[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 139 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D853]
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                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                  SECOND 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 through August 31, 2024

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               120               112               . .
     Time in session...............     566 hrs., 34     412 hrs., 54               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             5,857             5,023               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .               855               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                19                25                44
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .               . .               . .
     Measures passed, total........               274               353               627
    Senate bills...................                67                20               . .
    House bills....................                25               251               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 3                 1               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 2                 3               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 8                 6               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 8                13               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               161                59               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *155               302               457
    Senate bills...................               124               . .               . .
    House bills....................                27               267               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......               . .               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 9               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 1               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                 3                24               . .
     Special reports...............                 7                 6               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               361               146               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,792             3,149             4,941
    Bills..........................             1,433             2,534               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                55                95               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                16                45               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               288               475               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 5                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               230               221               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               178               . .
     Bills vetoed..................                 1                 2               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                             January 3 through August 31, 2024

     Civilian nominees, totaling 356 (including 95 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................124...
         Unconfirmed........................................227...
         Withdrawn............................................5...
     Other Civilian nominees, totaling 1,515 (including 745 
       nominees carried over from the First Session), disposed 
       of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................798...
         Unconfirmed........................................637...
         Withdrawn...........................................80...
     Air Force nominees, totaling 4,613 (including 111 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,433...
         Unconfirmed........................................180...
     Army nominees, totaling 5,853 (including 1,906 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,158...
         Unconfirmed........................................695...
     Navy nominees, totaling 2,094 (including 7 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,083...
         Unconfirmed.........................................11...
     Marine Corps nominees, totaling 154 (including 6 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................153...
         Unconfirmed..........................................1...
     Space Force nominees, totaling 31 (including 2 nominees 
       carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................29...
         Unconfirmed..........................................2...
                                Summary
     Total nominees carried over from the First Session...2,872
     Total nominees received this Session................11,744
     Total confirmed.....................................12,778
     Total unconfirmed....................................1,753
     Total withdrawn.........................................85
     Total returned to the White House........................0