[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 203 (Wednesday, December 2, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1035]
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 November 30, 2020

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               168               145               . .
     Time in session...............      823 hrs., 1      477 hrs, 44               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             7,116             6,025               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             1,075               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                47                41                88
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .                 2               . .
     Measures passed, total........               344               438               782
    Senate bills...................               104                53               . .
    House bills....................                58               289               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 5                 4               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 4                 6               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 4                 3               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 6                 8               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               163                75               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *153               228               381
    Senate bills...................               119                 2               . .
    House bills....................                23               198               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                11                25               . .
     Special reports...............                 4                11               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               383                85               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             2,135             3,827             5,962
    Bills..........................             1,782             3,295               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                18                22               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                18                42               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               317               468               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 4                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               240               192               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .                34               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 1                 1               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                            January 3 through November 30, 2020

     Civilian nominees, totaling 362 (including 87 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................136...
         Unconfirmed........................................210...
         Withdrawn...........................................16...

     Other Civilian nominees, totaling 1,860 (including 1 
       nominees carried over from the First Session), disposed 
       of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,493...
         Unconfirmed........................................367...

     Air Force nominees, totaling 5,669, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,310...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,359...

     Army nominees, totaling 6,387 (including 3 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................6,204...
         Unconfirmed........................................181...
         Withdrawn............................................2...

     Navy nominees, totaling 4,681 (including 2 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,884...
         Unconfirmed......................................2,797...

     Marine Corps nominees, totaling 2,258, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,446...
         Unconfirmed........................................812...

     Space Force nominees, totaling 716, disposed of as 
       follows:
         Confirmed..........................................652...
         Unconfirmed.........................................64...

                                Summary
     Total nominees carried over from the First Session......93
     Total nominees received this Session................21,840
     Total confirmed.....................................16,125
     Total unconfirmed....................................5,790
     Total withdrawn.........................................18
     Total returned to the White House........................0