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H.R. 6558, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 1750 Lundy Avenue 

in San Jose, California, as the ‘‘Gordon N. Chan Post 

Office Building’’. Signed on October 21, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–442) 

H.R. 6681, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 300 Vine Street in 

New Lenox, Illinois, as the ‘‘Jacob M. Lowell Post 

Office Building’’. Signed on October 21, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–443) 

H.R. 6834, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 4 South Main Street 

in Wallingford, Connecticut, as the ‘‘CWO Richard 

R. Lee Post Office Building’’. Signed on October 21, 

2008. (Public Law 110–444) 

H.R. 6847, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 801 Industrial Boulevard in Ellijay, Georgia, as the ‘‘First Lieutenant 

Noah Harris Ellijay Post Office Building’’. Signed 

on October 21, 2008. (Public Law 110–445) 

H.R. 6902, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 513 6th Avenue in 

Dayton, Kentucky, as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Nicholas 

Ray Carnes Post Office’’. Signed on October 21, 

2008. (Public Law 110–446) 

H.R. 6982, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 210 South Ellsworth 

Avenue in San Mateo, California, as the ‘‘Leo J. Ryan 

Post Office Building’’. Signed on October 21, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–447) 

H.R. 6197, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 7095 Highway 57 in 

Counce, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Pickwick Post Office 

Building’’. Signed on October 22, 2008. (Public Law 

110–448) 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, 

NOVEMBER 18, 2008 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

Committee on Armed Services: closed business meeting to 

consider pending nominations and to consider and approve the report of the Committee’s inquiry into the 

treatment of detainees in U.S. custody, 4 p.m., SR–222. 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to 

hold hearings to examine the state of the domestic automobile industry, 3 p.m., SD–538. 

House 

Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and of Government Lending and 

Insurance Facilities: Impact on Economy and Credit 

Availability,’’ 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on VA’s Short and LongTerm Strategies for Implementing New G.I. Bill Requirements, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon. 

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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD 

Week of November 18 through November 22, 

2008 

Senate Chamber 

On Wednesday, Senate will resume consideration of 

the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3297, 

to advance America’s priorities. 

During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business. 

Senate Committees 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Committee on Armed Services: November 18, closed business meeting to consider pending nominations and to 

consider and approve the report of the Committee’s inquiry into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody, 4 

p.m., SR–222. 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 18, to hold hearings to examine the state of the 

domestic automobile industry, 3 p.m., SD–538. 

November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Neil M. Barofsky, of New York, 

to be Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 

Relief Program of the Treasury, 9:30 a.m., SD–538. 

Committee on the Budget: November 19, to hold hearings 

to examine the economic outlook and options for stimulus, 10 a.m., SD–608. 

Committee on Finance: November 19, to hold hearings to 

examine health care reform, focusing on the economic 

perspective, 10 a.m., SD–215. 

Committee on the Judiciary: November 19, to hold hearings to examine helping families stay in their homes, focusing on the role of bankruptcy laws, 10 a.m., SH–216. 

House Committees 

To be announced. 


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* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 265 reports have been filed in the Senate, a 

total of 407 reports have been filed in the House. 

Re ́sume ́ of Congressional Activity 

SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS 

The first table gives a comprehensive re ́sume ́ of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House. 

The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation. 

DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY 

January 3 through October 31, 2008 

Senate House Total 

Days in session .................................... 161 114 . . 

Time in session ................................... 933 hrs., 38′ 881 hrs., 22′ . . 

Congressional Record: 

Pages of proceedings ................... 10,525 10,828 . . 

Extensions of Remarks ................ . . 2,247 . . 

Public bills enacted into law ............... 93 103 . . 

Private bills enacted into law .............. . . . . . . 

Bills in conference ............................... 4 5 1,545 

Measures passed, total ......................... 555 990 . . 

Senate bills .................................. 104 93 . . 

House bills .................................. 171 424 . . 

Senate joint resolutions ............... 4 4 . . 

House joint resolutions ............... 4 3 . . 

Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 23 6 . . 

House concurrent resolutions ...... 37 94 . . 

Simple resolutions ....................... 212 366 . . 

Measures reported, total ...................... *449 *398 847 

Senate bills .................................. 294 4 . . 

House bills .................................. 127 288 . . 

Senate joint resolutions ............... 3 1 . . 

House joint resolutions ............... 1 . . . . 

Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 2 . . . . 

House concurrent resolutions ...... 2 5 . . 

Simple resolutions ....................... 20 100 . . 

Special reports ..................................... 6 6 . . 

Conference reports ............................... 1 4 . . 

Measures pending on calendar ............. 650 89 . . 

Measures introduced, total .................. 1,498 3,147 4,645 

Bills ............................................. 1,152 2,341 . . 

Joint resolutions .......................... 18 25 . . 

Concurrent resolutions ................ 41 164 . . 

Simple resolutions ....................... 287 617 . . 

Quorum calls ....................................... 3 2 . . 

Yea-and-nay votes ............................... 213 468 . . 

Recorded votes .................................... . . 213 . . 

Bills vetoed ......................................... . . 4 . . 

Vetoes overridden ................................ 3 3 . . 

DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS 

January 3 through October 31, 2008 

Civilian nominations, totaling 489 (including 180 nominations carried 

over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 258 

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 191 

Withdrawn .................................................................................... 40 

Other Civilian nominations, totaling 2,600 (including 8 nominations 

carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 2,449 

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 151 

Air Force nominations, totaling 5,917 (including 5 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 5,904 

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 12 

Withdrawn .................................................................................... 1 

Army nominations, totaling 5,667 (including 19 nominations carried 

over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 5,640 

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 26 

Withdrawn .................................................................................... 1 

Navy nominations, totaling 4,677 (including 3 nominations carried 

over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 4,665 

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 11 

Withdrawn .................................................................................... 1 

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,558 (including 1 nomination 

carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 1,557 

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 1 

Summary 

Total nominations carried over from the First Session ........................... 216 

Total nominations received this Session ................................................ 20,692 

Total confirmed ..................................................................................... 20,473 

Total unconfirmed ................................................................................. 392 

Total withdrawn .................................................................................... 43 

Total returned to the White House ...................................................... 0 

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