[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 85 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D512-D519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                          Final Resume of Congressional Activity

                   FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEENTH 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, 2023 through January 3, 2024

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               178               182               . .
     Time in session...............     841 hrs., 11     657 hrs., 43               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             6,087             7,031               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             1,270               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                40                23               . .
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .               . .               . .
     Measures passed, total........               401               330               731
    Senate bills...................                84                12               . .
    House bills....................                19               186               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 7                 4               . .
    House joint resolutions........                10                13               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 1               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 6                11               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               274               104               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *256               332               588
    Senate bills...................               223               . .               . .
    House bills....................               . .               274               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                11               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 2               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 5               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                31                42               . .
     Special reports...............                19                 5               . .
     Conference reports............                 1                 1               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               236               156               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             4,149             8,036            12,185
    Bills..........................             3,555             6,903               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                53               106               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                24                81               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               517               946               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 2                 5               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               352               274               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               445               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 4                 5               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                          January 3, 2023 through January 3, 2024

     Civilian nominees, totaling 402, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................188...
         Unconfirmed.........................................95...
         Withdrawn............................................9...
         Returned to the White House 110..........................

     Other Civilian nominees, totaling 1,901, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,156...
         Unconfirmed........................................745...

     Air Force nominees, totaling 6,063, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,952...
         Unconfirmed........................................111...

     Army nominees, totaling 8,714, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................6,808...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,906...

     Navy nominees, totaling 5,025, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,018...
         Unconfirmed..........................................7...

     Marine Corps nominees, totaling 2,426, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,420...
         Unconfirmed..........................................6...

     Space Force nominees, totaling 815, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................813...
         Unconfirmed..........................................2...

                                Summary
     Total nominees carried over from the First Session.......0
     Total nominees received this Session................25,346
     Total confirmed.....................................22,355
     Total unconfirmed....................................2,872
     Total withdrawn..........................................9
     Total returned to the White House......................110

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                        HISTORY OF BILLS ENACTED
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                        (118th Cong., 1st Sess.)
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           BILLS ENACTED INTO PUBLIC LAW (118TH, 1ST SESSION)


                                                                Law No.
 S. 30.......................................................     118-8
 S. 111......................................................     118-9
 S. 112......................................................    118-18
 S. 467......................................................     118-7
 S. 475......................................................    118-16
 S. 619......................................................     118-2
 S. 777......................................................     118-6
 S. 788......................................................    118-25
 S. 2747.....................................................    118-26
 S. 2787.....................................................    118-27
 S. 2795.....................................................    118-19

 H.R. 346....................................................     118-4
 H.R. 366....................................................    118-20
 H.R. 423....................................................    118-11
 H.R. 1096...................................................    118-10
 H.R. 1226...................................................    118-21
 H.R. 1722...................................................    118-32
 H.R. 1734...................................................    118-23
 H.R. 2544...................................................    118-14
 H.R. 2670...................................................    118-31
 H.R. 2839...................................................    118-33
 H.R. 3315...................................................    118-24
 H.R. 3672...................................................    118-12
 H.R. 3746...................................................     118-5
 H.R. 4004...................................................    118-13
 H.R. 5110...................................................    118-17
 H.R. 5860...................................................    118-15
 H.R. 6363...................................................    118-22
 H.R. 6503...................................................    118-34

 H.J. Res. 7.................................................     118-3
 H.J. Res. 26................................................     118-1
 H.J. Res. 62................................................    118-28
 H.J. Res. 63................................................    118-29
 H.J. Res. 64................................................    118-30

                      [D16MY4-99]D515 BILLS VETO


                              BILLS VETOED


    H.J. Res. 30, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 
8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 
Department of Labor relating to ``Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting 
Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights''. Vetoed Mar. 20, 
2023.
    H.J. Res. 27, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 
8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and 
the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Revised Definition of 
`Waters of the United States'''. Vetoed Apr. 6, 2023.
    H.J. Res. 39, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of 
Commerce relating to ``Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, 
Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 
10414''. Vetoed May 16, 2023.
    H.J. Res. 42, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia 
Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform 
Amendment Act of 2022. Vetoed May 25, 2023.
    H.J. Res. 45, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 
8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 
Department of Education relating to ``Waivers and Modifications of 
Federal Student Loans''. Vetoed June 7, 2023.
    S.J. Res. 11, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 
8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 
Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Control of Air Pollution 
From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards''. 
Vetoed June 14, 2023.
    S.J. Res. 9, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 
8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ``Endangered and 
Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened 
Status with Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population 
Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population 
Segment''. Vetoed Sept. 26, 2023.
    S.J. Res. 24, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 
8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ``Endangered and 
Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern 
Long-Eared Bat''. Vetoed Sept. 26, 2023.
    S.J. Res. 32, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 
8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau 
of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Small Business Lending 
Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)''. Vetoed Dec. 
19, 2023.

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                                                                          Committee                      Date Reported                 Report No.         Date of passage         Public Law
                                                     Date  intro--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Title                    Bill No.           duced                                                                       House    Senate                           Date ap-     No.
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 Disapproving the action of the  H.J. Res. 26        Feb. 2,      O&A           HS&GA          ................    ...............  .......  .......  Feb. 9,     Mar. 8,     Mar. 20,         1
 District of Columbia Council                         2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 in approving the Revised
 Criminal Code Act of 2022.
 To require the Director of      S. 619              Mar. 1,      ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  Mar. 10,    Mar. 1,     Mar. 20,         2
 National Intelligence to                             2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 declassify information
 relating to the origin of
 COVID-19, and for other
 purposes.
 Relating to a national          H.J. Res. 7         Jan. 9,      TI            Fin            ................    ...............  .......  .......  Feb. 1,     Mar. 29,    Apr. 10,         3
 emergency declared by the                            2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 President on March 13, 2020.
 To establish a task force on    H.R. 346            Jan. 12,     TI            CST            ................    ...............  .......  .......  Jan. 25,    May 9,      June 3,          4
 improvements for notices to                          2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 air missions, and for other
 purposes.
 To provide for a responsible    H.R. 3746           May 29,      WM            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  May 31,     June 1,     June 3,          5
 increase to the debt ceiling.                        2023        Bud                                                                                  2023        2023        2023
                                                                  App
                                                                  VA
                                                                  R
                                                                  TI
                                                                  Jud
                                                                  E&W
                                                                  Agr
                                                                  EC
                                                                  FS
                                                                  NR
                                                                  SB
                                                                  HS
 To increase, effective as of    S. 777              Mar. 14,     ............  VA           ..................    ...............  .......  .......  May 22,     Mar. 30,    June 14,         6
 December 1, 2023, the rates of                       2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 compensation for veterans with
 service-connected disabilities
 and the rates of dependency
 and indemnity compensation for
 the survivors of certain
 disabled veterans, and for
 other purposes.
 To modify the age requirement   S. 467              Feb. 16,     ............  CST          ..................  May 10, 2023.....  .......       22  June 14,    May 16,     June 30,         7
 for the Student Incentive                            2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 Payment Program of the State
 maritime academies.
 To authorize major medical      S. 30               Jan. 24,     ............  VA           ..................  Mar. 7, 2023.....  .......        0  June 20,    Mar. 21,    July 18,         8
 facility projects for the                            2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 Department of Veterans Affairs
 for fiscal year 2023, and for
 other purposes.
 To require each agency, in      S. 111              Jan. 26,     ............  HS&GA        ..................  May 16, 2023.....  .......       28  July 17,    June 22,    July 25,         9
 providing notice of a                                2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 rulemaking, to include a link
 to a 100-word plain language
 summary of the proposed rule.
 To require the Secretary of     H.R. 1096           Feb. 17,     FS            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  July 11,    July 20,    July 26,        10
 the Treasury to mint coins in                        2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 commemoration of the 250th
 Anniversary of the United
 States Marine Corps, and to
 support programs at the Marine
 Corps Heritage Center.
 To take certain land located    H.R. 423            Jan. 20,     NR            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Feb. 6,     July 18,    July 28,        11
 in San Diego County,                                 2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 California, into trust for the
 benefit of the Pala Band of
 Mission Indians, and for other
 purposes.
 To designate the clinic of the  H.R. 3672           May 25,      VA            VA             ................    ...............  .......  .......  June 20,    July 13,    July 28,        12
 Department of Veterans Affairs                       2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 in Indian River, Michigan, as
 the ``Pfc. Justin T. Paton
 Department of Veterans Affairs
 Clinic''.

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 To approve and implement the    H.R. 4004           June 12,     WM            ...........  June 21, 2023.....  .................      116  .......  June 21,    July 18,    Aug. 7,         13
 Agreement between the American                       2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 Institute in Taiwan and the
 Taipei Economic and Cultural
 Representative Office in the
 United States regarding Trade
 between the United States of
 America and Taiwan, and for
 other purposes.
 To improve the Organ            H.R. 2544           Apr. 10,     EC            ...........  July 11, 2023.....  .................      140  .......  July 25,    July 27,    Sept. 22,       14
 Procurement and                                      2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 Transplantation Network, and
 for other purposes.
 Making continuing               H.R. 5860           Sept. 30,    App           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Sept. 30,   Sept. 30,   Sept. 30,       15
 appropriations for fiscal year                       2023        Bud                                                                                  2023        2023        2023
 2024, and for other purposes.                                    WM
 To designate the clinic of the  S. 475              Feb. 16,     ............  VA           ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Sept. 18,   July 13,    Oct. 2,         16
 Department of Veterans Affairs                       2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 in Gallup, New Mexico, as the
 Hiroshi ``Hershey'' Miyamura
 VA Clinic.
 To amend the Elementary and     H.R. 5110           Aug. 1,      E&W           ...........  Sept. 20, 2023....  .................      207  .......  Sept. 26,   Sept. 27,   Oct. 6,         17
 Secondary Education Act of                           2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 1965 to clarify that the
 prohibition on the use of
 Federal education funds for
 certain weapons does not apply
 to the use of such weapons for
 training in archery, hunting,
 or other shooting sports.
 To amend title 38, United       S. 112              Jan. 26,     ............  VA           ..................  June 14, 2023....  .......        0  Sept. 19,   July 13,    Oct. 6,         18
 States Code, to strengthen                           2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 benefits for children of
 Vietnam veterans born with
 spina bifida, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend title 38, United       S. 2795             Sept. 13,    ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  Sept. 26,   Sept. 13,   Oct. 6,         19
 States Code, to extend and                           2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 modify certain authorities and
 requirements relating to the
 Department of Veterans
 Affairs, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend title 38, United       H.R. 366            Jan. 13,     VA            VA           May 16, 2023......    ...............       64  .......  May 22,     Oct. 19,    Nov. 13,        20
 States Code, to treat certain                        2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 individuals who served in
 Vietnam as a member of the
 armed forces of the Republic
 of Korea as a veteran of the
 Armed Forces of the United
 States for purposes of the
 provision of health care by
 the Department of Veterans
 Affairs.
 To amend title 38, United       H.R. 1226           Feb. 28,     VA            VA             ................    ...............  .......  .......  Mar. 7,     Nov. 2,     Nov. 13,        21
 States Code, to allow for the                        2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 electronic request of certain
 records, and for other
 purposes.
 Making further continuing       H.R. 6363           Nov. 13,     App           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Nov. 14,    Nov. 15,    Nov. 17,        22
 appropriations for fiscal year                       2023        Bud                                                                                  2023        2023        2023
 2024, and for other purposes.
 To require coordinated          H.R. 1734           Mar. 23,     SST           ...........  May 5, 2023.......  .................       50  .......  May 11,     June 22,    Dec. 19,        23
 National Institute of                                2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 Standards and Technology
 science and research
 activities regarding illicit
 drugs containing xylazine,
 novel synthetic opioids, and
 other substances of concern,
 and for other purposes.
 To exempt for an additional 4-  H.R. 3315           May 15,      Jud           ...........  Nov. 29, 2023.....  .................      283  .......  Dec. 11,    Dec. 14,    Dec. 19,        24
 year period, from the                                2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 application of the means-test
 presumption of abuse under
 chapter 7, qualifying members
 of reserve components of the
 Armed Forces and members of
 the National Guard who, after
 September 11, 2001, are called
 to active duty or to perform a
 homeland defense activity for
 not less than 90 days.

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 To amend the Permanent          S. 788              Mar. 14,     ............  EPW          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Dec. 12,    July 27,    Dec. 19,        25
 Electronic Duck Stamp Act of                         2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 2013 to allow States to issue
 fully electronic stamps under
 that Act, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend the Federal Election   S. 2747             Sept. 7,     ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 11,    Sept. 7,    Dec. 19,        26
 Campaign Act of 1971 to extend                       2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 the Administrative Fine
 Program for certain reporting
 violations.
 To authorize the Federal        S. 2787             Sept. 13,    ............  CST          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Dec. 11,    Sept. 21,   Dec. 19,        27
 Communications Commission to                         2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 process applications for
 spectrum licenses from
 applicants who were successful
 bidders in an auction before
 the authority of the
 Commission to conduct auctions
 expired on March 9, 2023.
 Providing for the               H.J. Res. 62        May 11,      HA            RAdm           ................    ...............  .......  .......  June 5,     Dec. 14,    Dec. 21,        28
 reappointment of Michael Govan                       2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 as a citizen regent of the
 Board of Regents of the
 Smithsonian Institution.
 Providing for the appointment   H.J. Res. 63        May 11,      HA            RAdm           ................    ...............  .......  .......  June 5,     Dec. 14,    Dec. 21,        29
 of Antoinette Bush as a                              2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 citizen regent of the Board of
 Regents of the Smithsonian
 Institution.
 Providing for the               H.J. Res. 64        May 11,      HA            RAdm           ................    ...............  .......  .......  June 5,     Dec. 14,    Dec. 21,        30
 reappointment of Roger W.                            2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 Ferguson as a citizen regent
 of the Board of Regents of the
 Smithsonian Institution.
 To authorize appropriations     H.R. 2670           Apr. 18,     AS            ...........  June 30, 2023.....  .................      125  .......  July 14,    July 27,    Dec. 22,        31
 for fiscal year 2024 for                             2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 military activities of the
 Department of Defense and for
 military construction, and for
 defense activities of the
 Department of Energy, to
 prescribe military personnel
 strengths for such fiscal
 year, and for other purposes.
 To amend the Grand Ronde        H.R. 1722           Mar. 22,     NR            ...........  Nov. 3, 2023......  .................      265  .......  Nov. 8,     Dec. 19,    Dec. 26,        32
 Reservation Act, and for other                       2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 purposes.
 To amend the Siletz             H.R. 2839           Apr. 25,     NR            ...........  Dec. 6, 2023......  .................      300  .......  Dec. 11,    Dec. 19,    Dec. 26,        33
 Reservation Act to address the                       2023                                                                                             2023        2023        2023
 hunting, fishing, trapping,
 and animal gathering rights of
 the Confederated Tribes of
 Siletz Indians, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend title 49, United       H.R. 6503           Nov. 29,     TI            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 11,    Dec. 19,    Dec. 26,        34
 States Code, to extend                               2023        WM                                                                                   2023        2023        2023
 authorizations for the airport                                   SST
 improvement program, to amend
 the Internal Revenue Code of
 1986 to extend the funding and
 expenditure authority of the
 Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
 and for other purposes.
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                    TABLE OF COMMITTEE ABBREVIATIONS


    AG
.....

Aging


    Ag
r....

Agriculture



    AN
F....

Agriculture
, 
Nutrition, 
and 
Forestry


    Ap
p....

Appropriati
ons


    AS
.....

Armed 
Services


    BH
UA...

Banking, 
Housing, 
and Urban 
Affairs


    Bu
d....

Budget


    CS
T....

Commerce, 
Science 
and 
Transportat
ion


    E&
W....

Education 
and the 
Workforce


    EC
.....

Energy and 
Commerce


    EN
R....

Energy and 
Natural 
Resources


    EP
W....

Environment
 and 
Public 
Works


    Et
h....

Ethics


    Fi
n....

Finance


    FS
.....

Financial 
Services


    FA
.....

Foreign 
Affairs


    FR
.....

Foreign 
Relations


    HE
L&P..

Health, 
Education, 
Labor, and 
Pensions


    HS
.....

Homeland 
Security


    HS
&GA..

Homeland 
Security 
and 
Governmenta
l Affairs


    HA
.....

House 
Administrat
ion


    IA
.....

Indian 
Affairs


    In
t....

Intelligenc
e


    Ju
d....

Judiciary


    NR
.....

Natural 
Resources


    O&
A....

Oversight 
and 
Accountabil
ity


    R

Rules


    RA
dm...

Rules and 
Administrat
ion


    SS
T....

Science, 
Space, and 
Technology


    SB
.....

Small 
Business


    SB
E....

Small 
Business 
and 
Entrepreneu
rship


    TI
.....

Transportat
ion and 
Infrastruct
ure


    VA
.....

Veterans' 
Affairs


    WM
.....

Ways and 
Means