Air Force nominees, totaling 4,330, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,310...
         Unconfirmed.........................................20...

     Army nominees, totaling 6,216 (including 3 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................6,204...
         Unconfirmed.........................................10...
         Withdrawn............................................2...

     Navy nominees, totaling 2,683 (including 2 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,884...
         Unconfirmed........................................799...

     Marine Corps nominees, totaling 1,453, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,446...
         Unconfirmed..........................................7...

     Space Force nominees, totaling 652, disposed of as 
       follows:
         Confirmed..........................................652...

                                Summary
     Total nominees carried over from the First Session......93
     Total nominees received this Session................17,099
     Total confirmed.....................................15,765
     Total unconfirmed....................................1,409
     Total withdrawn.........................................18
     Total returned to the White House........................0