[House Calendars, Final - 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
RECAPITULATION AND ANALYSIS OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS OF PREVIOUS
CONGRESSES
FOOTNOTES
In the Seventy-second Congress the total laws numbered 843,
which were divided as follows: House bills 474, House joint resolutions
41, Senate bills 294, and Senate joint resolutions 34. Of the 474 House
bills which became laws, there was included 1 omnibus pension bill
containing 283 House bills and 155 Senate bills (added to the House bill
as amendments), making a total of 1,280 bills and resolutions which
became laws. The 1,280 laws are subdivided as follows: 756 House bills,
41 House joint resolutions, 449 Senate bills, and 34 Senate joint
resolutions. Of the 294 Senate bills and 34 Senate joint resolutions
which became laws, 112 bills and 8 joint resolutions were enacted in
lieu of House bills, House joint resolutions, and a House concurrent
resolution, which had been reported from committees and which were laid
on the table to facilitate the enactment of the legislation. Exclusive
of bills vetoed and the proposed amendments to the Constitution, the
House passed 283 House bills (including 2 omnibus pension bills
containing 1,488 bills, a total of 1,79 bills), and 5 House joint
resolutions and 1 Senate bill which did not become laws. There were
introduced in the Senate 5,702 bills, 265 joint resolutions, 45
concurrent resolutions, and 380 simple resolutions. The Senate passed
659 Senate bills and 75 Senate joint resolutions. The Senate committees
made 1,367 reports. Exclusive of bills vetoed and the proposed
amendments to the Constitution, the Senate passed 350 Senate bills and
59 Senate joint resolutions, which did not become laws. Of these, 2
bills were indefinitely postponed in the House; 101 Senate bills and 9
Senate joint resolutions were pending on House calendars; and 159 Senate
bills and 19 Senate joint resolutions were pending in House committees.
One Senate joint resolution was recommitted to committee in the House.
Two Senate concurrent resolutions were pending in House committees.
Forty-nine Senate bills and 5 Senate joint resolutions were indefinitely
postponed in the Senate because similar House bills had become laws or
were further advanced in the process of becoming laws. The Senate and
House also passed Senate Joint Resolution 14, proposing an amendment
(``lame duck'') to the Constitution, which has been ratified; also
Senate Joint Resolution No. 211, proposing an amendment to the
Constituion repealing the 18th (prohibition) amendment. Vetoes by
message numbered 10, of which one act was subsequently passed over the
veto. One act failed to become law through lack of signature after
adjournment of the Congress, and 7 acts failed to become laws through
lack of Executive approval (``pocket vetoes''). Of the acts vetoed there
was 1 omnibus pension bill, containing 186 House bills and 192 Senate
bills (added to the House bill as amendments). There were 592 bills
entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which 534 were acted upon, leaving
58 upon the calendar. Twelve motions to discharge committees from
consideration of bills were filed, of which 5 were entered on the
calendar of such motions and 7 did not receive a sufficient number of
signatures for such entry. Of the 5 so entered on the calendar 4 were
rejected by the House, and 1 prevailed. The President transmitted to the
House 88 messages; executive departments transmitted 956 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 10,809.
In the Seventy-third Congress the total laws numbered 976, which
were divided as follows: House bills 533, House joint resolutions 33,
Senate bills 388, and Senate joint resolutions 22. Of the 388 Senate
bills and 22 Senate joint resolutions which became laws, 119 bills and 5
joint resolutions were enacted in lieu of House bills, House joint
resolutions, and a House concurrent resolution, which had been reported
from committees and which were laid on the table to facilitate the
enactment of the legislation. Exclusive of bills vetoed, the House
passed 88 House bills and 6 House joint resolutions and 5 Senate bills
which did not become laws. There were introduced in the Senate 3,806
bills, 144 joint resolutions, 24 concurrent resolutions, and 279 simple
resolutions. The House passed 660 House bills and 42 House joint
resolutions. The Senate passed 808 Senate bills and 38 Senate joint
resolutions. The Senate committees made 1,458 reports. Exclusive of
bills vetoed, the Senate passed 387 Senate bills and 17 Senate joint
resolutions which did not become laws. One hundred and twenty-six Senate
bills and 8 Senate joint resolutions were pending on House calendars;
and 153 Senate bills and 8 Senate joint resolutions were pending in
House committees. Sixty-two Senate bills and 4 Senate joint resolutions
were indefinitely postponed in the Senate because similar House bills
had become laws or were further advanced in the process of becoming
laws. Thirty-nine House bills, 1 House joint resolution, 31 Senate bills
and 1 Senate joint resolution were vetoed, of which 1 act was
subsequently passed over the veto. There were 492 bills entered upon the
Consent Calendar, of which 398 were acted upon, leaving 56 upon the
calendar. Thirty-one motions to discharge committees from consideration
of bills were filed, of which 6 were entered on the calendar of such
motions and 25 did not receive a sufficient number of signatures for
such entry. Of the 6 so entered on the calendar, 2 prevailed and 4
remained on the Discharge Calendar. The President transmitted to the
House 88 messages; executive departments transmitted 504 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 5,201.
In the Seventy-fourth Congress the total laws numbered 1,722,
which were divided as follows: House bills 929, House joint resolutions
83, Senate bills 650, and Senate joint resolutions 60. There were
introduced in the Senate 4,793 bills, 293 joint resolutions, 41
concurrent resolutions, and 326 simple resolutions. The House passed
1,346 House bills and 94 House joint resolutions. The Senate passed
1,222 Senate bills and 98 Senate joint resolutions. The Senate
committees made 2,456 reports. Sixty-two Senate bills and 5 Senate joint
resolutions were pending on House calendars; 319 Senate bills and 16
Senate joint resolutions were pending in House committees. Seventy-seven
House bills, 2 House joint resolutions, 67 Senate bills, and 1 Senate
joint resolution were vetoed, of which 1 act was subsequently passed
over the veto. There were 1,000 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar,
of which 948 were acted upon, leaving 52 upon the calendar. Thirty-three
motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills were filed,
of which 3 were entered on the calendar of such motions and 30 did not
receive a sufficient number of signatures for such entry. Of the 3 so
entered on the calendar, 1 prevailed and 1 failed of passage and 1
remained on the Discharge Calendar. The President transmitted to the
House 121 messages; executive departments transmitted 876
communications. Petitions filed numbered 11,228.
The total laws of the Seventy-fifth Congress numbered 1,759,
which were divided as follows: House bills 1,061, House joint
resolutions 96, Senate bills 562, and Senate joint resolutions 40. There
were introduced in the Senate 4,179 bills, 310 joint resolutions, 41
concurrent resolutions, and 204 simple resolutions. The House passed
1,334 House bills and 103 House joint resolutions. The Senate passed 945
Senate bills and 65 Senate joint resolutions. The Senate committees made
2,219 reports. Thirty Senate bills and 6 Senate joint resolutions were
pending on House calendars. Nineteen House bills, 1 House joint
resolution, 6 Senate bills, and 3 Senate joint resolutions were vetoed,
of which 3 acts were subsequently passed over the veto. Pocket vetoes:
50 House bills, 2 House joint resolutions, 31 Senate bills, and 1 Senate
joint resolution. There were 893 bills entered upon the Consent
Calendar, of which 869 were acted upon, leaving 24 upon the calendar.
Forty-three motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, of which 4 were entered on the calendar of such motions and
39 did not receive a sufficient number of signatures for such entry. Of
the 4 so entered on the calendar, 3 prevailed and 1 failed of passage.
Of the 4 so entered on the calendar, 2 were for the wages-and-hours
bill. The President transmitted to the House 53 messages; executive
departments transmitted 1,433 communications. Petitions filed number
5,369.
The total laws of the Seventy-sixth Congress numbered 1,662,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 957; House joint
resolutions, 77; Senate bills, 588; and Senate joint resolutions, 40.
There were introduced in the Senate 4,438 bills, 308 joint
resolutions, 56 concurrent resolutions, and 342 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 10,735 bills, 647 resolutions, 623
joint resolutions, 95 concurrent resolutions.
The House passed 1,329 House bills and 74 House joint
resolutions and 635 Senate bills and 42 Senate joint resolutions.
The Senate committees made 2,226 reports. The House committees
made 3,113 reports.
Twenty-one Senate bills and four Senate joint resolutions were
pending on House calendars.
Vetoed, 165. House bills vetoed, 78; Senate bills vetoed, 46;
House bills pocket vetoed, 22; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 19.
There were 967 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
945 were acted upon, leaving 22 upon the calendar. Thirty-seven motions
to discharge committees from consideration of bills were filed, 35 of
which did not receive a sufficient number of signatures for entry on the
calendar of such motions. Two motions to discharge committees were
placed on the Discharge Calendar, and two were agreed to.
The President transmitted to the House 14 messages, executive
departments transmitted 2,075 communications. Petitions filed numbered
9,426.
The total laws of the Seventy-seventh Congress numbered 1,485,
which were divided as follows: 1,018 House bills; 467 Senate bills.
There were introduced in the Senate 2,924 bills, 170 joint
resolutions, 42 concurrent resolutions, and 337 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 7,869 bills, 371 House joint
resolutions, 86 concurrent resolutions, and 587 simple resolutions.
The House passed 1,367 House bills and 482 Senate bills.
The Senate committees made 1,856 reports. The House committees
made 2,748 reports.
Twenty-one Senate bills and two Senate joint resolutions were
pending on House calendars.
Vetoed, 74. House bills vetoed, 38; Senate bills vetoed, 33;
House bills pocket vetoed, 3; Senate bills pocket vetoed, none.
There were 682 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
658 were acted upon, leaving 24 upon the calendar.
Fifteen motions to discharge committees from consideration of
bills were filed, 14 of which did not receive a sufficient number of
signatures for entry on the calendar of such motions. One motion to
discharge committees was placed on the Discharge Calendar, and one was
agreed to.
The President transmitted to the House 10 messages; executive
departments transmitted 2,042 communications. Petitions filed numbered
3,498.
The total laws of the Seventy-eighth Congress numbered 1,157,
which were divided as follows: House bills and joint resolutions, 788;
Senate bills and joint resolutions, 369; public laws, 568; private laws,
589.
There were introduced in the Senate 2,217 bills, 165 joint
resolutions, 59 concurrent resolutions, and 356 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 5,628 bills, 324 House joint
resolutions, 104 concurrent resolutions, 683 simple resolutions.
The House passed 935 House bills and 50 House joint resolutions
and 358 Senate bills and 13 Senate joint resolutions.
Two House bills were vetoed but failed of passage over
Presidential veto.
One House bill and one Senate bill were allowed to become law
without the approval by the President.
One House bill and one Senate bill were passed over Presidential
veto.
The Senate committees made 1,393 reports. The House Committees
made 2,099 reports.
Seven Senate bills, one Senate joint resolution, and one Senate
concurrent resolution were pending on House calendars.
Vetoed, 46. House bills vetoed, 14; Senate bills vetoed, 14;
Senate joint resolution, 1. House bills pocket vetoed, 14; Senate bills
pocket vetoed, 3.
There were 451 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
431 were acted upon, leaving 20 upon the calendar.
Twenty-one motions to discharge committees from consideration of
bills were filed, 18 of which did not receive a sufficient number of
signatures for entry on the calendar of such motions. Three motions to
discharge committees were placed on the Discharge Calendar, and 3 were
agreed to.
The President transmitted to the House 7 messages; executive
departments transmitted 2,112 communications. Petitions filed numbered
6,253.
There were 300 rollcalls, divided as follows: 144 quorum calls
and 156 yeas and nays.
The total laws of the Seventy-ninth Congress numbered 1,625,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 1,118; House joint
resolutions, 55; Senate bills, 429; Senate joint resolutions, 23; public
laws, 733; private laws, 892.
There were introduced in the Senate 2,509 bills, 189 joint
resolutions, 76 concurrent resolutions, and 321 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 7,239 bills, 393 House joint
resolutions, 169 concurrent resolutions, 760 simple resolutions.
The House passed 1,399 House bills and 64 House joint
resolutions and 417 Senate bills and 23 Senate joint resolutions.
Two House bills (H.R. 4908) (H.R. 6042) and two House joint
resolutions (H.J. Res. 106) (H.J. Res. 225) were vetoed but failed of
passage over Presidential veto.
One House bill (H.R. 1975) was allowed to become law without the
approval by the President.
Fourteen House bills and six Senate bills were pocket vetoed.
The Senate committees made 1,929 reports. The House committees
made 2,728 reports.
Eleven Senate bills, 3 Senate joint resolutions, and no Senate
concurrent resolutions were pending on House calendars.
Vetoed, 76. House bills vetoed, 43; House joint resolutions, 2;
Senate bills vetoed, 11; Senate joint resolutions, 0. House bills pocket
vetoed, 14; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 6.
There were 603 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
600 were acted upon, leaving 3 upon the calendar.
Thirty-five motions to discharge committees from consideration
of bills were filed, 32 of which did not receive a sufficient number of
signatures for entry on the calendar of such motions. Three motions to
discharge committees were placed on the Discharge Calendar, and 1 was
agreed to and in 2 instances Discharge Motion No. 23 (H.R. 4051) and
Discharge Motion No. 28 (H.R. 1362) received the required number of
signatures and were placed on the Discharge Calendar but the bills were
considered under special rules (H. Res. 631 and H. Res. 635) prior to
being called up under the Discharge Rule.
The President transmitted to the House 7 messages; executive
departments transmitted 1,525 communications. Petitions filed numbered
2,144.
There were 489 rollcalls, divided as follows: 258 quorum calls
and 231 yeas and nays.
The total laws of the Eightieth Congress numbered 1,363, which
were divided as follows: House bills, 848; House joint resolutions, 57;
Senate bills, 408; Senate joint resolutions, 50; public laws, 906;
private laws, 457.
The House passed 1,192 House bills, 67 House joint resolutions,
427 Senate bills, 53 Senate joint resolutions, and 53 House concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 900 House bills, 59 House joint resolutions,
633 Senate bills, and 73 Senate joint resolutions.
Vetoed, 75; House bills vetoed, 25; Senate bills vetoed, 14;
Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 1; House joint resolutions vetoed, 2;
House bills pocket vetoed, 27; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 5; Senate
joint resolutions vetoed, 1.
One House bill (H.R. 1) was vetoed but failed of passage over
Presidential veto.
One Senate bill (S. 1004) was vetoed but failed of passage in
Senate over Presidential veto.
One House bill (H.R. 3950) was vetoed and passed House over veto
but failed of passage in the Senate over Presidential veto.
Four House bills (H.R. 3020, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5052, H.R. 6355),
one House joint resolution (H.J. Res. 296), and one Senate bill (S. 110)
were vetoed and passed House and Senate over Presidential veto, and
became public laws.
There were introduced in the House 7,163 House bills, 448 House
joint resolutions, 225 House concurrent resolutions, and 725 simple
resolutions.
There were introduced in the Senate 2,945 bills, 241 joint
resolutions, 63 concurrent resolutions, and 282 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees made 1,777 reports.
The House committees made 2,479 reports. Eight Senate bills and
no Senate joint resolutions were pending on House calendars.
There were 819 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
786 were acted upon, leaving 33 upon the calendar.
There were 285 rollcalls, divided as follows: 122 quorum calls
and 163 yeas and nays.
Twenty motions to discharge committees from consideration of
bills were filed, one of which received a sufficient number of
signatures for entry on the calendar of such motions (H.R. 2245).
The President transmitted to the House 7 messages which were
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Executive departments transmitted 1,864 communications. Petitions filed
numbered 2,163.
The total laws of the Eighty-first Congress numbered 2,024,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 1,272; House joint
resolutions, 68; Senate bills, 651; Senate joint resolutions, 33; public
laws, 921; private laws, 1,103.
The House passed 1,687 House bills, 82 House joint resolutions,
680 Senate bills, 33 Senate joint resolutions, and 50 House concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 1,330 House bills, 74 House joint resolutions,
913 Senate bills, and 45 Senate joint resolutions.
Vetoed, 79: House bills vetoed, 43; Senate bills vetoed, 25;
Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions vetoed, 2;
House bills pocket vetoed, 7; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 2; Senate
joint resolutions, 0.
One House bill (H.R. 7916), 1 Senate bill (S. 2681) became laws
without Presidential approval.
One House joint resolution (H.J. Res. 238) was vetoed and passed
House over veto, but was placed on table in in Senate and no action
taken.
One House bill (H.R. 87) was vetoed and passed House over veto
but failed of passage in the Senate over Presidential veto.
Three House bills (H.R. 1036, H.R. 6217, H.R. 9490) were vetoed
and passed House and Senate over Presidential veto, and became laws.
There were introduced in the House 9,944 bills, 558 joint
resolutions, 298 concurrent resolutions, and 896 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the Senate 4,275 bills, 211 joint
resolutions, 108 concurrent resolutions, and 381 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees made 2,701 reports.
The House committees made 3,254 reports. Six Senate bills and
one Senate joint resolution were pending on House calendars.
There were 749 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
743 were acted upon; leaving 6 on the calendar.
There were 543 rollcalls, divided as follows: 268 quorum calls
and 275 yeas and nays.
Thirty-four motions to discharge committees from consideration
of bills were filed, 3 of which received a sufficient number of
signatures for entry on the calendar of such motions. (No. 8, No. 18,
and No. 31.)
The President transmitted to the House four messages which were
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Executive departments transmitted 1,815 communications. Petitions filed
numbered 2,416.
The total laws of the Eighty-second Congress numbered 1,617,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 974; House joint
resolutions, 54; Senate bills, 576; Senate joint resolutions, 13; public
laws, 594; private laws, 1,023.
The House passed 1,340 House bills, 65 House joint resolutions,
588 Senate bills, 15 Senate joint resolutions, and 35 House concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 994 House bills, 56 House joint resolutions,
775 Senate bills, and 23 Senate joint resolutions.
Vetoed, 22: House bills vetoed, 8; Senate bills vetoed, 5;
Senate joint resolution voted, 1; House joint resolutions vetoed, 0;
House bills pocket vetoed, 4; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 4; Senate
joint resolutions, 0.
One Senate bill (S. 2635) became law without Presidential
approval.
One Senate bill (S. 827) was voted first session, and passed
Senate over veto, second session, but no action taken by the House.
One Senate joint resolution (S.J. Res. 20) was vetoed and was
placed on the table in Senate and no action taken.
One House bill (H.R. 3096) was vetoed and passed House over veto
but Senate failed to act upon it.
Two House bills (H.R. 3193 and H.R. 5678) and one Senate bill
(S. 1864) were vetoed and passed House and Senate over Presidential
veto, and became laws.
There were introduced in the House 8,568 bills, 497 joint
resolutions, 242 concurrent resolutions, and 748 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the Senate 3,494 bills, 171 joint
resolutions, 90 concurrent resolutions, and 354 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees made 2,121 reports.
The House committees made 2,519 reports.
Eight Senate bills and no Senate joint resolutions were pending
on House calendars.
There were 471 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
458 were acted upon; leaving 13 on the calendar.
There were 364 rollcalls, divided as follows: 183 quorum calls
and 181 yeas and nays.
Fourteen motions to discharge committees from consideration of
bills were filed, none of which received a sufficient number of
signature for entry on the calendar of such motions.
The President transmitted to the House 5 messages which were
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Executive departments transmitted 1,636 communications. Petitions filed
numbered 800.
The total laws of the Eighty-third Congress numbered 1,783,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 1,078; House joint
resolutions, 46; Senate bills, 638; Senate joint resolutions, 31; public
laws, 781; private laws, 1,002.
The House passed 1,392 House bills, 55 House joint resolutions,
649 Senate bills, 33 Senate joint resolutions, and 52 House concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 1,116 House bills, 46 House joint resolutions,
1,030 Senate bills, and 43 Senate joint resolutions.
Vetoed, 52. House bills vetoed, 14; Senate bills vetoed, 7;
Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills pocket vetoed, 16;
Senate bills pocket vetoed, 15.
There were introduced in the Senate 3,893 bills, 184 Senate
joint resolutions, 109 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 322 simple
resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 10,288 House bills, 587 House
joint resolutions, 273 House concurrent resolutions, and 716
resolutions.
The Senate comittees made made 2,507 reports.
The House committees made 2,685 reports.
Six Senate bills and 1 Senate joint resolution were pending on
the House calendars.
There were 579 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar of which
567 were acted upon, leaving 12 upon the calendar.
There were 271 rollcalls divided as follows: 124 quorum calls
and 147 yeas and nays.
Ten motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, one of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions (No. 9, H. Res. 590), and was
passed by the House. Motion No. 10 (H. Res. 612, H.R. 9020) was filed.
The bill was passed under suspension before the required number of
signatures obtained.
The President transmitted to the House 5 messages which were
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union;
executive departments transmitted 1,855 communications. Petitions filed,
1,147.
The total laws of the Eighty-fourth Congress numbered 1,921,
which were divided as follows: House bills 1,215; House joint
resolutions, 89; Senate bills, 579; Senate joint resolutions, 38; public
laws, 1,028; private laws, 893.
The House passed 1,562 House bills; 102 House joint resolutions;
656 Senate bills; 40 Senate joint resolutions, and 58 House concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 1,251 House bills; 90 House joint resolutions;
1,159 Senate bills; 50 Senate joint resolutions.
Vetoed 34. House bills vetoed, 7; Senate bills vetoed, 4; Senate
joint resolutions vetoed, 1; House joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House
bills pocket vetoed, 13; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 8; Senate joint
resolutions pocket vetoed, 1.
There were introduced in the Senate 4,315 bills; 203 joint
resolutions; 88 concurrent resolutions, and 329 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 12,467 House bills; 702 House
joint resolutions; 277 House concurrent resolutions, and 658 simple
resolutions.
The Senate committees made 2,827 reports.
The House committees made 2,974 reports.
Thirteen Senate bills and Senate joint resolutions were pending
on House calendars.
There were 817 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
795 were acted upon, leaving 22 upon the calendar.
There were 279 rollcalls divided as follows: 130 quorum calls
and 149 yeas and nays.
Six motions to discharge committees from considerations of bills
were filed, 1 of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions and was pending on Discharge
Calendar at adjournment.
The President transmitted to the House 2 messages which were
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union;
the President also transmitted 83 other messages and the executive
departments transmitted 2,084 communications. Petitions filed numbered
1,205. Memorials filed, 517.
The total laws of the Eighty-fifth Congress numbered 1,720,
which wee divided as follows: House bills, 937; House joint resolutions,
114; Senate bills, 649; Senate joint resolution, 20; public laws, 936;
private laws, 784.
The House passed 1,253 House bills; 120 House joint resolutions;
669 Senate bills; 22 Senate joint resolutions, and 51 House concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 988 House bills; 115 House joint resolutions;
1,062 Senate bills; 37 Senate joint resolutions.
Vetoed 51. House bills vetoed, 11; Senate bills vetoed, 6;
Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 1; House joint resolutions vetoed, 0;
House bills pocket vetoed, 28; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 5; Senate
joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
There were introduced in the Senate 4,329 bills; 203 joint
resolutions; 123 concurrent resolutions, and 391 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 13,876 House bills; 704
House joint resolutions; 381 House concurrent resolutions, and 699
simple resolutions.
The Senate committees made 2,505 reports.
The House committees made 2,719 reports.
Fifteen Senate bills and 1 Senate joint resolution were pending
on House calendars.
There were 639 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
632 were acted upon, leaving 7 upon the calendar.
There were 415 rollcalls divided as follows: 222 quorum calls
and 193 yeas and nays.
Seven motions to discharge committees from consideration of
bills were filed 1 of which received a sufficient number of signatures
for entry on the calendar of such motions and passed House July 22,
1957.
The President transmitted to the House 2 messages which were
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and the executive departments transmitted 2,268 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 737.
The total laws of the Eighty-sixth Congress numbered 1,292,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 765; House joint
resolutions, 58; Senate bills, 443; Senate joint resolutions, 26; public
laws, 800; private laws, 492.
The House passed 1,083 House bills; 65 House joint resolutions;
460 Senate bills; 28 Senate joint resolutions; and 48 House concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 812 House bills; 59 House joint resolutions;
768 Senate bills; 41 Senate joint resolutions.
Vetoed 44. House bills vetoed, 15; Senate bills vetoed, 7;
Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions vetoed, 0;
House bills pocket vetoed, 20; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 2; Senate
joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
There were introduced in the Senate 3,926 bills; 223 joint
resolutions; 117 concurrent resolutions; and 292 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 13,304 House bills; 808 House
joint resolutions; 747 House concurrent resolutions; and 647 simple
resolutions.
The Senate committees made 1,948 reports.
The House committees made 2,238 reports.
7 Senate bills and 1 Senate joint resolution were pending on
House calendars.
There were 578 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
564 were acted upon, leaving 14 upon the calendar.
There were 382 rollcalls divided as follows: 202 quorum calls
and 180 yeas and nays.
7 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed 1 of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions. H. Res. 537, for the
consideration of H.R. 9983 (pay bill) entered upon Discharge Calendar
No. 1 June 3, 1960, and passed House June 15, 1960.
The President transmitted to the House 7 messages which were
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and the executive departments transmitted 2,435 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 540.
The total laws of the Eighty-seventh Congress numbered 1,569,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 968; House joint
resolutions, 51; Senate bills, 514; Senate joint resolutions, 36; public
laws, 885; private laws, 684.
The House passed 1,301 House bills; 60 House joint resolutions;
529 Senate bills, 37 Senate joint resolutions, 59 House concurrent
resolutions; and 32 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 1,009 House bills; 52 House joint resolutions;
834 Senate bills; 58 Senate joint resolutions.
Vetoed 20. House bills vetoed, 7; Senate bills vetoed, 4; Senate
joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House
bills pocket vetoed, 7; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 2; Senate joint
resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
There were introduced in the Senate 3,810 bills; 238 joint
resolutions; 98 concurrent resolutions; and 419 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 13,420 House bill; 908 House
joint resolutions; 585 House concurrent resolutions; and 838 simple
resolutions.
The Senate committees made 2,290 reports.
The House committees made 2,571 reports.
7 Senate bills and 1 Senate joint resolution were pending on
House calendars.
There were 624 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
615 were acted upon, leaving 9 upon the calendar.
There were 524 rollcalls divided as follows: 284 quorum calls
and 240 yeas and nays.
6 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, none of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions.
The President transmitted to the House 12 messages which were
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and the executive departments transmitted 2,630 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 416.
The total laws of the Eighty-eighth Congress numbered 1,026;
which were divided as follows: House bills, 707; House joint
resolutions, 42; Senate bills, 261; Senate joint resolutions, 16; public
laws, 666; private laws, 360.
The House passed 934 House bills; 53 House joint resolutions;
265 Senate bills; 15 Senate joint resolutions; 56 House concurrent
resolutions; and 38 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 725 House bills; 43 House joint resolutions;
542 Senate bills; 31 Senate joint resolutions.
Vetoed 9. House bills vetoed, 4; Senate bills vetoed, 1; Senate
joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House
bills pocket vetoed, 4; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint
resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
There were introduced in the Senate 3,250 bills; 208 joint
resolutions; 100 concurrent resolutions; and 382 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 12,829 bills, 1,193 joint
resolutions; 372 concurrent resolutions, and 905 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees made 1,608 reports.
The House committees made 1,947 reports.
15 Senate bills and 1 Senate joint resolution were pending on
House calendars.
There were 454 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
443 were acted upon, leaving 11 upon the calendar.
There were 528 rollcalls divided as follows: 296 quorum calls
and 232 yeas and nays.
5 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, none of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions.
The President transmitted to the House 8 messages which were
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and the executive departments transmitted 2,603 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 566.
The total laws of the Eighty-ninth Congress numbered 1,283,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 840; House joint
resolutions, 39; Senate bills, 373; Senate joint resolutions, 31; public
laws, 810; private laws, 473.
The House passed 1,109 House bills, 46 House joint resolutions,
71 House concurrent resolutions, 471 simple resolutions, and 376 Senate
bills, 34 Senate joint resolutions, and 41 Senate concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 864 House bills, 36 House joint resolutions,
64 House concurrent resolutions, and 688 Senate bills, 48 Senate joint
resolutions, and 50 Senate concurrent resolutions.
Vetoed, 14. House bills vetoed, 9; Senate bills vetoed, 1; House
joint resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House
bills pocket vetoed, 3; Senate bill pocket vetoed, 1; House joint
resolutions pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
There were introduced in the Senate, 3,931 bills, 198 joint
resolutions, 116 concurrent resolutions, and 322 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 18,552 bills, 1,322 joint
resolutions, 1,049 concurrent resolutions, and 1,076 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 1,917 reports.
The House committees issued 2,349 reports.
12 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 409 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
402 were acted upon, leaving 7 upon the calendar.
There were 782 rollcalls, divided as follows: 388 quorum calls
and 394 yeas and nays.
6 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, 1 of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions.
The President transmitted to the House 134 messages, 13 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 121 of which were referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 2,837 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 435.
Memorials filed numbered 498.
The total laws of the Ninetieth Congress numbered 1,002, which
were divided as follows: House bills, 540; House joint resolutions, 31;
Senate bills, 394; Senate joint resolutions, 37; public laws, 640;
private laws, 362.
The House passed, 792 House bills, 43 House joint resolutions,
341 Senate bills, 37 Senate joint resolutions, 47 House concurrent
resolutions, 20 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 379 simple
resolutions.
The Senate passed 566 House bills, 31 House joint resolutions,
720 Senate bills, 59 Senate joint resolutions, 45 House concurrent
resolutions, and 30 Senate concurrent resolutions.
Vetoed 8. House bills vetoed, 2; Senate bills vetoed, 0; Senate
joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House
bills pocket vetoed, 6; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint
resolutions pocket vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
There were introduced in the Senate 4,199 bills; 201 joint
resolutions; 83 concurrent resolutions, and 423 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 20,587 House bills; 1,473
House joint resolutions; 843 House concurrent resolutions, and 1,325
simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 1,670 reports.
The House committees issued 1,985 reports.
8 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 275 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
270 were acted upon, leaving 5 upon the calendar.
There were 875 rollcalls divided as follows: 397 quorum calls
and 478 yeas and nays.
4 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, none of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions.
The President transmitted to the House 142 messages, 21 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and 121 of which were referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 2,273 communications.
Petitons filed numbered 408.
Memorials filed numbered 393.
The total laws of the Ninety-first Congress numbered 941; which
were divided as follows: House bills, 582; House joint resolutions, 50;
Senate bills, 265; Senate joint resolutions, 44; public laws, 695;
private laws, 246.
The House passed 762 House bills, 61 House joint resolutions, 72
House concurrent resolutions, 412 simple resolutions, and 263 Senate
bills, 45 Senate joint resolutions, and 27 Senate concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 596 House bills, 51 House joint resolutions,
69 House concurrent resolutions, and 464 Senate bills, 60 Senate joint
resolutions, and 30 Senate concurrent resolutions.
Vetoed 11. House bills vetoed, 5; Senate bills vetoed, 2; House
joint resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House
bills pocket vetoed, 1; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 3; House joint
resolutions pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
2 House bills (H.R. 5554 and H.R. H.R. 17795) became laws
without Presidential approval.
2 House bills (H.R. 11102 and H.R. 16916) were vetoed and passed
House and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 4,616 bills, 251 joint
resolutions, 89 concurrent resolutions, and 509 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 20,015 bills, 1,421 joint
resolutions, 799 concurrent resolutions, and 1,340 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 2,179 reports.
The House committees issued 1,808 reports.
5 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 274 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
272 were acted upon, leaving 2 upon the calendar.
There were 812 rollcalls, divided as follows: 369 quorum calls
and 443 yeas and nays.
12 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, one of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions.
The President transmitted to the House 285 messages, 18 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 267 of which were referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 4,099 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 1,023.
Memorials filed numbered 719.
The total laws of the Ninety-second Congress numbered 768, which
were divided as follows: House bills, 434; House joint resolutions, 48;
Senate bills, 241; Senate joint resolutions, 44; public laws, 607;
private laws, 161.
The House passed 599 House bills, 67 House joint resolutions, 65
House concurrent resolutions, 401 simple resolutions, and 259 Senate
bills, 45 Senate joint resolutions, and 33 Senate concurrent
resolutions.
Senate passed 461 House bills, 50 House joint resolutions, 58
House concurrent resolutions, and 466 Senate bills, 28 Senate joint
resolutions, and 42 Senate concurrent resolutions.
Vetoed 20. House bills vetoed, 3; Senate bills vetoed, 4; House
joint resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House
bills pocket vetoed, 10; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 3; House joint
resolutions pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
1 Senate bill (S. 2770) was vetoed and passed House and Senate
over Presidential veto, and became law.
1 House bill (H.R. 15927) was vetoed and passed House and Senate
over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 4,133 bills, 275 joint
resolutions, 102 concurrent resolutions, and 386 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 17,230 bills, 1,331 joint
resolutions, 726 concurrent resolutions, and 1,171 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 1,307 reports.
The House committees issued 1,637 reports.
9 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 207 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
205 were acted upon, leaving 2 upon the calendar.
There were 934 rollcalls, divided as follows: 284 quorum calls,
457 yeas and nays, and 193 recorded teller votes.
15 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, none of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions.
The President transmitted to the House 180 messages, 23 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 157 of which were referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 2,433 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 290.
Memorials filed numbered 425.
The total laws of the Ninety-third Congress numbered 774, which
were divided as follows: House bills, 430; House joint resolutions, 45;
Senate bills, 259; Senate joint resolutions, 40; public laws, 651;
private laws, 123.
The House passed 548 House bills, 54 House joint resolutions, 84
House concurrent resolutions, 474 simple resolutions, 281 Senate bills,
40 Senate joint resolutions, and 43 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 469 House bills, 47 House joint resolutions,
78 House concurrent resolutions, 526 Senate bills, 73 Senate joint
resolutions, 56 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 315 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 38. House bills vetoed, 17; Senate bills vetoed, 7;
House joint resolutions vetoed, 3; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0;
House bills pocket vetoed, 7; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 4; House joint
resolutions pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions procket vetoed,
0.
4 House bills (H.R. 12471, H.R. 12628, H.R. 15301, H.R. 14225)
and 1 House joint resolution (H.J. Res. 542) were vetoed and passed
House and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
1 House bill (H.R. 14225) was vetoed and passed House and Senate
over Presidential veto, but was not assigned a public law number due to
the signing into law of an identical bill (H.R. 17503). However, a
public law number was subsequently assigned H.R. 1422, pursuant to a
judicial determination.
1 Senate bill (S. 2641) became law without the approval of the
President, and 1 House bill (H.R. 10511) became law without the approval
of the President pursuant to a judicial determination.
There were introduced in the Senate 4,260 bills, 264 joint
resolutions, 127 concurrent resolutions, and 476 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 17,690 bills, 1,182 joint
resolutions, 698 concurrent resolutions, and 1,525 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 1,427 reports.
The House committees issued 1,668 reports.
14 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 149 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
147 were acted upon, leaving 2 upon the calendar.
There were 1,453 rollcalls, divided as follows: 375 quorum
calls, 632 yeas and nays, and 446 recorded teller votes. Totals do not
include 52 notice quorums.
10 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, none of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions.
The President transmitted to the House 213 messages, 22 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House of the State of the
Union and 191 of which were referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 3,122 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 598.
Memorials filed numbered 555.
The total laws of the Ninety-fourth Congress numbered 729, which
were divided as follows: House bills, 445; House joint resolutions, 34;
Senate bills, 223; Senate joint resolutions, 27; public laws, 588;
private laws, 141.
The House passed 656 House bills, 38 House joint resolutions, 72
House concurrent resolutions, 535 simple resolutions, 247 Senate bills,
27 Senate joint resolutions, and 49 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 493 House bills, 35 House joint resolutions,
67 House concurrent resolutions, 450 Senate bills, 60 Senate joint
resolutions, 68 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 379 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 39. House bills vetoed, 24; Senate bills vetoed, 7;
House joint resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 1;
House bills pocket vetoed, 3; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 4; House joint
resolutions pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
5 House bills (H.R. 4222 H.R. 5901, H.R. 8069, H.R. 8800, H.R.
14232) and 3 Senate bills (S. 66, S. 391, S. 3201) were vetoed and
passed House and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
1 House bill (H. R. 1589) became law without the approval of the
President.
There were introduced in the Senate 3,899 bills, 215 joint
resolutions, 213 concurrent resolutions, and 585 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 15,863 bills, 1,119 joint
resolutions, 789 concurrent resolutions, and 1,600 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 1,395 reports.
The House committees issued 1,793 reports.
3 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 83 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
83 were acted upon, leaving none upon the calendar.
There were 1,692 rollcalls, divided as follows: 419 quorum
calls, 807 yeas and nays, and 466 recorded votes. Totals do not include
189 notice quorums.
15 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, none of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions.
The President transmitted to the House 251 messages, 13 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 238 of which were referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted, 4,129 communications.
Petitions filed numbered, 590
Memorials filed numbered, 415
The total laws of the Ninety-fifth Congress numbered 803, which
were divided as follows: House bills, 478; House joint resolutions, 47;
Senate bills, 256; Senate joint resolutions, 22; public laws, 633;
private laws, 170.
The House passed 686 House bills, 50 House joint resolutions, 87
House concurrent resolutions, 468 simple resolutions, 269 Senate bills,
22 Senate joint resolutions, and 33 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 524 House bills, 49 House joint resolutions,
76 House concurrent resolutions, and 456 Senate bills, 41 Senate joint
resolutions, 40 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 410 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 19. Total House bills vetoed, 15; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 4; House bills vetoed, 5; Senate bills vetoed, 1; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 10; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 3; House joint
resolutions pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
0House bills and 0 Senate bills were vetoed and passed House and
Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate 3,631 bills, 169 joint
resolutions, 115 concurrent resolutions, and 598 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 14,414 bills, 1,173 joint
resolutions, 761 concurrent resolutions, and 1,452 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 1,413 reports.
The House committees issued 1,843 reports.
2 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 117 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
117 were acted upon, leaving none upon the calendar.
There were 1,724 rollcalls, divided as follows: 184 quorum
calls, 1,035 yeas and nays, and 505 recorded votes. Totals do not
include notice quorums.
11 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, none of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions.
The President transmitted to the House 242 messages, 14 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and 228 of which were referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 5,138 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 558.
Memorials filed numbered 495.
The total laws of the Ninety-sixth Congress numbered 736, which
were divided as follows: House bills, 422; House joint resolutions, 57;
Senate bills, 230; Senate joint resolutions, 27; public laws, 613;
private laws, 123.
The House passed 584 House bills, 67 House joint resolutions, 89
House concurrent resolutions, 426 simple resolutions, 251 Senate bills,
27 Senate joint resolutions, and 34 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 448 House bills, 60 House joint resolutions,
67 House concurrent resolutions, and 419 Senate bills, 50 Senate joint
resolutions, 50 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 389 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 12. Total House bills vetoed, 8; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 4; House bills vetoed, 5; Senate bills vetoed, 2; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 3; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 2; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
2 House bills and 0 Senate bills were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate 3,266 bills, 214 joint
resolutions, 139 concurrent resolutions, and 575 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House 8,456 bills, 647 joint
resolutions, 461 concurrent resolutions, and 836 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 1,404 reports.
The House committees issued 1,567 reports.
2 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 115 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
115 were acted upon, leaving none upon the calendar.
There were 1,439 rollcalls, divided as follows: 163 quorum
calls, 776 yeas and nays, and 500 recorded votes. Totals do not include
notice quorums.
14 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
were filed, two of which received a sufficient number of signatures for
entry on the calendar of such motions.
The President transmitted to the House 275 messages, 17 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and 258 of which were referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 5,853 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 660.
Memorials filed numbered 545.
The total laws of the Ninety-seventh Congress, numbered 529,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 255; House joint
resolutions, 51; Senate bills, 137; Senate joint resolutions, 61; public
laws, 473; private laws, 56.
The House passed 413 House bills, 67 House joint resolutions, 75
House concurrent resolutions, 245 simple resolutions, and 159 Senate
bills, 65 Senate joint resolutions, and 34 Senate concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 289 House bills, 55 House joint resolutions,
61 House concurrent resolutions, and 319 Senate bills, 123 Senate joint
resolutions, 48 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 326 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 15. Total House bills vetoed, 12; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 3; House bills vetoed 6; Senate bills vetoed 2; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 1; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 5; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 1; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
2 House bills and 0 Senate bills were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 3,124 bills, 272 joint
resolutions, 136 concurrent resolutions, and 532 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 7,458 bills, 636 joint
resolutions, 440 concurrent resolutions, and 641 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 944 reports.
The House committees issued 1,013 reports.
3 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 90 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
89 were acted upon, leaving 1 upon the calendar.
There were 859 rollcalls, divided as follows: 47 quorum calls,
518 yeas and nays, and 294 recorded teller votes.
32 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to clause 4, rule XXVII were filed, 1 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
1 motion to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to Sec. 21(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 96252 was filed, 1 of which
received the requisite number of signatures.
The President transmitted to the House 209 messages, 4 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 205 of which were referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 5,329 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 681.
Memorials filed numbered 522.
The total laws of the Ninety-eighth Congress, numbered 677,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 306; House joint
resolutions, 88; Senate bills, 173; Senate joint resolutions, 110;
public laws, 623; private laws, 54.
The House passed 557 House bills, 110 House joint resolutions,
73 House concurrent resolutions, 290 simple resolutions, and 198 Senate
bills, 113 Senate joint resolutions, and 34 Senate concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 338 House bills, 89 House joint resolutions,
55 House concurrent resolutions, and 328 Senate bills, 179 Senate joint
resolutions, 49 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 278 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 24. Total House bills vetoed, 13; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 11; House bills vetoed, 10; Senate bills vetoed, 10; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 1; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 1; House bills
pocket vetoed, 2; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
1 House bill and 1 Senate bill were vetoed and passed House and
Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 3,692 bills, 359 joint
resolutions, 155 concurrent resolutions, and 488 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 6,442 bills, 663 joint
resolutions, 379 concurrent resolutions, and 620 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 663 reports.
The House committees issued 1,199 reports.
1 Senate bill was pending on the House calendars.
There were 58 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
58 were acted upon, leaving 0 upon the calendar.
There were 996 rollcalls, divided as follows: 90 quorum calls,
523 yeas and nays, and 383 recorded votes.
13 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to clause 4, rule XXVII were filed, 1 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
0 motion to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to Sec. 21(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 96252 was filed, 0 of which
received the requisite number of signatures.
The President transmitted to the House 179 messages, 3 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 173 of which were referred to committees and 3 of which were
not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 4,164 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 416.
Memorials filed numbered 508.
The total laws of the Ninety-ninth Congress, numbered 688, which
were divided as follows: House bills, 256; House joint resolutions, 128;
Senate bills, 131; Senate joint resolutions, 173; public laws, 664;
private laws, 24.
The House passed 503 House bills, 150 House joint resolutions,
86 House concurrent resolutions, 271 simple resolutions, and 145 Senate
bills, 175 Senate joint resolutions, and 38 Senate concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 302 House bills, 128 House joint resolutions,
57 House concurrent resolutions, and 270 Senate bills, 240 Senate joint
resolutions, 57 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 277 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 20. Total House bills vetoed, 16; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 4; House bills vetoed, 9; Senate bills vetoed, 0; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 1; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 1; House bills
pocket vetoed, 6; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 3; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
2 House bills, and 0 Senate bills, were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 2,954 bills, 432 joint
resolutions, 175 concurrent resolutions, and 519 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 5,743 bills, 756 joint
resolutions, 429 concurrent resolutions, and 604 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 541 reports.
The House committees issued 1,045 reports.
No Senate bill was pending on the House calendars.
There were 50 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
50 were acted upon, leaving 0 upon the calendar.
There were 970 rollcalls, divided as follows 80 quorum calls,
478 yeas and nays, and 412 recorded votes.
10 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to clause 4, rule XXVII, were filed, 1 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
0 motion to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to Sec. 21(b)(2)(B) of P.L. 96252 was filed, 0 of which
received the requisite number of signatures.
The President transmitted to the House 190 messages, 4 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 183 of which were referred to committees and 3 of which were
not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 4,354 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 494.
Memorials filed numbered 482.
The total laws of the One Hundredth Congress, numbered 761,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 362; House joint
resolutions, 98; Senate bills, 154; Senate joint resolutions, 147;
public laws, 713; private laws, 48.
The House passed 602 House bills, 136 House joint resolutions,
99 House concurrent resolutions, 302 simple resolutions, and 175 Senate
bills, 148 Senate joint resolutions, and 40 Senate concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 408 House bills, 99 House joint resolutions,
63 House concurrent resolutions, and 298 Senate bills, 197 Senate joint
resolutions, 77 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 288 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 19. Total House bills vetoed, 12; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 7; House bills vetoed, 5; Senate bills vetoed, 3; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 7; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 4; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
2 House bills, and 1 Senate bill, were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 2,930 bills, 395 joint
resolutions, 169 concurrent resolutions, and 519 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 5,585 bills, 678 joint
resolutions, 398 concurrent resolutions, and 608 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 601 reports.
The House committees issued 1,135 reports.
2 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 33 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which
33 were acted upon, leaving 0 upon the calendar.
There were 976 rollcalls, divided as follows: 37 quorum calls,
542 yeas and nays, and 397 recorded votes.
5 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to clause 4, rule XXVII, were filed, 0 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The President transmitted to the House 169 messages, 5 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 161 of which were referred to committees and 3 veto messages
which were not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 4,509 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 241.
Memorials filed numbered 486.
The total laws of the One Hundred First Congress, numbered 666,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 294; House joint
resolutions, 95; Senate bills, 141; Senate joint resolutions, 136;
public laws, 650; private laws, 16.
The House passed 559 House bills, 112 House joint resolutions,
78 House concurrent resolutions, 359 simple resolutions, and 157 Senate
bills, 140 Senate joint resolutions, and 38 Senate concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 346 House bills, 97 House joint resolutions,
68 House concurrent resolutions, and 333 Senate bills, 204 Senate joint
resolutions, 68 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 225 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 21. Total House bills vetoed, 17; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 4; House bills vetoed, 12; Senate bills vetoed, 1; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 1; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 1; House bills
pocket vetoed, 3; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 2; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 1; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
No House bills and no Senate bills were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 3,271 bills, 388 joint
resolutions, 159 concurrent resolutions, and 358 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 5,977 bills, 687 joint
resolutions, 401 concurrent resolutions, and 546 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 896 reports.
The House committees issued 1,026 reports.
1 Senate bill was pending on the House calendars.
There were 5 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which 5
were acted upon, leaving 0 upon the calendar.
There were 915 rollcalls, divided as follows: 36 quorum calls,
498 yeas and nays, and 381 recorded votes.
8 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to clause 3, rule XXVII, were filed, 1 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The President transmitted to the House 186 messages, 4 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 158 of which were referred to committees and 4 veto messages
which were not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 4,120 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 254.
Memorials filed numbered 548.
The total laws of the One Hundred Second Congress, numbered 610,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 305; House joint
resolutions, 106; Senate bills, 131; Senate joint resolutions, 68;
public laws, 590; private laws, 20.
The House passed 581 House bills, 126 House joint resolutions,
85 House concurrent resolutions, 293 simple resolutions, and 158 Senate
bills, 67 Senate joint resolutions, and 29 Senate concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 359 House bills, 108 House joint resolutions,
49 House concurrent resolutions, and 364 Senate bills, 123 Senate joint
resolutions, 58 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 223 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 24. Total House bills vetoed, 15; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 9; House bills vetoed, 7; Senate bills vetoed, 7; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 8; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 2; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
No House bills and 1 Senate bill were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 3,390 bills, 346 joint
resolutions, 143 concurrent resolutions, and 366 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 6,212 bills, 563 joint
resolutions, 384 concurrent resolutions, and 612 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 533 reports.
The House committees issued 1,102 reports.
1 Senate bill was pending on the House calendars.
There were 0 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which 0
were acted upon, leaving 0 upon the calendar.
There were 932 rollcalls, divided as follows: 31 quorum calls,
508 yeas and nays, and 393 recorded votes.
8 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to clause 3, rule XXVII, were filed, 1 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The President transmitted to the House 284 messages, 3 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 279 of which were referred to committees and 2 veto messages
which were not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 4,385 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 176.
Memorials filed numbered 536.
The total laws of the One Hundred Third Congress, numbered 473,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 259; House joint
resolutions, 42; Senate bills, 111; Senate joint resolutions, 61; public
laws, 465; private laws, 8.
The House passed 524 House bills, 59 House joint resolutions, 69
House concurrent resolutions, 265 simple resolutions, and 127 Senate
bills, 63 Senate joint resolutions, and 25 Senate concurrent
resolutions.
The Senate passed 277 House bills, 42 House joint resolutions,
44 House concurrent resolutions, and 258 Senate bills, 105 Senate joint
resolutions, 38 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 175 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 0. Total House bills vetoed, 0; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 0; House bills vetoed, 0; Senate bills vetoed, 0; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
No House bills and no Senate bills were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 2,573 bills, 232 joint
resolutions, 80 concurrent resolutions, and 292 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 5,310 bills, 429 joint
resolutions, 319 concurrent resolutions, and 589 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 667 reports.
The House committees issued 894 reports.
1 Senate bill was pending on the House calendars.
There were 0 bills entered upon the Consent Calendar, of which 0
were acted upon, leaving 0 upon the calendar.
There were 1,122 rollcalls, divided as follows: 28 quorum calls,
468 yeas and nays, and 626 recorded votes.
26 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to clause 3, rule XXVII, were filed, 2 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The President transmitted to the House 154 messages, 5 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 149 of which were referred to committees and 0 veto messages
which were not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 4,135 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 145.
Memorials filed numbered 511.
The total laws of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, numbered 337,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 233; House joint
resolutions, 22; Senate bills, 78; Senate joint resolutions, 4; public
laws, 333; private laws, 4.
The House passed 490 House bills, 33 House joint resolutions, 68
House concurrent resolutions, 312 simple resolutions, and 84 Senate
bills, 4 Senate joint resolutions, and 21 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 259 House bills, 24 House joint resolutions,
42 House concurrent resolutions, and 228 Senate bills, 10 Senate joint
resolutions, 34 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 227 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 17. Total House bills vetoed, 16; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 1; House bills vetoed, 15; Senate bills vetoed, 1; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 1; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
1 House bills and 0 Senate bills were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 2,199 bills, 65 joint
resolutions, 74 concurrent resolutions, and 324 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 4,344 bills, 198 joint
resolutions, 231 concurrent resolutions, and 556 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 394 reports.
The House committees issued 887 reports.
1 Senate bill was pending on the House calendars.
There were 22 bills entered upon the Corrections Calendar, of
which 22 were acted upon, leaving 0 upon the calendar.
There were 1,340 rollcalls, divided as follows: 19 quorum calls,
522 yeas and nays, and 799 recorded votes.
15 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to clause 3, rule XXVII, were filed, 0 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The President transmitted to the House 189 messages, 3 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 186 of which were referred to committees and 3 veto messages
which were not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 5,490 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 81.
Memorials filed numbered 243.
The total laws of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, numbered 404,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 237; House joint
resolutions, 26; Senate bills, 134; Senate joint resolutions, 7; public
laws, 394; private laws, 10.
The House passed 530 House bills, 31 House joint resolutions, 98
House concurrent resolutions, 354 simple resolutions, and 142 Senate
bills, 7 Senate joint resolutions, and 24 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 259 House bills, 27 House joint resolutions,
44 House concurrent resolutions, and 309 Senate bills, 9 Senate joint
resolutions, 62 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 203 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 8. Total House bills vetoed, 7; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 1; House bills vetoed, 7; Senate bills vetoed, 1; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
1 House bill and 0 Senate bills were vetoed and passed House and
Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 2,655 bills, 60 joint
resolutions, 130 concurrent resolutions, and 314 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 4,874 bills, 140 joint
resolutions, 354 concurrent resolutions, and 614 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 673 reports.
The House committees issued 851 reports.
1 Senate bill was pending on the House calendars.
There were 5 bills entered upon the Corrections Calendar, of
which 5 were acted upon, leaving 0 upon the calendar.
There were 1,187 rollcalls, divided as follows: 21 quorum calls,
542 yeas and nays, and 624 recorded votes.
8 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to clause 3, rule XXVII, were filed, 0 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The President transmitted to the House 161 messages, 2 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 159 of which were referred to committees and 1 veto message
which was not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 12,718 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 93.
Memorials filed numbered 409.
The total laws of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, numbered 604,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 368; House joint
resolutions, 42; Senate bills, 190; Senate joint resolutions, 4; public
laws, 580; private laws, 24.
The House passed 708 House bills, 47 House joint resolutions,
150 House concurrent resolutions, 394 simple resolutions, 198 Senate
bills, 4 Senate joint resolutions, and 33 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 402 House bills, 42 House joint resolutions,
72 House concurrent resolutions, and 363 Senate bills, 12 Senate joint
resolutions, 81 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 273 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 12. Total House bills vetoed, 11; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 1; House bills vetoed, 11; Senate bills vetoed, 1; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 1; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
0 House bills and 0 Senate bills were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 3,287 bills, 56 joint
resolutions, 162 concurrent resolutions, and 393 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 5,681 bills, 134 joint
resolutions, 447 concurrent resolutions, and 680 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 789 reports.
The House committees issued 1,056 reports.
4 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 2 bills entered upon the Corrections Calendar, of
which 2 were acted upon, leaving 0 upon the calendar.
There were 1,214 rollcalls, divided as follows: 5 quorum calls,
679 yeas and nays, and 530 recorded votes.
11 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to clause 2, rule XV, were filed, 0 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The President transmitted to the House 141 messages, 2 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 138 of which were referred to committees and 1 veto message
which was not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 11,409 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 124.
Memorials filed numbered 493.
The total laws of the One Hundred Seventh Congress, numbered
383, which were divided as follows: House bills, 288; House joint
resolutions, 24; Senate bills, 62; Senate joint resolutions, 9; public
laws, 377; private laws, 6.
The House passed 566 House bills, 31 House joint resolutions,
175 House concurrent resolutions, 344 simple resolutions, and 71 Senate
bills, 9 Senate joint resolutions, and 19 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 307 House bills, 24 House joint resolutions,
72 House concurrent resolutions, and 209 Senate bills, 14 Senate joint
resolutions, 75 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 247 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 0. Total House bills vetoed, 0; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 0; House bills vetoed, 0; Senate bills vetoed, 0; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
0 House bills and 0 Senate bills were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 3,181 bills, 53 joint
resolutions, 160 concurrent resolutions, and 368 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 5,767 bills, 125 joint
resolutions, 521 concurrent resolutions, and 616 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 351 reports.
The House committees issued 811 reports.
7 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There was 1 bill entered upon the Corrections Calendar, of which
1 was acted upon, leaving 0 upon the calendar.
There were 996 rollcalls, divided as follows: 6 quorum calls,
615 yeas and nays, and 375 recorded votes.
12 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to clause 3, rule XXVII, were filed, 1 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The President transmitted to the House 117 messages, 4 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 113 of which were referred to committees and 0 veto messages
which were not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 10,215 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 97.
Memorials filed numbered 452.
The total laws of the One Hundred Eighth Congress, numbered 504,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 334; House joint
resolutions, 22; Senate bills, 142; Senate joint resolutions, 6; public
laws, 498; private laws, 6.
The House passed 618 House bills, 32 House joint resolutions,
165 House concurrent resolutions, 432 simple resolutions, and 145 Senate
bills, 6 Senate joint resolutions, and 23 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 351 House bills, 23 House joint resolutions,
72 House concurrent resolutions, and 377 Senate bills, 11 Senate joint
resolutions, 81 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 342 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 0. Total House bills vetoed, 0; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 0; House bills vetoed, 0; Senate bills vetoed, 0; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
0 House bills and 0 Senate bills were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 3,035 bills, 42 joint
resolutions, 152 concurrent resolutions, and 487 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 5,431 bills, 115 joint
resolutions, 532 concurrent resolutions, and 875 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 428 reports.
The House committees issued 818 reports.
3 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 0 bills entered upon the Corrections Calendar, of
which 0 was acted upon, leaving 0 upon the calendar.
There were 1,221 rollcalls, divided as follows: 3 quorum calls,
730 yeas and nays, and 488 recorded votes.
16 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to Clause 2, rule XV, were filed, 0 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The President transmitted to the House 85 messages, 2 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 83 of which were referred to committees and 0 veto messages
which were not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 11,467 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 131.
Memorials filed numbered 469.
RECAPITULATION AND ANALYSIS OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
FIRST SESSION
FOOTNOTES
The total laws of the 1st session, One Hundred Ninth Congress,
numbered 169, which were divided as follows: House bills, 111; House
joint resolutions, 8; Senate bills, 50; Senate joint resolutions, 0;
public laws, 169; private laws, 0.
The House passed 290 House bills, 12 House joint resolutions,
88 House concurrent resolutions, 262 simple resolutions, and 51 Senate
bills, 1 Senate joint resolution, and 11 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 115 House bills, 8 House joint resolutions,
39 House concurrent resolutions, and 198 Senate bills, 2 Senate joint
resolutions, 22 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 240 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 0. Total House bills vetoed, 0; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 0; House bills vetoed, 0; Senate bills vetoed, 0; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
0 House bills and 0 Senate bills were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 2,176 bills, 27 joint
resolutions, 75 concurrent resolutions, and 347 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 4,653 bills, 75 joint
resolutions, 330 concurrent resolutions, and 645 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 212 reports.
The House committees issued 364 reports.
2 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 671 rollcalls, divided as follows: 2 quorum calls,
362 yeas and nays, and 307 recorded votes.
10 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to Clause 2, rule XV were filed, 0 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The president transmitted to the House 34 messages, 1 of which
was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 33 of which were referred to committees and 0 veto messages
which were not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 5,954 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 103.
Memorials filed numbered 247.
RECAPITULATION AND ANALYSIS OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
SECOND SESSION
FOOTNOTES
The total laws of the 2nd session, One Hundred Ninth Congress,
numbered 314, which were divided as follows: House bills, 205; House
joint resolutions, 8; Senate bills, 99; Senate joint resolutions, 2;
public laws, 313; private laws, 1.
The House passed 326 House bills, 8 House joint resolutions, 78
House concurrent resolutions, 213 simple resolutions, and 102 Senate
bills, 2 Senate joint resolutions, and 9 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 211 House bills, 8 House joint resolutions,
41 House concurrent resolutions, and 144 Senate bills, 2 Senate joint
resolutions, 18 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 206 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 1. Total House bills vetoed, 1; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 0; House bills vetoed, 1; Senate bills vetoed, 0; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
0 House bills and 0 Senate bills were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 1,946 bills, 14 joint
resolutions, 48 concurrent resolutions, and 287 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 1,783 bills, 27 joint
resolutions, 174 concurrent resolutions, and 465 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 157 reports.
The House committees issued 388 reports.
0 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 543 rollcalls, divided as follows: 2 quorum calls,
289 yeas and nays, and 252 recorded votes.
8 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to Clause 2, rule XV were filed, 0 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The president transmitted to the House 28 messages, 1 of which
was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 27 of which were referred to committees and 0 veto messages
which were not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 4,788 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 57.
Memorials filed numbered 217.
RECAPITULATION AND ANALYSIS OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
FOOTNOTES
The total laws of the One Hundred Ninth Congress, numbered 483,
which were divided as follows: House bills, 316; House joint
resolutions, 16; Senate bills, 149; Senate joint resolutions, 2; public
laws, 482; private laws, 1.
The House passed 616 House bills, 20 House joint resolutions,
166 House concurrent resolutions, 475 simple resolutions, and 153 Senate
bills, 3 Senate joint resolutions, and 20 Senate concurrent resolutions.
The Senate passed 326 House bills, 16 House joint resolutions,
80 House concurrent resolutions, and 342 Senate bills, 4 Senate joint
resolutions, 40 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 446 simple
resolutions.
Vetoed, 1. Total House bills vetoed, 1; Total Senate bills
vetoed, 0; House bills vetoed, 1; Senate bills vetoed, 0; House joint
resolutions vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions vetoed, 0; House bills
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate bills pocket vetoed, 0; House joint resolutions
pocket vetoed, 0; Senate joint resolutions pocket vetoed, 0.
0 House bills and 0 Senate bills were vetoed and passed House
and Senate over Presidential veto, and became law.
There were introduced in the Senate, 4,122 bills, 41 joint
resolutions, 123 concurrent resolutions, and 634 simple resolutions.
There were introduced in the House, 6,436 bills, 102 joint
resolutions, 504 concurrent resolutions, and 1,110 simple resolutions.
The Senate committees issued 369 reports.
The House committees issued 752 reports.
2 Senate bills were pending on the House calendars.
There were 1,214 rollcalls, divided as follows: 4 quorum calls,
651 yeas and nays, and 559 recorded votes.
18 motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills
pursuant to Clause 2, rule XV were filed, 0 of which received a
sufficient number of signatures for entry on the calendar of such
motions.
The president transmitted to the House 62 messages, 2 of which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and 60 of which were referred to committees and 0 veto messages
which were not referred to committees.
Executive departments transmitted 10,742 communications.
Petitions filed numbered 160.
Memorials filed numbered 464.