Senate Committee Activity: Action on Measures Referred, 1973-2000

CRS Report for Congress
Senate Committee Activity:
Action on Measures Referred, 1973-2000
August 9, 2001
R. Eric Petersen
Analyst in American National Government
Government and Finance Division
Richard S. Beth
Specialist in the Legislative Process
Government and Finance Division

Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress

Senate Committee Activity:
Action on Measures Referred, 1973-2000
Summary
The use of committees as crucial centers of policymaking, oversight of federal
agencies, and public education is an organizing principle of the contemporary Congress.
Committees are presumed to be the primary locus through which the work of Congress
is organized, and where public policy proposals first receive substantive consideration. By
using committees, the Senate enables itself to manage a large volume of legislative,
investigative and oversight activity, and support the representational duties of and Senators.
The focus of the workload and activity indicators presented in this report is action on
legislative measures referred to committees. These indicators illuminate certain kinds of
congressional workload and activity.
Generally, the numbers of measures referred vary considerably from committee to
committee. This variation is mainly a function of the committee’s jurisdiction; the wider the
jurisdiction, the more measures will likely be referred to it. The forms of measures referred
also vary with committee jurisdiction.
The rates of reporting bills also vary significantly from committee to committee. As
with figures for referrals to committees, these variations probably reflect different
jurisdictional characteristics, as well as intensified activity in different jurisdictions over time.
Also, some committees’ percentage of the total reported is much lower than their
percentage of the total referred.
As with measures reported, the data on measures enacted into law reveal no
consistent pattern. Variable committee workloads, along with the impact of social,
economic, and political changes or demands, all appear to contribute to committee activity
levels. What can be said is that measures enacted are consistently a small percentage of
measures referred. For example, in the 106^th Congress, 744 bills and joint resolutions, or

10.43% of the 7,132 measures referred to Senate committees, were enacted into law.

Committee indicators illuminate only certain kinds of congressional workload and
activity. By themselves, none of the indicators presented may be regarded as sufficient
indicators of the intensity or quality of overall Senate committee activity.

Contents
Introduction .......................................................1
Measures Referred..................................................4
Forms of Measure..............................................4
Referral Trends................................................5
Action on Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred..............................8
Measures Reported.............................................9
Measures Enacted.............................................10
Measures Referred and Committee Workloads............................11
What the Indicators Tell Us..................................11
Committee Activity Not Fully Captured.........................12
Aspects of Workload Not Considered..........................12
Senate Committee Legislative Activity: By Congress........................13
Senate Measures Referred.......................................13
House Measures Referred.......................................27
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions..........................38
Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions..........................52
Senate Committee Legislative Activity: By Committee.......................63
Measures Referred.............................................63
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions by Senate Committee.........84
Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions by Senate Committee.........103
List of Figures
Figure 1. Public Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred and Reported in
Senate, and Enacted into Law, 93^rd-106^th Congresses..................10
Figure 2. Public Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate: Percent
Reported and Enacted, 93^rd-106^th Congresses........................11
List of Tables
Table 1. Presentations of Data.........................................3
Table 2. Summary of Legislative Measures Referred to Senate Committees,
93^rd-106^th Congresses...........................................7
Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:........13
Table 3. 106^th Congress (1999-2000)..................................13
Table 4. 105^th Congress (1997-1998)..................................14
Table 5. 104^th Congress (1995-1996)..................................15
Table 6. 103^rd Congress (1993-1994)..................................16
Table 7. 102^nd Congress (1991-1992).................................17

Table 9. 100^th Congress (1987-1989)..................................19
Table 10. 99^th Congress (1985-1986)..................................20
Table 11. 98^th Congress (1983-1984)..................................21
Table 12. 97^th Congress (1981-1982)..................................22
Table 13. 96^th Congress (1979-1980)..................................23
Table 14. 95^th Congress (1977-1978)..................................24
Table 15. 94^th Congress (1975-1976)..................................25
Table 16. 93^rd Congress (1973-1974)..................................26
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:........27
Table 17. 106^th Congress (1999-2000).................................27
Table 18. 105^th Congress (1997-1998).................................28
Table 19. 104^th Congress (1995-1996).................................29
Table 20. 103^rd Congress (1993-1994).................................30
Table 21. 102^nd Congress (1991-1992)................................31
Table 22. 101^st Congress (1989-1990).................................32
Table 23. 100^th Congress (1987-1989).................................33
Table 24. 99^th Congress (1985-1986)..................................34
Table 25. 98^th Congress (1983-1984)..................................35
Table 26. 97^th Congress (1981-1982)..................................36
Table 27. 96^th Congress (1979-1980)..................................37
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:.............38
Table 28. 106^th Congress (1999-2000).................................38
Table 29. 105^th Congress (1997-1998).................................39
Table 30. 104^th Congress (1995-1996).................................40
Table 31. 103^rd Congress (1993-1994).................................41
Table 32. 102^nd Congress (1991-1992)................................42
Table 33. 101^st Congress (1989-1990).................................43
Table 34. 100^th Congress (1987-1989).................................44
Table 35. 99^th Congress (1985-1986)..................................45
Table 36. 98^th Congress (1983-1984)..................................46
Table 37. 97^th Congress (1981-1982)..................................47
Table 38. 96^th Congress (1979-1980)..................................48
Table 39. 95^th Congress (1977-1978)..................................49
Table 40. 94^th Congress (1975-1976)..................................50
Table 41. 93^rd Congress (1973-1974)..................................51
Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:.............52
Table 42. 106^th Congress (1999-2000).................................52
Table 43. 105^th Congress (1997-1998).................................53
Table 44. 104^th Congress (1995-1996).................................54
Table 45. 103^rd Congress (1993-1994).................................55
Table 46. 102^nd Congress (1991-1992)................................56
Table 47. 101^st Congress (1989-1990).................................57
Table 48. 100^th Congress (1987-1989).................................58
Table 49. 99^th Congress (1985-1986)..................................59
Table 50. 98^th Congress (1983-1984)..................................60
Table 51. 97^th Congress (1981-1982)..................................61
Table 52. 96^th Congress (1979-1980)..................................62
Measures Referred to Committees:.................................63

Table 54. Appropriations, 93^rd-106^th Congresses.........................64
Table 55. Armed Services, 93^rd-106^th Congresses.........................65
Table 56. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, 93^rd-106^th Congresses..........66
Table 57. Budget, 94^th-106^th Congresses...............................67
Table 58. Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 93^rd-106^th Congresses......68
Table 59. Energy and Natural Resources, 96^th-106^th Congresses..............69
Table 60. Interior and Insular Affairs, 93^rd-95^th Congresses..................70
Table 61. Environment and Public Works, 96^th-106^th Congresses.............71
Table 62. Public Works, 93^rd-95^th Congresses...........................72
Table 63. Finance, 93^rd-106^th Congresses...............................73
Table 64. Foreign Relations, 93^rd-106^th Congresses........................74
Table 65. Governmental Affairs, 93^rd-106^th Congresses.....................75
Table 66. District of Columbia, 93^rd-94^th Congresses.......................76
Table 67. Post Office and Civil Service, 93^rd-94^th Congresses................76
Table 68. Indian Affairs, 95^th-106^th Congresses...........................77
Table 69. Select Committee on Intelligence, 95^th-106^th Congresses............78
Table 70. Judiciary, 93^rd-106^th Congresses..............................79
Table 71. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, 93^rd-106^th Congresses.......80
Table 72. Rules and Administration, 93^rd-106^th Congresses..................81
Table 73. Select Committee on Small Business, 95^th-106^th Congresses.........82
Table 74. Veterans’ Affairs, 93^rd-106^th Congresses........................83
Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:...................84
Table 75. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.............................84
Table 76. Appropriations...........................................85
Table 77. Armed Services...........................................86
Table 78. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs............................87
Table 79. Budget.................................................88
Table 80. Commerce, Science, and Transportation........................89
Table 81. Energy and Natural Resources................................90
Table 82. Interior and Insular Affairs...................................90
Table 83. Environment and Public Works...............................91
Table 84. Public Works............................................91
Table 85. Finance.................................................92
Table 86. Foreign Relations..........................................93
Table 87. Governmental Affairs.......................................94
Table 88. District of Columbia........................................95
Table 89. Post Office and Civil Service.................................95
Table 90. Indian Affairs.............................................96
Table 91. Select Committee on Intelligence..............................97
Table 92. Judiciary................................................98
Table 93. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.........................99
Table 94. Rules and Administration...................................100
Table 95. Select Committee on Small Business..........................101
Table 96. Veterans’ Affairs.........................................102
Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:...................103
Table 97. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry............................103
Table 98. Appropriations..........................................104
Table 99. Armed Services..........................................104

Table 101. Budget...............................................105
Table 102. Commerce, Science, and Transportation......................106
Table 103. Energy and Natural Resources..............................106
Table 104. Environment and Public Works.............................107
Table 105. Finance...............................................107
Table 106. Foreign Relations........................................108
Table 107. Governmental Affairs.....................................108
Table 108. Select Committee on Indian Affairs..........................109
Table 109. Select Committee on Intelligence............................109
Table 110. Judiciary..............................................110
Table 111. Health Education, Labor and Pensions,.......................110
Table 112. Rules and Administration..................................111
Table 113. Select Committee on Small Business.........................111
Table 114. Veterans’ Affairs........................................112

Senate Committee Activity:
Action on Measures Referred, 1973-2000
Introduction
In an often repeated summary of the work of Congress, political scientist and future
President Woodrow Wilson observed that “... Congress in its committee-rooms is
Congress at work.”¹ The use of committees as crucial centers of policy making, oversight
of federal agencies, and public education continues to be an organizing principle of the
contemporary Congress. Committees are presumed to be the primary locus through which
the work of Congress is organized, and where public policy proposals first receive
substantive consideration. From the introduction of a legislative initiative, committees and
their Members are involved in:
!deciding which initiatives will go forward, and which will receive no further
consideration;
!managing the progress of an initiative through floor consideration;
!resolving differences in initiatives passed by both chambers; and
!overseeing the implementation of public policies.
The committee work of the Senate is dispersed among standing and select or special
committees. Standing committees are permanent committees established by Senate Rule
XXV that handle the majority of the work. Select committees are usually established by
separate resolutions of the Senate. Often a select committee is established because the
existing standing committee system does not provide for an issue to be addressed
comprehensively by a single committee, or because a particular event sparks interest in an
investigation. A select committee may be permanent or temporary.²

¹ Woodrow Wilson, Congressional Government, A Study in American Politics (Baltimore:
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981. Originally published 1885), p. 69.
² Instead of “select,” the Senate sometimes uses the term “special” committee. There is no
substantive difference between a select and a special committee; the designation depends
merely on what the resolution creating the committee calls it.

Committees enable the Senate to manage a large volume of legislative, investigative
and oversight activity, and support the representational duties of Senators.³ In the Senate,
the committee system handles several thousand legislative measures and nearly 100,000
nominations submitted during each 2-year Congress.
Senate Rule XXV defines the jurisdiction of each standing committee and details the
topic areas in which a committee may consider legislation and conduct oversight. When
a legislative measure is introduced in the Senate, it is typically referred to one or more
standing committees according to their jurisdictions.⁴ Referrals are made by matching the
subject matter of the measure to the committee with jurisdiction over that subject. Most
standing committees authorize and recommend funding levels for government operations
and for new and existing programs.⁵ The resolutions which create select and special
committees typically assign specific areas of investigation or study.
Legislative activity in the Senate usually begins with the introduction of a measure (bill
or resolution) and its referral to a committee. All data on bills and resolutions in this report
take account only of measures that receive referral to a Senate committee. Committees
typically act on measures referred to them by determining which to report to the Senate for
further action. Committees are also principally responsible for coordinating both the
consideration by the full Senate of measures within their respective jurisdictions and the
subsequent progress of those measures to enactment or final approval.
The referral, reporting, and enactment of measures represent key dimensions of
Senate committees’ workload and activity. Data on these subjects shed light on overall
patterns, highlight significant trends, and suggest the effects of institutional changes over
time, such as rules changes and shifts in committee jurisdictions.
Data in this report on both measures referred and action taken thereon are presented
in two distinct ways: (1) by Congress, and (2) by committee. Each of these presentations
permits considering the work of Senate committees in a different context. Where the data
are organized by Congress, each table covers a single Congress, and gives data for all
committees in that Congress. Where they are organized by committee, each table covers
a single committee, and gives data for the entire period covered. Examining committee
activity by Congress offers a committee-oriented perspective on the legislative activity of
the entire body, and reveals detailed patterns for the entire committee system across time.
Data presented by committee demonstrate the ebb and flow of activity by individual

³ For a discussion of the roles of committees in Congress, see Roger H. Davidson and
Walter J. Oleszek, Congress and Its Members, 7^th ed. (Washington: CQ Press, 2000), pp.

197-226.

⁴See CRS Report 98-242, Committee Jurisdiction and Referral in the Senate.
⁵ A few Senate committees have other functions. For example, the Senate Budget
Committee establishes aggregate levels for total spending and revenue and, within functional
budget categories, new budget authority and outlays; these aggregates serve as guidelines
for the work of the authorizing and appropriating panels.

committees, permit the work of specific committees to be tracked, and illuminate
differences among committees in how they carry out their work.
Data are also broken down by the chamber (Senate or House) in which the measures
originated. They cover the 93^r^d through 106^th Congress (1973-2000), and include all
Senate standing, select, and special committees that received referrals.⁶ Information
regarding measures was collected through searching the Bill Summary and Status sections
of the Legislative Information System (LIS).⁷
Table 1 summarizes these distinctions, and provides a guide to the presentation of
data, by identifying which tables below display figures in each of the various forms
described.
Table 1. Presentations of Data
Chamber of
IndicatorPresentationorigin ofTables
measures
Measures referred to SenateSenate3-16
committees House 17-27
by Congress
Action on legislative measuresSenate28-41
referred to Senate committeesHouse42-52
Measures referred to SenateBoth53-74
committees
by committeeSenate75-96
Action on legislative measures
referred to Senate committeesHouse97-114

⁶ Most select and special committees are not authorized to consider and report legislative
measures to the Senate. However, the Senate has given legislative reporting authority to the
Ethics and Intelligence committees.
⁷ The LIS is an Internet-based database of congressional activity maintained by Congress
and the Congressional Research Service (CRS). Congressional users can access the data
base at [http://www.congress.gov/]. Public users can access the database through
THOMAS, a service of the Library of Congress, at [http://thomas.loc.gov/]. Data from LIS
were collected from the earliest available records through the end of the 106^t^h Congress
(1999-2000). Information for Senate-originated measures is available on LIS from the 93^r^d
Congress, 1973-1974. Information on House measures adopted by the House and
subsequently referred to Senate committees is available from the 96^th Congress (1979-1980).

All data presented cover only measures that were referred to a Senate committee.⁸
As detailed in the Appendix, however, measures not referred may, under a variety of
circumstances, still be reported from Senate committees, considered on the Senate floor,
or enacted. Even in the absence of referral, these forms of Senate action normally still
entail activity by the committees under whose jurisdiction the measures fall. The data
presented do not reflect this activity, and to that extent tend to understate the level of work
Senate committees may perform.
Generally, these omissions arise from obstacles in the data compilation process. As
currently deployed, LIS offers the ability to track measures originated by Senate
committees only since the 104^th Congress. The disposition of measures passed by the
House and held at the desk in the Senate or Senate measures sent directly to the floor
cannot be identified through available electronic search strategies. With a combination of
manual search and changes in LIS search strategies, it may be possible to develop
indicators which account for these data. The eventual development of additional measures
of committee activity would help to paint a more complete, nuanced picture of Senate
committees, and Congress in general.
Measures Referred
Forms of Measure
Data on measures referred are broken down according to the types of measure
Congress considers: bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, and simple resolutions.⁹
Of these, only bills and joint resolutions are lawmaking vehicles. These measures are
introduced¹⁰ when the intent is to enact law. Because both bills and joint resolutions are

⁸ All data on bills and resolutions exclude private measures, which are those that propose to
confer specified benefits on named individuals. For further information on private legislation
see Richard S. Beth, “Private Bill,” in The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress,
Donald C. Bacon, Roger H. Davidson and Morton Keller, eds. (New York: Simon and
Schuster, 1995) pp. 1626-1627; and Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Quarterly’s
Guide to Congress, 5^th ed. (Washington: CQ Press, 2000), pp. 526-527. The data on
matters referred to and receiving action by Senate committees exclude information on the
executive business of the Senate (nominations and treaties). See CRS Report 98-709,
Senate Executive Business and the Executive Calendar and CRS Report 98-384, Senate
Consideration of Treaties.
⁹ See CRS Report 98-706, Bills and Resolutions: Examples of How each Kind is Used
and CRS Report 98-728, Bills, Resolutions, Nominations and Treaties: Origins,
Deadlines, Requirements and Uses.
¹⁰ Formally, bills are introduced, while any kind of resolution is submitted. In contexts
referring to both bills and resolutions, and where the distinction is not material, the following
pages sometimes use the term “introduced” to encompass also the submission of resolutions.

lawmaking vehicles, the data presentations in this report combine measures of both kinds
into one class.¹¹
Measures originating in the House of Representatives reach the Senate only if the
House passes them.¹² Accordingly, the present data take account only of House bills, joint
resolutions, and concurrent resolutions that pass the House. Due to the fact simple
resolutions of the House are never transmitted to the Senate for action, they are never
referred to Senate committees, and the tables on House measures referred to Senate
committees do not include figures on simple resolutions.
In the tables on measures referred that are organized by Congress, the number of
measures of each type referred to each Senate committee is also presented as a
percentage of the total number of measures of that type that were referred to all Senate
committees in each Congress. These percentages, read vertically, reveal the distribution
of legislative measures by committee in each Congress.
Referral Trends
Generally, the numbers of measures referred vary considerably from committee to
committee (Tables 3-27). This variation is mainly a function of the committee’s
jurisdiction; the wider the jurisdiction, the more measures will likely be referred to it. For
example, the Committee on Finance receives many bills because tax policy attracts so
many legislative proposals. The forms of measures referred also vary with committee
jurisdiction. Due to the fact the management and rule setting of the Senate falls within its
jurisdiction, the Committee on Rules and Administration receives a disproportionate share
of the simple resolutions referred to committees. Similarly, a greater percentage of
concurrent resolutions are referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations than to other
committees, because these measures often express the non-binding sense of Congress in
matters of international relations.
Table 2 shows the aggregate number of Senate and House measures referred to
Senate committees in each Congress. In general, Senate-originated bills and joint
resolutions reveal no consistent pattern across the period observed. At the beginning of
the period, there is a pattern of irregular growth between the 93^rd and 101^st Congresses

¹¹ Joint resolutions also are used to propose constitutional amendments. These are not
lawmaking measures, in the strict sense of the term. If passed, they are not presented to the
President for action, but rather transmitted to the States for ratification. The data in this
report include joint resolutions referred to committees and reported to the Senate for
purposes of amending the Constitution, but not their ratification. This affects chiefly the
Committee on the Judiciary, which has jurisdiction over proposed constitutional amendments.
No constitutional amendments were adopted by Congress between 1973 and 2000. The 27^t^h
Amendment, regulating congressional salaries, was ratified on May 7, 1992. It was adopted
by the First Congress (1789-1790) on September 25, 1789.
¹² As with the introduction of measures, bills are passed, while resolutions are adopted. In
contexts referring to both bills and resolutions, and where the distinction is not material, the
report sometimes uses “passed” to encompass agreement to resolutions as well.

(1979-1990), before a brief leveling in the 102^nd Congress (1991-1992). Sharp
decreases followed in the 103^rd and 104^th Congresses (1993-1996). At the end of the
period, an upturn occurs in the 106^th Congress (1999-2000).
The data reveal a relatively irregular pattern in the numbers of Senate concurrent
resolutions referred, as well. Unlike the pattern for bills and joint resolutions, it includes
a sharp drop of nearly 50% between the 102^nd and 103^rd Congresses, (1991-1994). This
was followed by a more gradual but significant decline in the 103^r^d through 105^th
Congresses (1993-1998). In the 106^t^h Congress, the number of referrals returned to
levels seen before the decline.
After a period of steady growth through the 1970s, the number of simple resolutions
handled by Senate committees peaked at 540 in the 96^th Congress (1979-1980). They
fell steadily throughout the 1980s. Through the 1990s, the number of Senate simple
resolutions was relatively flat.
The Senate referred between one half and one quarter as many House concurrent
resolutions, joint resolutions and bills as Senate measures to its committees. Among House
measures referred to Senate committees, House concurrent resolution referrals peaked in
the 100^th Congress (1987-1988), after several years of growth. There followed a period
of declining referrals of this type of measure until the 104^th Congress (1995-1996), and
increases during the 105^th and 106^th Congresses (1997-2000). Referral of House joint
resolutions and bills generally rose, peaking at 450 during the 102^nd Congress (1991-

1992), before declining sharply during the 103^rd through 105^th Congresses (1993-1998).

In the 106^th Congress (1999-2000), the trend reversed with the number of referrals of
House bills and joint resolutions higher than in the previous three Congresses.
In the aggregate, the referral activity indicators do not reveal consistent patterns. This
irregularity may reflect the limited scope of the indicators themselves, rather than being an
explicit statement of actual committee workload. Nevertheless, some preliminary
conclusions may be drawn. For example, the downward trend in public bills and joint
resolutions referred during the middle and late 1990s appears connected at least in part
with the adoption by the House of a ban on consideration of legislation designating special
days, weeks, or months for commemoration. Over the years, the Senate has revised its
procedures for introducing commemorative legislation as well.¹³ In the period after the
House decision, Senate-originated action on commemorative legislation declined
significantly, presumably because the chamber recognized that the House would not
consider those measures. The change was demonstrated in the workload of the Senate
Committee on Judiciary, which has jurisdiction over commemorative legislation. The
Judiciary Committee saw a 60.5% decrease in bills and joint resolutions referred to it in
the 104^th Congress. The lack of consistent pattern is also demonstrated by the number of
referrals to the Committee on Judiciary. Following the commemorative ban and decline
in referrals during the 104^th Congress, the number of measures referred to the committee
in the 105^th and 106^th Congresses returned to levels seen prior to the commemorative ban.

¹³ See CRS Report 98-662, Commemorative Legislation: Evolution and Procedures, by
Stephen Stathis.

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Table 2. Summary of Legislative Measures Referred to Senate Committees, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
CongressHouse ConcurrentResolutionsHouse-Passed Billsand Joint ResolutionsSenate SimpleResolutionsSenate ConcurrentResolutionsSenate Bills and JointResolutions
93^rd (1973-1974)NANA246983542
94^th (1975-1976)NANA4111623085
95^th (1977-1978)NANA387843838
96^th (1979-1980)373855401142733
97^th (1981-1982)382844351082789
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}98^th (1983-1984)293813931272934
^g/w99^th (1985-1986)383703321302731
^s^.or
^le^ak^th (1987-1988)544352981202778
^://wiki101^st (1989-1990)413741671183124
^h^ttp^nd
(1991-1992) 39 450 185 106 3281
^rd (1993-1994)27365144582466
^th (1995-1996)24284118651943
^th (1997-1998)53293174972004
^th (1999-2000)813742141123194
^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. In the 93}^r^d^-95^th^Congresses,^information^on^referral^to^Senate^committees^of^Ho^{use passed}

Action on Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Data presented here about action that occurred on the measures referred to Senate
committees relate only to bills and joint resolutions. These are the only measures that can
become law, and for most committees, represent the great preponderance of measures
referred. Specifically, the pertinent tables report the numbers of bills and joint resolutions
that were: (1) referred to committee, (2) reported from committee, and (3) enacted into
law.¹⁴
The first group of data, on bills and joint resolutions referred, repeats the
corresponding figures from the tables on referrals. The remaining data reflect only actions
that occurred on these referred measures. Excluded, accordingly, are any bills and joint
resolutions originated by Senate committees, because these are reported without having
been referred. Also excluded are any measures that were enacted into law without having
been referred to a Senate committee. For this reason, total legislative activity for all
committees, as presented here, falls short, in general, of the aggregate legislative activity
of the Senate as a whole.¹⁵

¹⁴ Joint resolutions introduced to amend the Constitution are included in referral columns
and, if they are reported to the Senate, the reported column. Those passed by both houses
and sent to the states for ratification, however, are not included in the enacted columns.
¹⁵ Generally, measures are referred to committee for consideration. In at least three
circumstances, however, a measure may receive consideration by the Senate without being
referred.
First, bills and joint resolutions may avoid Senate committee referral by being placed
directly on the Senate Calendar when introduced, under Rule XIV. Similarly, simple and
concurrent resolutions may, when submitted, be “laid over, under the rule” rather than
referred. Also, measures of any form may, by unanimous consent, receive immediate floor
consideration when introduced. Even if the data took account of these measures, none
would appear as a measure referred. Also, even though these measures become available
for floor consideration, no committee reports them. As a result, even if the data took account
of these measures, they would still not appear as measures reported. On the other hand,
those enacted into law would appear as additional to the ones counted in the tables.
Second, Senate rules permit committees to report original measures. By this means,
committees may in effect introduce new bills and resolutions through the act of reporting
them. These measures are accordingly reported without being referred. Even if the data
took account of them, they would not appear as measures referred. They would, however,
appear as measures reported, in addition to those reflected in the present data. Similarly,
those enacted would appear as additional to the ones counted in the present tables.
Finally, when the Senate receives a measure passed by the House, it often holds the
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In the tables on action on measures referred that are organized by Congress, the
number of measures of each type referred to each Senate committee is also presented as
a percentage of the total number of measures of that type that were referred to all Senate
committees in the given Congress. These percentages reveal the distribution of legislative
measures reported and enacted by committees in that Congress.
In the tables on actions that are organized by committee, the number of measures at
each stage after referral to each Senate committee is also presented as a percentage of the
total number of measures that were referred to that committee in that Congress. These
percentages reveal that the process of selection among measures referred results in a low
number of measures reported, and a still lower number of measures enacted into law.
Measures Reported
Once a measure is referred to committee, it normally can reach the Senate floor only
if the committee reports it back to the Senate. Committees, however, have no general
obligation to report any measure referred. Also, because any Senator may introduce a
measure on any subject at any time, a committee may have before it numerous alternative
proposals dealing with any given issue. Committees are usually unlikely to report more
than one of the proposals. Accordingly, the summary tables for the House and Senate in
each Congress, Tables 28-52, show a large number of bills that received no further action.
In the 106^t^h Congress, approximately one in five measures was reported back to the
Senate for further consideration.
The rates of reporting bills also vary significantly from committee to committee. Like
figures for referrals to committees, these variations probably reflect different jurisdictional
characteristics, as well as intensified activity in different jurisdictions over time. Also, some
committees’ percentage of the total reported is much lower than their percentage of the
total referred. For instance, in the 106^th Congress the Finance Committee received more
than one quarter of all measures referred to Senate committees, but reported less than 3%
of all Senate measures reported by Senate committees. This pattern mainly reflects the
committee’s role of screening large numbers of discrete revenue and tariff measures.
Conversely, in the 102^nd Congress the Judiciary Committee received 18.67% of all bills
and joint resolutions passed by the House and referred to the Senate and 14.68% of
similar Senate-originated measures referred to Senate committees, but reported 63.1% of

¹⁵(...continued)
measure at the desk rather than referring it. This action facilitates the subsequent process
of resolving differences between the House measure and a Senate companion measure.
When the two houses initially act on separate measures in this way, further action normally
occurs on only one of them. Whichever measure proceeds to enactment, the present data
count the referral and reporting of the Senate measure. The House measure does not
appear as referred or reported, and would not so appear even if the data did take account
of these House measures. Finally, however, in cases when the Senate measure is enacted,
the present data record this outcome, but when the House measure is enacted, they do not
record the enactment at all. If the data reflected these House measures, those enacted
would appear as additional to the ones counted in the present tables.

House measures and 33.52% of Senate measures to the Senate. A large reason for these
levels was the Committee’s jurisdiction over commemorative legislation; many of these
reported measures were joint resolutions commemorating certain days or occasions. After
the curtailment of commemorative legislation in both chambers, the Judiciary Committee
in the 104^th Congress (1995-1996) considered 9.51% of House-passed measures referred
to the Senate and reported 37.04% of all House measures reported to the Senate. During
the same period, the Committee considered 9.55% of Senate measures referred to
committees and reported 21.43% of all Senate measures reported.
Measures Enacted
As with measures reported, the data on measures enacted into law reveal no
consistent pattern. Variable committee workloads, along with the impact of social,
economic, and political changes or demands, all appear to contribute to committee activity
levels. Further, the procedural practice of referring, reporting and passing legislation on
the same subject matter in both chambers, but using one chamber’s bill number for final
enactment, has the effect of depressing the percentage enacted of the other chamber.¹⁶
What can be said is that measures enacted are consistently a small percentage of
measures referred. For example, in the 106^t^h Congress, 744 bills and joint resolutions, or

10.43% of the 7,132 measures referred to Senate committees, were enacted into law.¹⁷

Figure 1 displays the numerical relationship among measures referred, reported and
enacted in the 93^rd-106^th Congresses. Figure 2 displays the same data as percentages of
measures referred over the same period.

¹⁶ Ibid.
¹⁷ The total number of public laws enacted during the 106^th Congress was 580. In some
cases several of the measures passed by Congress were enacted as components larger,
omnibus measures.

Figure 2. Public Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate:
Percent Reported and Enacted, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
Figure 1. Public Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred and Reported
in Senate, and Enacted into Law, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
Measures Referred and Committee Workloads
Each of the indicators for which this report provides data reflects an aspect of the
workload of Senate committees, broadly understood. By themselves, none may be

regarded as a sufficient indicator of the intensity or quality of overall Senate committee
activity; each has its own limitations. Focusing on one or two indicators could lead to
faulty or incomplete conclusions. Any meaningful assessment of workload must take into
account several indicators, and must reflect a clear understanding of what each is
describing. Generalizing about specific aspects of activity or workload may better rest on
combined use of all appropriate indicators, rather than on any one.
What the Indicators Tell Us. Data on measures referred to committee may
only with caution be interpreted as providing information about actual workloads. Sizable
shifts in numbers may reflect changes in Senate practice, rather than in political conditions
or emergent policy issues. Increase or decrease in the number of bills or joint resolutions
referred, reported or enacted need not mean that policy demands have abated or
multiplied. Perhaps issues that were previously subject to legislative activity have merely
been transferred to administrative fora. Perhaps the Senate is “packaging” its legislation
differently, incorporating several measures which, in the past, might have been enacted
individually, into longer, and more complex omnibus forms.
In some cases, an upturn in the activity of a committee in one Congress may be an
artifact of the routine reconsideration of significant legislation in the committee’s jurisdiction.
In the 107^th Congress, for example, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
is considering the “farm bill,” an omnibus measure which reexamines a basket of
agricultural and food programs that are reauthorized every 5 to 7 years. One can track the
figures for a given committee over time to determine the effects of bursts of activity in its
jurisdiction on its workload, but it is difficult to explain the patterns clearly because many
factors influence committee workloads. It may be the case that when particularly
momentous, technical or detailed legislation works its way through a committee, numerical
measures of activity decline, because committee energy and resources are concentrated,
instead of dispersed over several initiatives within the committee’s jurisdiction. In this case,
a decline in overall numbers would be an indication of more intensive committee activity.
Committee Activity Not Fully Captured. The data presented do not fully
capture all the work of committees. To take an important example, committees’ activity
on legislative measures fail to capture the level or intensity of oversight and investigative
activity. Even in relation to legislative activity, committees sometimes originate measures
that are reported directly to the Senate floor calendars. Additionally, there is little
systematic understanding of the work of committee Members assigned to conference
committee. Activity of these kinds fails to be reflected in data on measures referred.
Aspects of Workload Not Considered. Even to the extent that statistics on
committee activity demonstrate productivity in one arena of congressional service, they
may still afford an incomplete picture of the overall work of Congress and its Members.
For example, data on the number of bills or resolutions referred to committees from 1973
to 2000 could be taken to imply that productivity has declined. Yet trends in Senate floor
votes and pages per statute, which are not considered in this report, point to a rise in
legislative activity. Similarly, the data presented here do not fully capture all aspects of the
work of a Senator, because they do not account for representational duties carried out in
Washington, DC, and home States, or constituent services carried out through Senators’

offices.¹⁸ Yet this representational activity is related to, and may often be carried out
simultaneously with, investigations and lawmaking activities occurring in committee.
In conclusion, while data about measures referred and actions thereon illuminate
certain aspects of committee workload and activity, other quantitative indicators would be
needed for a more rounded picture. Also lacking are more illuminating qualitative
indicators, both at the committee level and beyond. Additional collection of these kinds
of data could yield further insight into the legislative environment, although the full intensity
and quality of Senate work will likely remain elusive.

¹⁸ For a discussion of the roles of Members of Congress, see Davidson and Oleszek,
Congress and Its Members, pp. 13-39, 127-140 and 160-194.

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Senate Committee Legislative Activity: By Congress
Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 3. 106^th Congress (1999-2000)
Senate SimpleSenate ConcurrentSenate Bills andJoint Total Senate
Senate CommitteeResolutionsResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

1 0.47% 3 2.68% 145 4.48% 149 4.19%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 2 0.93% 0 0.00% 25 0.77% 27 0.76%
^g/w 8 3.74% 5 4.46% 79 2.44% 92 2.58%
^s^.or
^le^ak 0 0.00% 1 0.89% 111 3.43% 112 3.15%

2 0.93% 2 1.79% 31 0.96% 35 0.98%

^://wiki 5 2.34% 3 2.68% 206 6.37% 214 6.01%
^h^ttp 3 1.40% 3 2.68% 338 10.45% 344 9.66%

1 0.47% 1 0.89% 164 5.07% 166 4.66%

11 5.14% 10 8.93% 921 28.48% 942 26.46%

60 28.04% 51 45.54% 96 2.97% 207 5.81%

6 2.80% 7 6.25% 170 5.26% 183 5.14%

1 0.47% 1 0.89% 70 2.16% 72 2.02%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4 0.12% 4 0.11%

78 36.45% 14 12.50% 411 12.71% 503 14.13%

3 1.40% 6 5.36% 349 10.79% 358 10.06%

32 14.95% 3 2.68% 43 1.33% 78 2.19%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 20 0.62% 20 0.56%

1 0.47% 2 1.79% 51 1.58% 54 1.52%

214 100.00% 112 100.00% 3,234 100.00% 3,560 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 4. 105^th Congress (1997-1998)
Senate SimpleSenate ConcurrentSenate Bills andTotal Senate
Senate CommitteeResolutionsResolutionsJoint ResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

2 1.15% 0 0.00% 78 3.80% 80 3.44%

1 0.57% 1 1.03% 32 1.56% 34 1.46%

1 0.57% 0 0.00% 70 3.41% 71 3.06%

2 1.15% 0 0.00% 79 3.85% 81 3.49%

4 2.30% 4 4.12% 28 1.36% 36 1.55%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 3 1.72% 4 4.12% 180 8.77% 187 8.05%
^g/w 4 2.30% 1 1.03% 246 11.98% 251 10.80%
^s^.or 0 0.00% 1 1.03% 170 8.28% 171 7.36%
^le^ak

10 5.75% 9 9.28% 169 8.23% 188 8.09%

^://wiki 42 24.14% 44 45.36% 68 3.31% 154 6.63%
^h^ttp 5 2.87% 12 12.37% 144 7.01% 161 6.93%

2 1.15% 0 0.00% 46 2.24% 48 2.07%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4 0.19% 4 0.17%

57 32.76% 10 10.31% 353 17.19% 420 18.07%

11 6.32% 4 4.12% 281 13.69% 296 12.74%

29 16.67% 7 7.22% 43 2.09% 79 3.40%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 13 0.63% 13 0.56%

1 0.57% 0 0.00% 49 2.39% 50 2.15%

174 100.00% 97 100.00% 2,053 100.00% 2,324 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 5. 104^th Congress (1995-1996)
Senate SimpleSenate ConcurrentSenate Bills andJoint Total Senate
Senate CommitteeResolutionsResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

1 0.85% 1 1.54% 85 4.25% 87 3.98%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 15 0.75% 15 0.69%

1 0.85% 3 4.62% 69 3.45% 73 3.34%

4 3.39% 0 0.00% 82 4.10% 86 3.94%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 3 2.54% 2 3.08% 30 1.50% 35 1.60%
^g/w 3 2.54% 2 3.08% 127 6.35% 132 6.04%
^s^.or 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 253 12.64% 253 11.58%
^le^ak 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 161 8.05% 161 7.37%
^://wiki 6 5.08% 3 4.62% 455 22.74% 464 21.25%
^h^ttp 29 24.58% 40 61.54% 38 1.90% 107 4.90%

5 4.24% 0 0.00% 144 7.20% 149 6.82%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 39 1.95% 39 1.79%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 7 0.35% 7 0.32%

38 32.20% 3 4.62% 210 10.49% 251 11.49%

2 1.69% 2 3.08% 191 9.55% 195 8.93%

26 22.03% 9 13.85% 38 1.90% 73 3.34%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 9 0.45% 9 0.41%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 48 2.40% 48 2.20%

118 100.00% 65 100.00% 2,001 100.00% 2,184 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 6. 103^rd Congress (1993-1994)
Senate SimpleSenate ConcurrentSenate Bills andJoint Total Senate
Senate Committee Resolutions ResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

0 0.00% 1 1.72% 101 3.77% 102 3.54%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 15 0.56% 15 0.52%

1 0.69% 3 5.17% 75 2.80% 79 2.74%

4 2.78% 2 3.45% 128 4.78% 134 4.65%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 0 0.00% 6 10.34% 31 1.16% 37 1.29%
^g/w 8 5.56% 1 1.72% 162 6.05% 171 5.94%
^s^.or 1 0.69% 1 1.72% 225 8.40% 227 7.88%
^le^ak 1 0.69% 0 0.00% 187 6.99% 188 6.53%
^://wiki 8 5.56% 6 10.34% 604 22.56% 618 21.47%
^h^ttp 41 28.47% 22 37.93% 88 3.29% 151 5.24%

1 0.69% 4 6.90% 197 7.36% 202 7.02%

1 0.69% 0 0.00% 51 1.91% 52 1.81%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 14 0.52% 14 0.49%

12 8.33% 4 6.90% 411 15.35% 427 14.83%

10 6.94% 4 6.90% 254 9.49% 268 9.31%

56 38.89% 4 6.90% 43 1.61% 103 3.58%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 17 0.64% 17 0.59%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 74 2.76% 74 2.57%

144 100.00% 58 100.00% 2,677 100.00% 2,879 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 7. 102^nd Congress (1991-1992)
Senate SimpleSenate ConcurrentSenate Bills andJoint Total Senate
Senate Committee Resolutions ResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

3 1.62% 0 0.00% 111 3.09% 114 2.93%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 117 3.25% 117 3.01%

1 0.54% 2 1.89% 128 3.56% 131 3.37%

4 2.16% 0 0.00% 169 4.70% 173 4.45%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 2 1.08% 5 4.72% 131 3.64% 138 3.55%
^g/w 1 0.54% 2 1.89% 194 5.39% 197 5.07%
^s^.or 0 0.00% 2 1.89% 288 8.01% 290 7.46%
^le^ak 7 3.78% 0 0.00% 208 5.78% 215 5.53%
^://wiki 16 8.65% 6 5.66% 916 25.47% 938 24.13%
^h^ttp 78 42.16% 55 51.89% 140 3.89% 273 7.02%

2 1.08% 3 2.83% 189 5.26% 194 4.99%

0 0.00% 1 0.94% 64 1.78% 65 1.67%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 9 0.25% 9 0.23%

10 5.41% 15 14.15% 528 14.68% 553 14.23%

5 2.70% 3 2.83% 228 6.34% 236 6.07%

55 29.73% 10 9.43% 50 1.39% 115 2.96%

1 0.54% 2 1.89% 17 0.47% 20 0.51%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 109 3.03% 109 2.80%

185 100.00% 106 100.00% 3,596 100.00% 3,887 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 8. 101^st Congress (1989-1990)
Senate SimpleSenate ConcurrentSenate Bills andJoint Total Senate
Senate CommitteeResolutionsResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

0 0.00% 2 1.69% 182 5.20% 184 4.87%

3 1.80% 0 0.00% 15 0.43% 18 0.48%

4 2.40% 0 0.00% 114 3.26% 118 3.12%

2 1.20% 0 0.00% 154 4.40% 156 4.12%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 0 0.00% 5 4.24% 40 1.14% 45 1.19%
^g/w 5 2.99% 5 4.24% 210 6.01% 220 5.82%
^s^.or 3 1.80% 1 0.85% 272 7.78% 276 7.30%
^le^ak 6 3.59% 2 1.69% 223 6.38% 231 6.11%
^://wiki 14 8.38% 12 10.17% 784 22.42% 810 21.42%
^h^ttp 48 28.74% 57 48.31% 122 3.49% 227 6.00%

5 2.99% 3 2.54% 193 5.52% 201 5.31%

1 0.60% 0 0.00% 63 1.80% 64 1.69%

1 0.60% 0 0.00% 8 0.23% 9 0.24%

16 9.58% 9 7.63% 608 17.39% 633 16.74%

4 2.40% 9 7.63% 340 9.72% 353 9.33%

53 31.74% 12 10.17% 65 1.86% 130 3.44%

1 0.60% 0 0.00% 11 0.31% 12 0.32%

1 0.60% 1 0.85% 93 2.66% 95 2.51%

167 100.00% 118 100.00% 3,497 100.00% 3,782 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 9. 100^th Congress (1987-1989)
Senate SimpleSenate ConcurrentSenate Bills andJoint Total Senate
Senate CommitteeResolutionsResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

6 2.01% 0 0.00% 168 5.33% 174 4.88%

11 3.69% 0 0.00% 17 0.54% 28 0.78%

4 1.34% 3 2.50% 64 2.03% 71 1.99%

3 1.01% 2 1.67% 119 3.78% 124 3.48%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 10 3.36% 6 5.00% 28 0.89% 44 1.23%
^g/w 7 2.35% 5 4.17% 210 6.67% 222 6.22%
^s^.or 2 0.67% 0 0.00% 279 8.86% 281 7.88%
^le^ak 10 3.36% 2 1.67% 210 6.67% 222 6.22%
^://wiki 22 7.38% 10 8.33% 676 21.46% 708 19.84%
^h^ttp 51 17.11% 58 48.33% 138 4.38% 247 6.92%

5 1.68% 3 2.50% 175 5.56% 183 5.13%

4 1.34% 1 0.83% 61 1.94% 66 1.85%

3 1.01% 0 0.00% 9 0.29% 12 0.34%

13 4.36% 6 5.00% 566 17.97% 585 16.40%

4 1.34% 12 10.00% 272 8.63% 288 8.07%

140 46.98% 10 8.33% 44 1.40% 194 5.44%

1 0.34% 1 0.83% 15 0.48% 17 0.48%

2 0.67% 1 0.83% 99 3.14% 102 2.86%

298 100.00% 120 100.00% 3,150 100.00% 3,568 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 10. 99^th Congress (1985-1986)
Senate Simple Senate ConcurrentSenate Bills andJoint Total Senate
Senate CommitteeResolutionsResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

13 3.92% 8 6.15% 159 5.10% 180 5.03%

7 2.11% 2 1.54% 21 0.67% 30 0.84%

5 1.51% 0 0.00% 102 3.27% 107 2.99%

5 1.51% 2 1.54% 165 5.29% 172 4.80%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 35 10.54% 3 2.31% 25 0.80% 63 1.76%
^g/w 14 4.22% 8 6.15% 193 6.19% 215 6.00%
^s^.or 7 2.11% 0 0.00% 221 7.08% 228 6.37%
^le^ak 9 2.71% 0 0.00% 190 6.09% 199 5.56%
^://wiki 39 11.75% 13 10.00% 655 20.99% 707 19.74%
^h^ttp 59 17.77% 56 43.08% 137 4.39% 252 7.04%

8 2.41% 1 0.77% 199 6.38% 208 5.81%

2 0.60% 0 0.00% 43 1.38% 45 1.26%

2 0.60% 0 0.00% 2 0.06% 4 0.11%

21 6.33% 15 11.54% 639 20.48% 675 18.84%

11 3.31% 12 9.23% 245 7.85% 268 7.48%

88 26.51% 9 6.92% 41 1.31% 138 3.85%

4 1.20% 0 0.00% 9 0.29% 13 0.36%

3 0.90% 1 0.77% 74 2.37% 78 2.18%

332 100.00% 130 100.00% 3,120 100.00% 3,582 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 11. 98^th Congress (1983-1984)
Senate SimpleSenate ConcurrentSenate Bills and Joint Total Senate
Senate CommitteeResolutionsResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

13 3.31% 1 0.79% 159 5.01% 173 4.68%

7 1.78% 5 3.94% 18 0.57% 30 0.81%

4 1.02% 3 2.36% 77 2.43% 84 2.27%

4 1.02% 8 6.30% 150 4.72% 162 4.38%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 70 17.81% 3 2.36% 20 0.63% 93 2.52%
^g/w 16 4.07% 10 7.87% 189 5.95% 215 5.82%
^s^.or 15 3.82% 0 0.00% 262 8.25% 277 7.50%
^le^ak 8 2.04% 1 0.79% 226 7.12% 235 6.36%
^://wiki 22 5.60% 10 7.87% 689 21.70% 721 19.51%
^h^ttp 63 16.03% 49 38.58% 106 3.34% 218 5.90%

15 3.82% 9 7.09% 196 6.17% 220 5.95%

9 2.29% 0 0.00% 63 1.98% 72 1.95%

2 0.51% 1 0.79% 9 0.28% 12 0.32%

39 9.92% 11 8.66% 591 18.61% 641 17.35%

16 4.07% 5 3.94% 276 8.69% 297 8.04%

85 21.63% 10 7.87% 45 1.42% 140 3.79%

1 0.25% 0 0.00% 28 0.88% 29 0.78%

4 1.02% 1 0.79% 71 2.24% 76 2.06%

393 100.00% 127 100.00% 3,175 100.00% 3,695 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 12. 97^th Congress (1981-1982)
Senate SimpleSenate Concurrent Senate Bills and Joint Total Senate
Senate CommitteeResolutionsResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

11 2.53% 5 4.63% 135 4.45% 151 4.22%

10 2.30% 1 0.93% 15 0.49% 26 0.73%

13 2.99% 3 2.78% 103 3.40% 119 3.33%

16 3.68% 9 8.33% 160 5.28% 185 5.17%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 80 18.39% 8 7.41% 34 1.12% 122 3.41%
^g/w 15 3.45% 4 3.70% 157 5.18% 176 4.92%
^s^.or 19 4.37% 1 0.93% 253 8.34% 273 7.63%
^le^ak 12 2.76% 2 1.85% 200 6.59% 214 5.98%
^://wiki 26 5.98% 8 7.41% 712 23.48% 746 20.86%
^h^ttp 59 13.56% 35 32.41% 88 2.90% 182 5.09%

18 4.14% 4 3.70% 228 7.52% 250 6.99%

6 1.38% 0 0.00% 41 1.35% 47 1.31%

5 1.15% 0 0.00% 5 0.16% 10 0.28%

48 11.03% 16 14.81% 516 17.01% 580 16.22%

0 0.00% 8 7.41% 220 7.25% 228 6.38%

90 20.69% 3 2.78% 44 1.45% 137 3.83%

2 0.46% 0 0.00% 19 0.63% 21 0.59%

5 1.15% 1 0.93% 103 3.40% 109 3.05%

435 100.00% 108 100.00% 3,033 100.00% 3,576 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 13. 96^th Congress (1979-1980)
Senate SimpleSenate ConcurrentSenate Bills and Joint Total Senate
Senate CommitteeResolutionsResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

17 3.15% 0 0.00% 151 5.16% 168 4.69%

12 2.22% 0 0.00% 10 0.34% 22 0.61%

24 4.44% 1 0.88% 84 2.87% 109 3.04%

18 3.33% 7 6.14% 169 5.78% 194 5.42%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 113 20.93% 5 4.39% 25 0.85% 143 3.99%
^g/w 25 4.63% 4 3.51% 196 6.70% 225 6.28%
^s^.or 41 7.59% 4 3.51% 365 12.47% 410 11.45%
^le^ak 21 3.89% 0 0.00% 230 7.86% 251 7.01%
^://wiki 19 3.52% 10 8.77% 652 22.28% 681 19.02%
^h^ttp 64 11.85% 52 45.61% 65 2.22% 181 5.06%

26 4.81% 5 4.39% 290 9.91% 321 8.97%

3 0.56% 0 0.00% 38 1.30% 41 1.15%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

27 5.00% 12 10.53% 382 13.06% 421 11.76%

9 1.67% 3 2.63% 124 4.24% 136 3.80%

113 20.93% 11 9.65% 53 1.81% 177 4.94%

6 1.11% 0 0.00% 22 0.75% 28 0.78%

2 0.37% 0 0.00% 70 2.39% 72 2.01%

540 100.00% 114 100.00% 2,926 100.00% 3,580 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 14. 95^th Congress (1977-1978)
Senate Simple Senate ConcurrentSenate Bills and Joint Total Senate
Senate CommitteeResolutionsResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

7 1.81% 0 0.00% 233 5.83% 240 5.38%

8 2.07% 0 0.00% 7 0.18% 15 0.34%

2 0.52% 1 1.19% 85 2.13% 88 1.97%

3 0.78% 5 5.95% 184 4.61% 192 4.30%

119 30.75% 0 0.00% 5 0.13% 124 2.78%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 6 1.55% 3 3.57% 284 7.11% 293 6.56%
^g/w 8 2.07% 3 3.57% 318 7.96% 329 7.37%
^s^.or
^le^ak 1 0.26% 1 1.19% 198 4.96% 200 4.48%

11 2.84% 7 8.33% 592 14.82% 610 13.66%

^://wiki 46 11.89% 32 38.10% 681 17.05% 759 17.00%
^h^ttp 19 4.91% 8 9.52% 253 6.33% 280 6.27%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 0.08% 3 0.07%

3 0.78% 0 0.00% 39 0.98% 42 0.94%

6 1.55% 6 7.14% 282 7.06% 294 6.58%

2 0.52% 0 0.00% 79 1.98% 81 1.81%

14 3.62% 7 8.33% 369 9.24% 390 8.73%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 51 1.28% 51 1.14%

1 0.26% 1 1.19% 219 5.48% 221 4.95%

125 32.30% 10 11.90% 40 1.00% 175 3.92%

3 0.78% 0 0.00% 36 0.90% 39 0.87%

387 100.00% 84 100.00% 3,994 100.00% 4.465 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-26
Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 15. 94^th Congress (1975-1976)
Senate SimpleSenate ConcurrentSenate Bills and Joint Total Senate
Senate CommitteeResolutionsResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 14 0.43% 14 0.36%

19 4.62% 2 1.23% 193 5.90% 214 5.56%

36 8.76% 2 1.23% 9 0.27% 47 1.22%

5 1.22% 2 1.23% 100 3.06% 107 2.78%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 10 2.43% 3 1.85% 214 6.54% 227 5.90%
^g/w 64 15.57% 2 1.23% 2 0.06% 68 1.77%
^s^.or 7 1.70% 2 1.23% 397 12.13% 406 10.56%
^le^ak 1 0.24% 3 1.85% 12 0.37% 16 0.42%
^://wiki 5 1.22% 12 7.41% 590 18.03% 607 15.78%
^h^ttp 52 12.65% 83 51.23% 122 3.73% 257 6.68%

6 1.46% 2 1.23% 186 5.68% 194 5.04%

19 4.62% 3 1.85% 528 16.13% 550 14.30%

16 3.89% 16 9.88% 154 4.71% 186 4.84%

11 2.68% 6 3.70% 322 9.84% 339 8.81%

3 0.73% 1 0.62% 108 3.30% 112 2.91%

5 1.22% 2 1.23% 193 5.90% 200 5.20%

152 36.98% 21 12.96% 45 1.37% 218 5.67%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 84 2.57% 84 2.18%

411 100.00% 162 100.00% 3,273 100.00% 3,846 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-27
Senate Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 16. 93^rd Congress (1973-1974)
Senate SimpleSenate ConcurrentSenate Bills and Joint Total Senate
Senate Committee Resolutions ResolutionsResolutionsMeasures Referred
Referred Referred Referred
Percent Percent Percent Percent

0 0.00% 1 1.02% 14 0.37% 15 0.36%

7 2.85% 2 2.04% 172 4.57% 181 4.40%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 0.08% 3 0.07%

6 2.44% 5 5.10% 162 4.30% 173 4.21%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 6 2.44% 4 4.08% 301 7.99% 311 7.57%
^g/w 16 6.50% 7 7.14% 437 11.60% 460 11.19%
^s^.or 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 34 0.90% 34 0.83%
^le^ak 5 2.03% 4 4.08% 515 13.67% 524 12.75%
^://wiki 36 14.63% 23 23.47% 101 2.68% 160 3.89%
^h^ttp 4 1.63% 5 5.10% 179 4.75% 188 4.57%

3 1.22% 4 4.08% 530 14.07% 537 13.07%

6 2.44% 11 11.22% 491 13.04% 508 12.36%

2 0.81% 5 5.10% 374 9.93% 381 9.27%

11 4.47% 0 0.00% 120 3.19% 131 3.19%

1 0.41% 2 2.04% 170 4.51% 173 4.21%

140 56.91% 24 24.49% 67 1.78% 231 5.62%

3 1.22% 1 1.02% 96 2.55% 100 2.43%

246 100.00% 98 100.00% 3,766 100.00% 4,110 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-28
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 17. 106^th Congress (1999-2000)
Senate CommitteeHouse ConcurrentHouse Bills and JointTotal House
Resolutions ReferredResolutions ReferredMeasures Referred
Percent Percent Percent

0 0.00% 3 0.78% 3 0.65%

1 1.23% 9 2.35% 10 2.16%

1 1.23% 1 0.26% 2 0.43%

1 1.23% 9 2.35% 10 2.16%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 1 1.23% 0 0.00% 1 0.22%
^g/w 4 4.94% 36 9.40% 40 8.62%
^s^.or 3 3.70% 74 19.32% 77 16.59%
^le^ak

0 0.00% 51 13.32% 51 10.99%

^://wiki 1 1.23% 19 4.96% 20 4.31%
^h^ttp 23 28.40% 18 4.70% 41 8.84%

2 2.47% 76 19.84% 78 16.81%

0 0.00% 8 2.09% 8 1.72%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

21 25.93% 40 10.44% 61 13.15%

10 12.35% 16 4.18% 26 5.60%

13 16.05% 3 0.78% 16 3.45%

0 0.00% 13 3.39% 13 2.80%

0 0.00% 7 1.83% 7 1.51%

81 100.00% 383 100.00% 464 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-29
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 18. 105^th Congress (1997-1998)
Senate CommitteeHouse ConcurrentResolutions ReferredHouse Bills and JointResolutions ReferredTotal House Measures Referred
Percent Percent Percent

1 1.89% 6 2.05% 7 2.02%

0 0.00% 2 0.68% 2 0.58%

2 3.77% 2 0.68% 4 1.16%

1 1.89% 11 3.75% 12 3.47%

0 0.00% 1 0.34% 1 0.29%

3 5.66% 24 8.19% 27 7.80%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 0 0.00% 52 17.75% 52 15.03%
^g/w 2 3.77% 32 10.92% 34 9.83%
^s^.or
^le^ak 1 1.89% 13 4.44% 14 4.05%

32 60.38% 15 5.12% 47 13.58%

^://wiki 2 3.77% 42 14.33% 44 12.72%
^h^ttp 0 0.00% 7 2.39% 7 2.02%

0 0.00% 2 0.68% 2 0.58%

6 11.32% 50 17.06% 56 16.18%

2 3.77% 17 5.80% 19 5.49%

1 1.89% 2 0.68% 3 0.87%

0 0.00% 2 0.68% 2 0.58%

0 0.00% 13 4.44% 13 3.76%

53 100.00% 293 100.00% 346 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-30
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 19. 104^th Congress (1995-1996)
Senate CommitteeHouse Concurrent Resolutions ReferredHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions ReferredTotal House MeasuresReferred
Percent Percent Percent

0 0.00% 8 2.82% 8 2.60%

1 4.17% 24 8.45% 25 8.12%

1 4.17% 2 0.70% 3 0.97%

0 0.00% 8 2.82% 8 2.60%

1 4.17% 4 1.41% 5 1.62%

0 0.00% 24 8.45% 24 7.79%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 0 0.00% 49 17.25% 49 15.91%
^g/w 0 0.00% 48 16.90% 48 15.58%
^s^.or
^le^ak 1 4.17% 21 7.39% 22 7.14%

8 33.33% 11 3.87% 19 6.17%

^://wiki 3 12.50% 23 8.10% 26 8.44%
^h^ttp 0 0.00% 5 1.76% 5 1.62%

0 0.00% 1 0.35% 1 0.32%

2 8.33% 27 9.51% 29 9.42%

1 4.17% 9 3.17% 10 3.25%

6 25.00% 6 2.11% 12 3.90%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

0 0.00% 14 4.93% 14 4.55%

24 100.00% 284 100.00% 308 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-31
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 20. 103^rd Congress (1993-1994)
Senate CommitteeHouse Concurrent Resolutions ReferredHouse Bills and JointResolutions ReferredTotal House MeasuresReferred
Percent Percent Percent

0 0.00% 9 2.47% 9 2.30%

0 0.00% 31 8.49% 31 7.91%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

0 0.00% 18 4.93% 18 4.59%

1 3.70% 6 1.64% 7 1.79%

2 7.41% 50 13.70% 52 13.27%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 1 3.70% 49 13.42% 50 12.76%
^g/w 0 0.00% 54 14.79% 54 13.78%
^s^.or
^le^ak 0 0.00% 3 0.82% 3 0.77%

16 59.26% 8 2.19% 24 6.12%

^://wiki 0 0.00% 49 13.42% 49 12.50%
^h^ttp 0 0.00% 8 2.19% 8 2.04%

0 0.00% 1 0.27% 1 0.26%

3 11.11% 41 11.23% 44 11.22%

2 7.41% 12 3.29% 14 3.57%

2 7.41% 3 0.82% 5 1.28%

0 0.00% 4 1.10% 4 1.02%

0 0.00% 19 5.21% 19 4.85%

27 100.00% 365 100.00% 392 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-32
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 21. 102^nd Congress (1991-1992)
Senate CommitteeHouse Concurrent Resolutions ReferredHouse Bills and JointResolutions ReferredTotal House MeasuresReferred
Percent Percent Percent

1 2.56% 12 2.67% 13 2.66%

3 7.69% 31 6.89% 34 6.95%

0 0.00% 11 2.44% 11 2.25%

0 0.00% 15 3.33% 15 3.07%

1 2.56% 1 0.22% 2 0.41%

0 0.00% 44 9.78% 44 9.00%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 0 0.00% 77 17.11% 77 15.75%
^g/w 0 0.00% 32 7.11% 32 6.54%
^s^.or
^le^ak 1 2.56% 45 10.00% 46 9.41%

29 74.36% 9 2.00% 38 7.77%

^://wiki 0 0.00% 34 7.56% 34 6.95%
^h^ttp 0 0.00% 5 1.11% 5 1.02%

0 0.00% 2 0.44% 2 0.41%

2 5.13% 84 18.67% 86 17.59%

0 0.00% 20 4.44% 20 4.09%

2 5.13% 5 1.11% 7 1.43%

0 0.00% 4 0.89% 4 0.82%

0 0.00% 19 4.22% 19 3.89%

39 100.00% 450 100.00% 489 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-33
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 22. 101^st Congress (1989-1990)
Senate CommitteeHouse Concurrent Resolutions ReferredHouse Bills and JointResolutions ReferredTotal House MeasuresReferred
Percent Percent Percent

0 0.00% 16 4.28% 16 3.86%

0 0.00% 28 7.49% 28 6.75%

1 2.44% 9 2.41% 10 2.41%

1 2.44% 15 4.01% 16 3.86%

1 2.44% 2 0.53% 3 0.72%

1 2.44% 42 11.23% 43 10.36%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 0 0.00% 82 21.93% 82 19.76%
^g/w 1 2.44% 33 8.82% 34 8.19%
^s^.or
^le^ak 0 0.00% 7 1.87% 7 1.69%

21 51.22% 15 4.01% 36 8.67%

^://wiki 1 2.44% 31 8.29% 32 7.71%
^h^ttp 0 0.00% 7 1.87% 7 1.69%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

2 4.88% 40 10.70% 42 10.12%

2 4.88% 18 4.81% 20 4.82%

10 24.39% 4 1.07% 14 3.37%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

0 0.00% 25 6.68% 25 6.02%

41 100.00% 374 100.00% 415 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-34
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 23. 100^th Congress (1987-1989)
Senate CommitteeHouse Concurrent Resolutions ReferredHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions ReferredTotal House Measures Referred
Percent Percent Percent

0 0.00% 26 5.98% 26 5.32%

1 1.85% 27 6.21% 28 5.73%

3 5.56% 12 2.76% 15 3.07%

1 1.85% 12 2.76% 13 2.66%

1 1.85% 1 0.23% 2 0.41%

1 1.85% 32 7.36% 33 6.75%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 0 0.00% 99 22.76% 99 20.25%
^g/w 2 3.70% 28 6.44% 30 6.13%
^s^.or
^le^ak 0 0.00% 9 2.07% 9 1.84%

25 46.30% 14 3.22% 39 7.98%

^://wiki 1 1.85% 30 6.90% 31 6.34%
^h^ttp 1 1.85% 15 3.45% 16 3.27%

0 0.00% 1 0.23% 1 0.20%

3 5.56% 95 21.84% 98 20.04%

2 3.70% 14 3.22% 16 3.27%

9 16.67% 7 1.61% 16 3.27%

2 3.70% 0 0.00% 2 0.41%

2 3.70% 13 2.99% 15 3.07%

54 100.00% 435 100.00% 489 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-35
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 24. 99^th Congress (1985-1986)
Senate CommitteeHouse Concurrent Resolutions ReferredHouse Bills and JointResolutions ReferredTotal House Measures Considered
Percent Percent Percent

2 5.26% 14 3.78% 16 3.92%

0 0.00% 32 8.65% 32 7.84%

2 5.26% 10 2.70% 12 2.94%

0 0.00% 15 4.05% 15 3.68%

1 2.63% 0 0.00% 1 0.25%

1 2.63% 21 5.68% 22 5.39%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 1 2.63% 72 19.46% 73 17.89%
^g/w 0 0.00% 35 9.46% 35 8.58%
^s^.or
^le^ak 0 0.00% 13 3.51% 13 3.19%

15 39.47% 9 2.43% 24 5.88%

^://wiki 0 0.00% 15 4.05% 15 3.68%
^h^ttp 1 2.63% 11 2.97% 12 2.94%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

7 18.42% 88 23.78% 95 23.28%

3 7.89% 19 5.14% 22 5.39%

5 13.16% 4 1.08% 9 2.21%

0 0.00% 1 0.27% 1 0.25%

0 0.00% 11 2.97% 11 2.70%

38 100.00% 370 100.00% 408 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-36
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 25. 98^th Congress (1983-1984)
Senate CommitteeHouse Concurrent Resolutions ReferredHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions ReferredTotal House Measures Referred
Percent Percent Percent

0 0.00% 26 6.82% 26 6.34%

2 6.90% 27 7.09% 29 7.07%

0 0.00% 10 2.62% 10 2.44%

0 0.00% 17 4.46% 17 4.15%

2 6.90% 1 0.26% 3 0.73%

2 6.90% 32 8.40% 34 8.29%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 0 0.00% 47 12.34% 47 11.46%
^g/w 0 0.00% 43 11.29% 43 10.49%
^s^.or
^le^ak 1 3.45% 23 6.04% 24 5.85%

18 62.07% 8 2.10% 26 6.34%

^://wiki 0 0.00% 28 7.35% 28 6.83%
^h^ttp 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

2 6.90% 74 19.42% 76 18.54%

0 0.00% 25 6.56% 25 6.10%

2 6.90% 8 2.10% 10 2.44%

0 0.00% 2 0.52% 2 0.49%

0 0.00% 10 2.62% 10 2.44%

29 100.00% 381 100.00% 410 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-37
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 26. 97^th Congress (1981-1982)
Senate CommitteeHouse Concurrent Resolutions ReferredHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions ReferredTotal House Measures Referred
Percent Percent Percent

2 5.26% 14 4.93% 16 4.97%

0 0.00% 24 8.45% 24 7.45%

0 0.00% 11 3.87% 11 3.42%

1 2.63% 10 3.52% 11 3.42%

0 0.00% 1 0.35% 1 0.31%

2 5.26% 19 6.69% 21 6.52%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 0 0.00% 43 15.14% 43 13.35%
^g/w 2 5.26% 20 7.04% 22 6.83%
^s^.or
^le^ak 0 0.00% 20 7.04% 20 6.21%

21 55.26% 11 3.87% 32 9.94%

^://wiki 0 0.00% 21 7.39% 21 6.52%
^h^ttp 0 0.00% 15 5.28% 15 4.66%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

3 7.89% 57 20.07% 60 18.63%

2 5.26% 9 3.17% 11 3.42%

4 10.53% 4 1.41% 8 2.48%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

1 2.63% 5 1.76% 6 1.86%

38 100.00% 284 100.00% 322 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-38
House Measures Referred to Senate Committees, by Committee:
Table 27. 96^th Congress (1979-1980)
Senate CommitteeHouse Concurrent Resolutions ReferredHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions ReferredTotal House Measures Referred
Percent Percent Percent

0 0.00% 11 2.86% 11 2.61%

0 0.00% 40 10.39% 40 9.48%

1 2.70% 27 7.01% 28 6.64%

0 0.00% 10 2.60% 10 2.37%

0 0.00% 2 0.52% 2 0.47%

2 5.41% 29 7.53% 31 7.35%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 0 0.00% 40 10.39% 40 9.48%
^g/w 0 0.00% 42 10.91% 42 9.95%
^s^.or
^le^ak 2 5.41% 59 15.32% 61 14.45%

17 45.95% 16 4.16% 33 7.82%

^://wiki 0 0.00% 35 9.09% 35 8.29%
^h^ttp 0 0.00% 8 2.08% 8 1.90%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

1 2.70% 36 9.35% 37 8.77%

2 5.41% 16 4.16% 18 4.27%

12 32.43% 7 1.82% 19 4.50%

0 0.00% 2 0.52% 2 0.47%

0 0.00% 5 1.30% 5 1.18%

37 100.00% 385 100.00% 422 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-39
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 28. 106^th Congress (1999-2000)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

145 4.48% 17 3.30% 4 2.33%

25 0.77% 20 3.88% 0 0.00%

79 2.44% 13 2.52% 2 1.16%

111 3.43% 15 2.91% 2 1.16%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 31 0.96% 4 0.78% 0 0.00%
^g/w 206 6.37% 42 8.16% 7 4.07%
^s^.or
^le^ak 338 10.45% 151 29.32% 66 38.37%

164 5.07% 40 7.77% 19 11.05%

^://wiki 921 28.48% 15 2.91% 0 0.00%
^h^ttp 96 2.97% 19 3.69% 2 1.16%

170 5.26% 31 6.02% 12 6.98%

70 2.16% 34 6.60% 14 8.14%

4 0.12% 4 0.78% 0 0.00%

411 12.71% 70 13.59% 27 15.70%

349 10.79% 19 3.69% 10 5.81%

43 1.33% 6 1.17% 3 1.74%

20 0.62% 8 1.55% 3 1.74%

51 1.58% 7 1.36% 1 0.58%

3234 100.00% 515 100.00% 172 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-40
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 29. 105^th Congress (1997-1998)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

78 3.80% 6 1.65% 3 2.31%

32 1.56% 29 7.99% 0 0.00%

70 3.41% 10 2.75% 1 0.77%

79 3.85% 14 3.86% 8 6.15%

28 1.36% 3 0.83% 0 0.00%

180 8.77% 40 11.02% 8 6.15%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 246 11.98% 68 18.73% 36 27.69%
^g/w
^s^.or 170 8.28% 52 14.33% 14 10.77%
^le^ak 169 8.23% 10 2.75% 1 0.77%
^://wiki 68 3.31% 12 3.31% 5 3.85%144 7.01% 22 6.06% 7 5.38%
^h^ttp

46 2.24% 11 3.03% 5 3.85%

4 0.19% 4 1.10% 1 0.77%

353 17.19% 50 13.77% 29 22.31%

281 13.69% 17 4.68% 7 5.38%

43 2.09% 2 0.55% 0 0.00%

13 0.63% 1 0.28% 1 0.77%

49 2.39% 12 3.31% 4 3.08%

2,053 100.00% 363 100.00% 130 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-41
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 30. 104^th Congress (1995-1996)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

85 4.25% 3 0.88% 1 1.61%

15 0.75% 7 2.05% 0 0.00%

69 3.45% 13 3.80% 1 1.61%

82 4.10% 10 2.92% 1 1.61%

30 1.50% 6 1.75% 2 3.23%

127 6.35% 31 9.06% 4 6.45%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 253 12.64% 95 27.78% 7 11.29%
^g/w
^s^.or 161 8.05% 29 8.48% 9 14.52%
^le^ak 455 22.74% 9 2.63% 0 0.00%
^://wiki 38 1.90% 9 2.63% 1 1.61%144 7.20% 26 7.60% 6 9.68%
^h^ttp

39 1.95% 19 5.56% 7 11.29%

7 0.35% 3 0.88% 0 0.00%

210 10.49% 45 13.16% 14 22.58%

191 9.55% 24 7.02% 4 6.45%

38 1.90% 5 1.46% 2 3.23%

9 0.45% 3 0.88% 1 1.61%

48 2.40% 5 1.46% 2 3.23%

2,001 100.00% 342 100.00% 62 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-42
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 31. 103^rd Congress (1993-1994)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReferredEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

101 3.77% 33 6.33% 31 19.02%

15 0.56% 2 0.38% 0 0.00%

75 2.80% 16 3.07% 2 1.23%

128 4.78% 21 4.03% 3 1.84%

31 1.16% 3 0.58% 0 0.00%

162 6.05% 44 8.45% 4 2.45%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 225 8.40% 84 16.12% 25 15.34%
^g/w
^s^.or 187 6.99% 32 6.14% 6 3.68%
^le^ak 604 22.56% 13 2.50% 1 0.61%
^://wiki 88 3.29% 12 2.30% 4 2.45%197 7.36% 34 6.53% 5 3.07%
^h^ttp

51 1.91% 28 5.37% 8 4.91%

14 0.52% 5 0.96% 0 0.00%

411 15.35% 111 21.31% 49 30.06%

254 9.49% 38 7.29% 10 6.13%

43 1.61% 17 3.26% 8 4.91%

17 0.64% 5 0.96% 3 1.84%

74 2.76% 23 4.41% 4 2.45%

2,677 100.00% 521 100.00% 163 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-43
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 32. 102^nd Congress (1991-1992)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReferredEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

111 3.09% 12 1.98% 6 3.77%

117 3.25% 5 0.83% 0 0.00%

128 3.56% 41 6.78% 1 0.63%

169 4.70% 18 2.98% 6 3.77%

131 3.64% 5 0.83% 0 0.00%

194 5.39% 53 8.76% 9 5.66%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 288 8.01% 79 13.06% 23 14.47%
^g/w
^s^.or 208 5.78% 25 4.13% 4 2.52%
^le^ak 916 25.47% 22 3.64% 0 0.00%
^://wiki 140 3.89% 20 3.31% 3 1.89%189 5.26% 27 4.46% 6 3.77%
^h^ttp

64 1.78% 37 6.12% 7 4.40%

9 0.25% 3 0.50% 0 0.00%

528 14.68% 177 29.26% 74 46.54%

228 6.34% 46 7.60% 14 8.81%

50 1.39% 13 2.15% 1 0.63%

17 0.47% 2 0.33% 1 0.63%

109 3.03% 20 3.31% 4 2.52%

3,596 100.00% 605 100.00% 159 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-44
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 33. 101^st Congress (1989-1990)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

182 5.20% 13 1.76% 2 0.83%

15 0.43% 3 0.41% 0 0.00%

114 3.26% 35 4.73% 1 0.42%

154 4.40% 19 2.57% 4 1.67%

40 1.14% 13 1.76% 0 0.00%

210 6.01% 64 8.65% 11 4.58%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 272 7.78% 85 11.49% 33 13.75%
^g/w
^s^.or 223 6.38% 43 5.81% 13 5.42%
^le^ak 784 22.42% 9 1.22% 2 0.83%
^://wiki 122 3.49% 27 3.65% 5 2.08%193 5.52% 34 4.59% 7 2.92%
^h^ttp

63 1.80% 30 4.05% 9 3.75%

8 0.23% 1 0.14% 0 0.00%

608 17.39% 267 36.08% 127 52.92%

340 9.72% 66 8.92% 16 6.67%

65 1.86% 24 3.24% 10 4.17%

11 0.31% 1 0.14% 0 0.00%

93 2.66% 6 0.81% 0 0.00%

3,497 100.00% 740 100.00% 240 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-45
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 34. 100^th Congress (1987-1989)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

168 5.33% 19 2.96% 5 1.96%

17 0.54% 4 0.62% 0 0.00%

64 2.03% 16 2.50% 0 0.00%

119 3.78% 15 2.34% 2 0.78%

28 0.89% 3 0.47% 0 0.00%

210 6.67% 49 7.64% 9 3.53%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 279 8.86% 91 14.20% 39 15.29%
^g/w
^s^.or 210 6.67% 40 6.24% 18 7.06%
^le^ak 676 21.46% 11 1.72% 0 0.00%
^://wiki 138 4.38% 28 4.37% 4 1.57%175 5.56% 28 4.37% 8 3.14%
^h^ttp

61 1.94% 28 4.37% 10 3.92%

9 0.29% 3 0.47% 0 0.00%

566 17.97% 232 36.19% 146 57.25%

272 8.63% 49 7.64% 8 3.14%

44 1.40% 11 1.72% 3 1.18%

15 0.48% 4 0.62% 0 0.00%

99 3.14% 10 1.56% 3 1.18%

3,150 100.00% 641 100.00% 255 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-46
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 35. 99^th Congress (1985-1986)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

159 5.10% 14 2.11% 2 0.75%

21 0.67% 4 0.60% 0 0.00%

102 3.27% 15 2.26% 5 1.87%

165 5.29% 28 4.22% 8 2.99%

25 0.80% 4 0.60% 1 0.37%

193 6.19% 55 8.30% 16 5.97%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 221 7.08% 62 9.35% 27 10.07%
^g/w
^s^.or 190 6.09% 43 6.49% 8 2.99%
^le^ak 655 20.99% 11 1.66% 0 0.00%
^://wiki 137 4.39% 35 5.28% 11 4.10%199 6.38% 32 4.83% 6 2.24%
^h^ttp

43 1.38% 18 2.71% 8 2.99%

2 0.06% 2 0.30% 0 0.00%

639 20.48% 272 41.03% 154 57.46%

245 7.85% 45 6.79% 16 5.97%

41 1.31% 15 2.26% 6 2.24%

9 0.29% 2 0.30% 0 0.00%

74 2.37% 6 0.90% 0 0.00%

3,120 100.00% 663 100.00% 268 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-47
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 36. 98^th Congress (1983-1984)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

159 5.01% 18 2.77% 5 1.92%

18 0.57% 11 1.69% 0 0.00%

77 2.43% 13 2.00% 4 1.53%

150 4.72% 18 2.77% 4 1.53%

20 0.63% 2 0.31% 0 0.00%

189 5.95% 70 10.77% 22 8.43%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 262 8.25% 70 10.77% 31 11.88%
^g/w
^s^.or 226 7.12% 52 8.00% 18 6.90%
^le^ak 689 21.70% 8 1.23% 0 0.00%
^://wiki 106 3.34% 28 4.31% 17 6.51%196 6.17% 28 4.31% 8 3.07%
^h^ttp

63 1.98% 26 4.00% 18 6.90%

9 0.28% 3 0.46% 0 0.00%

591 18.61% 240 36.92% 110 42.15%

276 8.69% 40 6.15% 14 5.36%

45 1.42% 6 0.92% 4 1.53%

28 0.88% 10 1.54% 5 1.92%

71 2.24% 7 1.08% 1 0.38%

3,175 100.00% 650 100.00% 261 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-48
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 37. 97^th Congress (1981-1982)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

135 4.45% 16 3.04% 3 1.79%

15 0.49% 12 2.28% 0 0.00%

103 3.40% 17 3.23% 4 2.38%

160 5.28% 15 2.85% 4 2.38%

34 1.12% 4 0.76% 0 0.00%

157 5.18% 59 11.20% 17 10.12%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 253 8.34% 64 12.14% 32 19.05%
^g/w
^s^.or 200 6.59% 38 7.21% 11 6.55%
^le^ak 712 23.48% 9 1.71% 0 0.00%
^://wiki 88 2.90% 25 4.74% 8 4.76%228 7.52% 33 6.26% 12 7.14%
^h^ttp

41 1.35% 22 4.17% 7 4.17%

5 0.16% 4 0.76% 0 0.00%

516 17.01% 151 28.65% 55 32.74%

220 7.25% 36 6.83% 6 3.57%

44 1.45% 11 2.09% 6 3.57%

19 0.63% 4 0.76% 1 0.60%

103 3.40% 7 1.33% 2 1.19%

3,033 100.00% 527 100.00% 168 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-49
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 38. 96^th Congress (1979-1980)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

151 5.16% 24 4.64% 11 5.14%

10 0.34% 2 0.39% 0 0.00%

84 2.87% 15 2.90% 11 5.14%

169 5.78% 35 6.77% 14 6.54%

25 0.85% 3 0.58% 0 0.00%

196 6.70% 63 12.19% 33 15.42%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 365 12.47% 64 12.38% 23 10.75%
^g/w
^s^.or 230 7.86% 47 9.09% 29 13.55%
^le^ak 652 22.28% 7 1.35% 0 0.00%
^://wiki 65 2.22% 23 4.45% 6 2.80%290 9.91% 37 7.16% 9 4.21%
^h^ttp

38 1.30% 23 4.45% 16 7.48%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

382 13.06% 112 21.66% 35 16.36%

124 4.24% 29 5.61% 12 5.61%

53 1.81% 19 3.68% 13 6.07%

22 0.75% 5 0.97% 1 0.47%

70 2.39% 9 1.74% 1 0.47%

2,926 100.00% 517 100.00% 214 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-50
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 39. 95^th Congress (1977-1978)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

233 5.83% 32 7.32% 24 12.12%

7 0.18% 2 0.46% 1 0.51%

85 2.13% 11 2.52% 8 4.04%

184 4.61% 13 2.97% 7 3.54%

5 0.13% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

284 7.11% 41 9.38% 17 8.59%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 318 7.96% 55 12.59% 20 10.10%
^g/w
^s^.or 198 4.96% 29 6.64% 15 7.58%
^le^ak 592 14.82% 5 1.14% 0 0.00%
^://wiki 681 17.05% 15 3.43% 3 1.52%253 6.33% 36 8.24% 18 9.09%
^h^ttp

3 0.08% 2 0.46% 1 0.51%

39 0.98% 3 0.69% 2 1.01%

282 7.06% 42 9.61% 14 7.07%

79 1.98% 24 5.49% 21 10.61%

369 9.24% 61 13.96% 24 12.12%

51 1.28% 2 0.46% 1 0.51%

219 5.48% 36 8.24% 12 6.06%

40 1.00% 16 3.66% 10 5.05%

36 0.90% 6 1.37% 0 0.00%

3,994 100.00% 437 100.00% 198 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-51
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 40. 94^th Congress (1975-1976)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

14 0.43% 1 0.23% 0 0.00%

193 5.90% 33 7.48% 14 8.14%

9 0.27% 1 0.23% 1 0.58%

100 3.06% 9 2.04% 4 2.33%

214 6.54% 23 5.22% 9 5.23%

2 0.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 397 12.13% 70 15.87% 26 15.12%
^g/w 12 0.37% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
^s^.or 590 18.03% 5 1.13% 1 0.58%
^le^ak 122 3.73% 16 3.63% 8 4.65%
^://wiki 186 5.68% 21 4.76% 7 4.07%
^h^ttp 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.00%

528 16.13% 103 23.36% 43 25.00%

154 4.71% 70 15.87% 22 12.79%

322 9.84% 38 8.62% 9 5.23%

108 3.30% 6 1.36% 2 1.16%

193 5.90% 25 5.67% 13 7.56%

45 1.37% 13 2.95% 11 6.40%

84 2.57% 7 1.59% 2 1.16%

3,273 100.00% 441 100.00% 172 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-52
Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 41. 93^rd Congress (1973-1974)
Senate CommitteeSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

14 0.37% 1 0.28% 1 0.48%

172 4.57% 21 5.85% 10 4.76%

3 0.08% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

162 4.30% 20 5.57% 13 6.19%

301 7.99% 28 7.80% 14 6.67%

437 11.60% 28 7.80% 25 11.90%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 34 0.90% 4 1.11% 2 0.95%
^g/w 515 13.67% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
^s^.or 101 2.68% 17 4.74% 13 6.19%
^le^ak 179 4.75% 11 3.06% 7 3.33%
^://wiki 530 14.07% 66 18.38% 42 20.00%
^h^ttp 491 13.04% 51 14.21% 24 11.43%

374 9.93% 42 11.70% 23 10.95%

120 3.19% 13 3.62% 6 2.86%

170 4.51% 29 8.08% 19 9.05%

67 1.78% 18 5.01% 7 3.33%

96 2.55% 10 2.79% 4 1.90%

3,766 100.00% 359 100.00% 210 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-53
Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 42. 106^th Congress (1999-2000)
Senate CommitteeHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

3 0.78% 1 0.43% 1 0.50%

9 2.35% 7 3.03% 6 3.00%

1 0.26% 1 0.43% 1 0.50%

9 2.35% 9 3.90% 9 4.50%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 36 9.40% 11 4.76% 7 3.50%
^g/w
^s^.or 74 19.32% 54 23.38% 45 22.50%
^le^ak 51 13.32% 27 11.69% 27 13.50%
^://wiki 19 4.96% 7 3.03% 2 1.00%
^h^ttp 18 4.70% 11 4.76% 11 5.50%

76 19.84% 58 25.11% 55 27.50%

8 2.09% 6 2.60% 4 2.00%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

40 10.44% 26 11.26% 21 10.50%

16 4.18% 1 0.43% 1 0.50%

3 0.78% 2 0.87% 2 1.00%

13 3.39% 5 2.16% 3 1.50%

7 1.83% 5 2.16% 5 2.50%

383 100.00% 231 100.00% 200 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-54
Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 43. 105^th Congress (1997-1998)
Senate CommitteeHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

6 2.05% 2 1.34% 2 1.82%

2 0.68% 2 1.34% 2 1.82%

2 0.68% 2 1.34% 0 0.00%

11 3.75% 4 2.68% 2 1.82%

1 0.34% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

24 8.19% 10 6.71% 10 9.09%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 52 17.75% 36 24.16% 32 29.09%
^g/w 32 10.92% 13 8.72% 12 10.91%
^s^.or 13 4.44% 5 3.36% 3 2.73%
^le^ak 15 5.12% 5 3.36% 3 2.73%
^://wiki 42 14.33% 30 20.13% 16 14.55%
^h^ttp 7 2.39% 3 2.01% 3 2.73%

2 0.68% 2 1.34% 1 0.91%

50 17.06% 19 12.75% 12 10.91%

17 5.80% 11 7.38% 9 8.18%

2 0.68% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

2 0.68% 2 1.34% 0 0.00%

13 4.44% 3 2.01% 3 2.73%

293 100.00% 149 100.00% 110 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-55
Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 44. 104^th Congress (1995-1996)
Senate CommitteeHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

8 2.82% 4 2.58% 4 3.77%

24 8.45% 21 13.55% 13 12.26%

2 0.70% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

8 2.82% 2 1.29% 1 0.94%

4 1.41% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

24 8.45% 8 5.16% 7 6.60%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 49 17.25% 25 16.13% 6 5.66%
^g/w 48 16.90% 34 21.94% 31 29.25%
^s^.or 21 7.39% 17 10.97% 14 13.21%
^le^ak 11 3.87% 7 4.52% 3 2.83%
^://wiki 23 8.10% 9 5.81% 7 6.60%
^h^ttp 5 1.76% 3 1.94% 2 1.89%

1 0.35% 1 0.65% 1 0.94%

27 9.51% 10 6.45% 6 5.66%

9 3.17% 5 3.23% 2 1.89%

6 2.11% 5 3.23% 5 4.72%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

14 4.93% 4 2.58% 4 3.77%

284 100.00% 155 100.00% 106 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-56
Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 45. 103^rd Congress (1993-1994)
Senate CommitteeHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

9 2.47% 2 1.10% 2 1.32%

31 8.49% 30 16.48% 30 19.87%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

18 4.93% 4 2.20% 4 2.65%

6 1.64% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

50 13.70% 19 10.44% 13 8.61%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 49 13.42% 29 15.93% 18 11.92%
^g/w 54 14.79% 26 14.29% 22 14.57%
^s^.or 3 0.82% 1 0.55% 1 0.66%
^le^ak 8 2.19% 3 1.65% 3 1.99%
^://wiki 49 13.42% 30 16.48% 27 17.88%
^h^ttp 8 2.19% 6 3.30% 5 3.31%

1 0.27% 1 0.55% 1 0.66%

41 11.23% 17 9.34% 16 10.60%

12 3.29% 5 2.75% 1 0.66%

3 0.82% 3 1.65% 2 1.32%

4 1.10% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

19 5.21% 6 3.30% 6 3.97%

365 100.00% 182 100.00% 151 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-57
Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 46. 102^nd Congress (1991-1992)
Senate CommitteeHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

12 2.67% 8 3.11% 5 2.50%

31 6.89% 28 10.89% 27 13.50%

11 2.44% 5 1.95% 4 2.00%

15 3.33% 5 1.95% 4 2.00%

1 0.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

44 9.78% 19 7.39% 11 5.50%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 77 17.11% 51 19.84% 26 13.00%
^g/w 32 7.11% 16 6.23% 16 8.00%
^s^.or 45 10.00% 12 4.67% 7 3.50%
^le^ak 9 2.00% 5 1.95% 4 2.00%
^://wiki 34 7.56% 21 8.17% 18 9.00%
^h^ttp 5 1.11% 4 1.56% 3 1.50%

2 0.44% 2 0.78% 2 1.00%

84 18.67% 53 20.62% 50 25.00%

20 4.44% 11 4.28% 9 4.50%

5 1.11% 4 1.56% 3 1.50%

4 0.89% 3 1.17% 2 1.00%

19 4.22% 10 3.89% 9 4.50%

450 100.00% 257 100.00% 200 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-58
Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 47. 101^st Congress (1989-1990)
Senate CommitteeHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

16 4.28% 9 3.86% 8 4.02%

28 7.49% 26 11.16% 24 12.06%

9 2.41% 3 1.29% 3 1.51%

15 4.01% 6 2.58% 5 2.51%

2 0.53% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

42 11.23% 20 8.58% 15 7.54%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 82 21.93% 50 21.46% 38 19.10%
^g/w 33 8.82% 22 9.44% 21 10.55%
^s^.or 7 1.87% 3 1.29% 3 1.51%
^le^ak 15 4.01% 4 1.72% 4 2.01%
^://wiki 31 8.29% 16 6.87% 13 6.53%
^h^ttp 7 1.87% 6 2.58% 4 2.01%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

40 10.70% 48 20.60% 44 22.11%

18 4.81% 15 6.44% 12 6.03%

4 1.07% 2 0.86% 2 1.01%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

25 6.68% 3 1.29% 3 1.51%

374 100.00% 233 100.00% 199 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-59
Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 48. 100^th Congress (1987-1989)
Senate CommitteeHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

26 5.98% 14 5.28% 14 5.86%

27 6.21% 26 9.81% 15 6.28%

12 2.76% 3 1.13% 2 0.84%

12 2.76% 9 3.40% 7 2.93%

1 0.23% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

32 7.36% 15 5.66% 10 4.18%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 99 22.76% 70 26.42% 63 26.36%
^g/w 28 6.44% 22 8.30% 19 7.95%
^s^.or 9 2.07% 5 1.89% 5 2.09%
^le^ak 14 3.22% 6 2.26% 6 2.51%
^://wiki 30 6.90% 15 5.66% 13 5.44%
^h^ttp 15 3.45% 15 5.66% 14 5.86%

1 0.23% 1 0.38% 1 0.42%

95 21.84% 50 18.87% 59 24.69%

14 3.22% 9 3.40% 7 2.93%

7 1.61% 2 0.75% 1 0.42%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

13 2.99% 3 1.13% 3 1.26%

435 100.00% 265 100.00% 239 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

CRS-60
Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 49. 99^th Congress (1985-1986)
Senate CommitteeHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

14 3.78% 6 2.75% 5 2.84%

32 8.65% 29 13.30% 14 7.95%

10 2.70% 7 3.21% 6 3.41%

15 4.05% 8 3.67% 7 3.98%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

21 5.68% 10 4.59% 7 3.98%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 72 19.46% 41 18.81% 37 21.02%
^g/w 35 9.46% 13 5.96% 12 6.82%
^s^.or 13 3.51% 8 3.67% 6 3.41%
^le^ak 9 2.43% 5 2.29% 3 1.70%
^://wiki 15 4.05% 15 6.88% 14 7.95%
^h^ttp 11 2.97% 7 3.21% 3 1.70%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

88 23.78% 56 25.69% 54 30.68%

19 5.14% 8 3.67% 5 2.84%

4 1.08% 3 1.38% 3 1.70%

1 0.27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

11 2.97% 2 0.92% 0 0.00%

370 100.00% 218 100.00% 176 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 50. 98^th Congress (1983-1984)
Senate CommitteeHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

26 6.82% 21 9.33% 19 10.80%

27 7.09% 26 11.56% 19 10.80%

10 2.62% 5 2.22% 5 2.84%

17 4.46% 7 3.11% 4 2.27%

1 0.26% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

32 8.40% 20 8.89% 15 8.52%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 47 12.34% 25 11.11% 21 11.93%
^g/w 43 11.29% 25 11.11% 22 12.50%
^s^.or 23 6.04% 11 4.89% 8 4.55%
^le^ak 8 2.10% 6 2.67% 2 1.14%
^://wiki 28 7.35% 11 4.89% 2 1.14%
^h^ttp 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

74 19.42% 46 20.44% 43 24.43%

25 6.56% 9 4.00% 6 3.41%

8 2.10% 7 3.11% 5 2.84%

2 0.52% 2 0.89% 1 0.57%

10 2.62% 4 1.78% 4 2.27%

381 100.00% 225 100.00% 176 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 51. 97^th Congress (1981-1982)
Senate CommitteeHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

14 4.93% 12 6.25% 11 6.63%

24 8.45% 22 11.46% 18 10.84%

11 3.87% 5 2.60% 5 3.01%

10 3.52% 5 2.60% 3 1.81%

1 0.35% 1 0.52% 1 0.60%

19 6.69% 9 4.69% 9 5.42%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 43 15.14% 23 11.98% 21 12.65%
^g/w 20 7.04% 14 7.29% 14 8.43%
^s^.or 20 7.04% 15 7.81% 11 6.63%
^le^ak 11 3.87% 4 2.08% 4 2.41%
^://wiki 21 7.39% 15 7.81% 13 7.83%
^h^ttp 15 5.28% 14 7.29% 12 7.23%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

57 20.07% 48 25.00% 40 24.10%

9 3.17% 2 1.04% 2 1.20%

4 1.41% 3 1.56% 2 1.20%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

5 1.76% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

284 100.00% 192 100.00% 166 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions, by Committee:
Table 52. 96^th Congress (1979-1980)
Senate CommitteeHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in Senate
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent Percent Percent

11 2.86% 11 3.90% 11 4.20%

40 10.39% 35 12.41% 27 10.31%

27 7.01% 21 7.45% 19 7.25%

10 2.60% 6 2.13% 5 1.91%

2 0.52% 2 0.71% 2 0.76%

29 7.53% 25 8.87% 22 8.40%

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075} 40 10.39% 36 12.77% 31 11.83%
^g/w 42 10.91% 33 11.70% 30 11.45%
^s^.or 59 15.32% 30 10.64% 30 11.45%
^le^ak 16 4.16% 14 4.96% 14 5.34%
^://wiki 35 9.09% 24 8.51% 25 9.54%
^h^ttp 8 2.08% 6 2.13% 5 1.91%

0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.00%

36 9.35% 15 5.32% 27 10.31%

16 4.16% 12 4.26% 8 3.05%

7 1.82% 9 3.19% 4 1.53%

2 0.52% 2 0.71% 1 0.38%

5 1.30% 1 0.35% 1 0.38%

385 100.00% 282 100.00% 262 100.00%

^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}

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Senate Committee Legislative Activity: By Committee
Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 53. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
Simple
ResolutionConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress ands
(Years)Grand
Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Total
93^rd (1973-1974)72NA2172NA172181NA181
^th (1975-1976)192NA2193NA193214NA214
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}94^th
^g/w95 (1977-1978)70NA0233NA233240NA240
^s^.or96^th (1979-1980)170001511116216811179
^le^ak97^th (1981-1982)115271351414915116167
^://wiki98^th (1983-1984)131011592618517326199
^h^ttp99^th (1985-1986)1382101591417318016196
100^th (1987-1988)60001682619417426200
101^st (1989-1990)60001681618417416190
102^nd (1991-1992)02131821219418413197
103^rd (1993-1994)010110191101029111
104^th (1995-1996)11018589387895
105^th (1997-1998)20117868480787
106^th (1999-2000)130314531481493152
^ce:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. In the 93}^r^d^-95^th^Congresses,^information^on^referral^to^Senate^committees^of^House^passed

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 54. Appropriations, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)00NA03NA33NA3
94^th (1975-1976)362NA29NA947NA47
95^th (1977-1978)80NA07NA715NA15
96^th (1979-1980)120001001022022
97^th (1981-1982)10101152439262450
98^th (1983-1984)7527182745302959
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}99^th (1985-1986)7202213253303262
^g/w100^th (1987-1988)11011172744282856
^s^.or^st
^le^ak101 (1989-1990)3000152843182846
102^nd (1991-1992)00331173114811734151
^://wiki103^rd (1993-1994)0000153146153146
^h^ttp^th
104 (1995-1996)0011152439152540
105^th (1997-1998)11013223434236
106^th (1999-2000)201125934271037
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^rd^-95^th^{Congresses, information on referral to Senate committees of House passed}

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 55. Armed Services, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)00NA03NA33NA3
94^th (1975-1976)362NA29NA947NA47
95^th (1977-1978)80NA07NA715NA15
96^th (1979-1980)24101844012410940149
97^th (1981-1982)133031032412711924143
98^th (1983-1984)432577271048429113
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}99^th (1985-1986)50001023213410732139
^g/w100^th (1987-1988)4314642791712899
^s^.or^st
^le^ak101 (1989-1990)40001142814211828146
102^nd (1991-1992)12351283115913134165
^://wiki103^rd (1993-1994)130375311067931110
^h^ttp^th
104 (1995-1996)1314692493732598
105^th (1997-1998)10007027271273
106^th (1999-2000)8516799889210102
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^rd^-95^th^{Congresses, information on referral to Senate committees of House passed}

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 56. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)64NA4301NA301311NA311
94^th (1975-1976)103NA3214NA214227NA227
95^th (1977-1978)35NA5184NA184192NA192
96^th (1979-1980)187071691017919410204
97^th (1981-1982)1691101601017018511196
98^th (1983-1984)48081501716716217179
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}99^th (1985-1986)52021651518017215187
^g/w100^th (1987-1988)32131191213112413137
^s^.or^st
^le^ak101 (1989-1990)20111541516915616172
102^nd (1991-1992)40001691518417315188
^://wiki103^rd (1993-1994)42021281814613418152
^h^ttp^th
104 (1995-1996)40008289086894
105^th (1997-1998)2011791190811293
106^th (1999-2000)0112111912011210122
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^rd^-95^th^{Congresses, information on referral to Senate committees of House passed}

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 57. Budget, 94^th-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint Resolutions^Totals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
94^th (1975-1976)642NA22NA5120NA120
95^th (1977-1978)1190NA05NA25105NA105
96^th (1979-1980)113505252341091110
97^th (1981-1982)808083412063164
98^th (1983-1984)703252012538240
99^th (1985-1986)353142502831233
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}100^th (1987-1988)106172814048³⁵¹
^g/w101^st (1989-1990)05164021311362138
^s^.or^nd
^le^ak102 (1991-1992)251613113139⁷⁴⁶

103^rd (1993-1994)06173163040⁵⁴⁵

^://wiki104^th (1995-1996)32023042832¹³³
^h^ttp^th⁰³⁵
105 (1997-1998)44042813135
106^th (1999-2000)22133100213
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^[http://^{www.congress.gov/]. In the 93}^r^d^-95^th^Congresses,^information^on^referral^to^Senate^committees^of^House^passed
^{The committee on the Budget did not exist before the 94}^th^Congress.

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 58. Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)167NA7437NA437460NA460
94^th (1975-1976)00NA034NA3434NA34
95^th (1977-1978)63NA3284NA284293NA293
96^th (1979-1980)254261962922522531256
97^th (1981-1982)154261571917617621197
98^th (1983-1984)16102121893222121534249
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}99^th (1985-1986)148191932121421522237
^g/w100^th (1987-1988)75162103224222233255
^s^.or^st
^le^ak101 (1989-1990)55052104425422044264
102^nd (1991-1992)12021944423819744241
^://wiki103^rd (1993-1994)81011625021217150221
^h^ttp^th
104 (1995-1996)32021272415113224156
105^th (1997-1998)34371802420418727214
106^th (1999-2000)53472063624221440254
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^rd^-95^th^{Congresses, information on referral to Senate committees of House passed}

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 59. Energy and Natural Resources, 96^th-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
96^th (1979-1980)414043654040541040450
97^th (1981-1982)190002534329627243315
98^th (1983-1984)151012624730927847325
99^th (1985-1986)70112217229322873301
100^th (1987-1988)20002799937828199380
101^st (1989-1990)30002728235427582357
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}102^nd (1991-1992)01012887736528977366
^g/w103^rd (1993-1994)10112254927422650276
^s^.or^th
^le^ak104 (1995-1996)00002534930225349302
105^th (1997-1998)43032465229825352305
^://wiki106^th (1999-2000)30333387441234177418
^h^ttp
^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}
^The^Committee^on^Energy^and^Natural^Resources^was^created^at^the^beginning^o^{f the 95}^th^{Congress. Under S. RES. 4, 95}^t^h^Congress,^Committee^System^{Reorganization}
^,^adopted^February^4,^1977,^the^new^committeeⁱⁿ^{corporated the jurisdiction of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Activity data of the two committees may not}

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 60. Interior and Insular Affairs, 93^rd-95^th Congresses
Congress andSimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
(Years) Resolutions
Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House GrandTotal
93^rd (1973-1974)34NA4530NA530537NA537
94^th (1975-1976)193NA3528NA528550NA550
95^th (1977-1978)30NA039NA3942NA42
^Legislative^Information^S^{ystem (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. In the 93}^r^d^-95^th^Congresses,^information^on^referral^to^Senate^committees^of^House^passed
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}^The^Committee^on^Energy^and^Natural^Resources^was^created^at^the^beginning^of^the⁹⁵^th^Cong^{ress. Under S. RES. 4, 95}^t^h^Congress,^Committee^System^{Reorganization}
^g/w^,^adopted^February^4,^1977,^the^new^committee^incorporated^the^jurisdiction^{of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Activity data of the two committees may not}

^s^.or
^le^ak
^://wiki
^h^ttp

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 61. Environment and Public Works, 96^th-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
96^th (1979-1980)210002304227225142293
97^th (1981-1982)122242002022021422236
98^th (1983-1984)81012264326923543278
99^th (1985-1986)90001903522519935234
100^th (1987-1988)102242102823822230252
101^st (1989-1990)62132233325623134265
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}102^nd (1991-1992)70002083224021532247
^g/w103^rd (1993-1994)10002085426220954263
^s^.or^th
^le^ak104 (1995-1996)00001874823518748235
105^th (1997-1998)01231613219316234196
^://wiki106^th (1999-2000)211011705122119251243
^h^ttp
^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private measures are excluded.}
^The^Committee^on^Environment^and^Public^Works^was^created^at^the^beginni^{ng of the 95}^t^h^Congress.^{Under S. RES. 4, 95}^t^h^Congress,^Committee^System^{Reorganization}
^,^adopted^February^4,^1977,^the^new^committee^incorporated^the^jurisdiction^of^the^Committee^on^Public^Works.^{Activity data of the two committees may not be directly}

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 62. Public Works, 93^rd-95^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)12NA2170NA170173NA173
94^th (1975-1976)52NA2193NA193200NA200
95^th (1977-1978)11NA1219NA219221NA221
^Legislative^Information^S^{ystem (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. In the 93}^r^d^-95^th^Congresses,^information^on^referral^to^Senate^committees^of^House^passed
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}^The^Committee^on^Environment^and^Public^Works^was^created^at^the^beginning^of^the⁹⁵^th^C^{ongress. Under S. RES. 4, 95}^t^h^Congress,^Committee^System^{Reorganization}
^g/w^,^adopted^February^4,^1977,^the^new^committee^incorporated^the^jurisdiction^of^the^Committee^on^Public^Works.^{Activity data of the two committees may not be directly}

^s^.or
^le^ak
^://wiki
^h^ttp

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 63. Finance, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)54NA4515NA515524NA524
94^th (1975-1976)512NA12590NA590607NA607
95^th (1977-1978)117NA7592NA592610NA610
96^th (1979-1980)19102126525971168161742
97^th (1981-1982)268087122073274620766
98^th (1983-1984)22101116892371272124745
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}99^th (1985-1986)39130136551366870713720
^g/w100^th (1987-1988)221001067696857089717
^s^.or^st
^le^ak101 (1989-1990)141201278477918107817
102^nd (1991-1992)166179164596193846984
^://wiki103^rd (1993-1994)860660436076183621
^h^ttp^th
104 (1995-1996)63144552147646422486
105^th (1997-1998)1091101691318218814202
106^th (1999-2000)11101119211994094220962
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^rd^-95^th^{Congresses, information on referral to Senate committees of House passed}

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 64. Foreign Relations, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)3623NA23101NA101160NA160
94^th (1975-1976)5283NA83122NA122257NA257
95^th (1977-1978)4632NA32681NA681759NA759
96^th (1979-1980)6452176965168118133214
97^th (1981-1982)5935215688119918232214
98^th (1983-1984)63491867106811421826244
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}99^th (1985-1986)59561571137914625224276
^g/w100^th (1987-1988)515825831381415224739286
^s^.or^st
^le^ak101 (1989-1990)485721781221513722736263
102^nd (1991-1992)78552984140914927338311
^://wiki103^rd (1993-1994)4122022888961518159
^h^ttp^th
104 (1995-1996)294084838114910719126
105^th (1997-1998)4244327668158315447201
106^th (1999-2000)60512374961811420741248
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^rd^-95^th^{Congresses, information on referral to Senate committees of House passed}

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 65. Governmental Affairs, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)45NA5179NA179188NA188
94^th (1975-1976)62NA2186NA186194NA194
95^th (1977-1978)198NA8253NA253280NA280
96^th (1979-1980)265052903532532135356
97^th (1981-1982)184042282124925021271
98^th (1983-1984)159091962822422028248
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}99^th (1985-1986)81011991521420815223
^g/w100^th (1987-1988)53141753020518331214
^s^.or^st
^le^ak101 (1989-1990)53141933122420132233
102^nd (1991-1992)23031893422319434228
^://wiki103^rd (1993-1994)14041974924620249251
^h^ttp^th
104 (1995-1996)50331442316714926175
105^th (1997-1998)5122141444218616144205
106^th (1999-2000)67291707624618378261
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^rd^-95^th^{Congresses, information on referral to Senate committees of House passed}
^{The Committee on Government Operations was renamed Governmental Affairs at the beginning of the 95}^t^h^Congress.^{Under S. RES. 4, 95}^t^h^Congress,^Committee^Sys^tem
^Amendments^,^adopted^February^4,^1977,^the^committee^incorporated^the^jurisdiction^of^the^Committees^on^the^District^of^Columbia^{, and Post Office and Civil Service.}

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 66. District of Columbia, 93^rd-94^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)00NA034NA3434NA34
94^th (1975-1976)13NA312NA1216NA16
^Legis^{lative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. In the 93}^r^d^-95^th^Congresses,^information^on^referral^to^Senate^committees^of^House^passed
^The^Committee^on^Government^Operations^was^renamed^Governmental^Affai^{rs at the beginning of the 95}^t^h^Congress.^{Under S. RES. 4, 95}^t^h^Congress,^Committee^System
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}^Amendments^,^adopted^February^4,^1977,^th^{e committee incorporated the jurisdiction of the Committees the District of Columbia, and Post Office and Civil Service. Activity}
^g/w
^s^.or
^le^ak
Measures Referred to Committees:
^://wikiTable 67. Post Office and Civil Service, 93^rd-94^th Congresses
^h^ttp
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)110NA0120NA120131NA131
94^th (1975-1976)31NA1108NA108112NA112
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^r^d^-95^th^Congresses,^information^on^referral^to^Sen^{ate committees of House passed}
^The^Committee^on^Government^Operations^was^re^{named Governmental Affairs at the beginning of the 95}^t^h^Congress.^{Under S. RES. 4, 95}^t^h^Congress,^Committee^System
^Amendments^,^adopted^February^4,^1977,^the^committee^incorporated^the^jurisdiction^of^the^Committees^the^District^of^Columbia,^and^Post^Office^and^Civil^Service.^Activity

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Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 68. Indian Affairs, 95^th-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
95^th (1977-197820NA079NA7981NA81
96^th (1979-1980)30003883841849
97^th (1981-1982)5000411541461561
98^th (1983-1984)20006306365065
99^th (1985-1986)2011431154451257
100^th (1987-1988)3112611576651681
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}101^st (1989-1990)10006377064771
^g/w102^nd (1991-1992)01016456965570
^s^.or^rd
^le^ak103 (1993-1994)00005185951859
104^th (1995-1996)00003954439544
^://wiki105^th (1997-1998)00004675346753
^h^ttp^th
106 (1999-2000)01017087871879
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^{database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. In the 93}^r^d^-95^th^Congresses,^information^on^referral^to^Senate^committees^of^House^passed
^{The Committee on the Indian Affairs did not exist before the 95}^th^Congress.

CRS-79
Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 69. Select Committee on Intelligence, 95^th-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
95^th (1977-1978)00NA03NA33NA3
96^th (1979-1980)0000000000
97^th (1981-1982)50000555510
98^th (1983-1984)201109921012
99^th (1985-1986)2000022224
100^th (1987-1988)300019104913
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}101^st (1989-1990)1000088189
^g/w102^nd (1991-1992)00002141621416
^s^.or^rd
^le^ak103 (1993-1994)0000178178
104^th (1995-1996)0000145145
^://wiki105^th (1997-1998)0000246246
^h^ttp^th
106 (1999-2000)0000044044
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^{database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. In the 93}^r^d^-95^th^Congresses,^information^on^referral^to^Senate^committees^of^House^passed
^{The Select Committee on Intelligence did not exist before the 95}^th^Congress.

CRS-80
Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 70. Judiciary, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)611NA11491NA491508NA508
94^th (1975-1976)1616NA16154NA154186NA186
95^th (1977-1978)147NA7369NA369390NA390
96^th (1979-1980)27121133823641842137458
97^th (1981-1982)48163195165757358060640
98^th (1983-1984)39112135917466564176717
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}99^th (1985-1986)21157226398872767595770
^g/w100^th (1987-1988)136395669566158598683
^s^.or^st
^le^ak101 (1989-1990)1692116084064863342675
102^nd (1991-1992)10152175288461255386639
^://wiki103^rd (1993-1994)124044114145242741468
^h^ttp^th
104 (1995-1996)383252102723725129280
105^th (1997-1998)57106163535040342056476
106^th (1999-2000)781421354114045150361564
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^rd^-95^th^{Congresses, information on referral to Senate committees of House passed}

CRS-81
Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 71. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)25NA5374NA374381NA381
94^th (1975-1976)116NA6322NA322339NA339
95^th (1977-1978)66NA6333NA333345NA345
96^th (1979-1980)93251241614013618154
97^th (1981-1982)08210220922922811239
98^th (1983-1984)165052762530129725322
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}99^th (1985-1986)11123152451926426822290
^g/w100^th (1987-1988)4122142721428628816304
^s^.or^st
^le^ak101 (1989-1990)492113401835835320373
102^nd (1991-1992)53032282024823620256
^://wiki103^rd (1993-1994)104042541226626812280
^h^ttp^th
104 (1995-1996)2213191920019510205
105^th (1997-1998)114262811729829619315
106^th (1999-2000)3610163491636535826384
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^rd^-95^th^{Congresses, information on referral to Senate committees of House passed}

CRS-82
Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 72. Rules and Administration, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)14024NA2467NA67231NA231
94^th (1975-1976)15221NA2145NA45218NA218
95^th (1977-1978)12510NA1040NA40175NA175
96^th (1979-1980)1131112235376017719196
97^th (1981-1982)90347444481378145
98^th (1983-1984)85102124585314010150
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}99^th (1985-1986)889514414451389147
^g/w100^th (1987-1988)140109194475119416210
^s^.or^st
^le^ak101 (1989-1990)531210226546913014144
102^nd (1991-1992)5510212505551157122
^://wiki103^rd (1993-1994)56404433461033106
^h^ttp^th
104 (1995-1996)26961538644731285
105^th (1997-1998)297184324579382
106^th (1999-2000)323131643346781694
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^rd^-95^th^{Congresses, information on referral to Senate committees of House passed}

CRS-83
Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 73. Select Committee on Small Business, 95^th-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
95^th (1977-1978)30NA02NA25NA5
96^th (1979-1980)60002222428230
97^th (1981-1982)20001901921021
98^th (1983-1984)10002823029231
99^th (1985-1986)4000911013114
100^th (1987-1988)11231501517219
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}101^st (1989-1990)10001101112012
^g/w102^nd (1991-1992)12021742120424
^s^.or^rd
^le^ak103 (1993-1994)00001742117421
104^th (1995-1996)0000909909
^://wiki105^th (1997-1998)00001321513215
^h^ttp^th
106 (1999-2000)0000201333201333
^Legislative^Information^S^{ystem (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. In the 95}^t^h^Congresses,^information^on^referral^to^Senate^committees^of^House^passed^measures
^{The Committee on Small Business did not exist before the 95}^th^Congress.

CRS-84
Measures Referred to Committees:
Table 74. Veterans’ Affairs, 93^rd-106^th Congresses
SimpleConcurrent ResolutionsBills and Joint ResolutionsTotals
Congress andResolutions
(Years) Senate Senate House Total Senate House Total Senate House Grand
Total
93^rd (1973-1974)31NA196NA96100NA100
94^th (1975-1976)00NA084NA8484NA84
95^th (1977-1978)30NA036NA3639NA39
96^th (1979-1980)20007057572577
97^th (1981-1982)511210351081096115
98^th (1983-1984)4101711081761086
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL31075}99^th (1985-1986)3101741185781189
^g/w100^th (1987-1988)2123991311210215117
^s^.or^st
^le^ak101 (1989-1990)110193251189525120
102^nd (1991-1992)00001091912810919128
^://wiki103^rd (1993-1994)0000741993741993
^h^ttp^th
104 (1995-1996)1000481462491463
105^th (1997-1998)1000491362501363
106^th (1999-2000)12025175854761
^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{In the 93}^rd^-95^th^{Congresses, information on referral to Senate committees of House passed}

Action on Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions
by Senate Committee
Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 75. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
93^rd-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
TotaReportedEnacted into Law
Congress and (Years)l
PercentPercent
of of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)1722112.21%105.81%

94^th (1975-1976)1933317.10%147.25%

95^th (1977-1978)2333213.73%2410.30%

96^th (1979-1980)1512415.89%117.28%

97^th (1981-1982)1351611.85%32.22%

98^th (1983-1984)1591811.32%53.14%

99^th (1985-1986)159148.81%21.26%

100^th (1987-1988)1681911.31%52.98%

101^st (1989-1990)1681911.31%52.98%

102^nd (1991-1992)182137.14%21.10%

103^rd (1993-1994)1013332.67%3130.69%

104^th (1995-1996)8533.53%11.18%

105^th (1997-1998)7867.69%33.85%

106^th (1999-2000)1451711.72%42.76%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^S^y^stem^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 76. Appropriations
93^rd-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReported^{Enacted into Law}
(Years)^{Percent of}Percent of
^Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)300.00%00.00%

94^th (1975-1976)9111.11%111.11%

95^th (1977-1978)7228.57%114.29%

96^th (1979-1980)10220.00%00.00%

97^th (1981-1982)151280.00%00.00%

98^th (1983-1984)181161.11%00.00%

99^th (1985-1986)21419.05%00.00%

100^th (1987-1988)17423.53%00.00%

101^st (1989-1990)15320.00%00.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)11754.27%00.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)15213.33%00.00%

104^th (1995-1996)15746.67%00.00%

105^th (1997-1998)322990.63%00.00%

106^th (1999-2000)252080.00%00.00%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^Sys^t^em^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 77. Armed Services
93^rd-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)300.00%00.00%

94^th (1975-1976)9111.11%111.11%

95^th (1977-1978)7228.57%114.29%

96^th (1979-1980)841517.86%1113.10%

97^th (1981-1982)1031716.50%43.88%

98^th (1983-1984)771316.88%45.19%

99^th (1985-1986)1021514.71%54.90%

100^th (1987-1988)641625.00%00.00%

101^st (1989-1990)1143530.70%10.88%

102^nd (1991-1992)1284132.03%10.78%

103^rd (1993-1994)751621.33%22.67%

104^th (1995-1996)691318.84%11.45%

105^th (1997-1998)701014.29%11.43%

106^th (1999-2000)791316.46%22.53%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^Sys^t^em^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 78. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
93^rd-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReported^{Enacted into Law}
(Years)^{Percent of}Percent of
^Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)301289.30%144.65%

94^th (1975-1976)2142310.75%94.21%

95^th (1977-1978)184137.07%73.80%

96^th (1979-1980)1693520.71%148.28%

97^th (1981-1982)160159.38%42.50%

98^th (1983-1984)1501812.00%42.67%

99^th (1985-1986)1652816.97%84.85%

100^th (1987-1988)1191512.61%21.68%

101^st (1989-1990)1541912.34%42.60%

102^nd (1991-1992)1691810.65%63.55%

103^rd (1993-1994)1282116.41%32.34%

104^th (1995-1996)821012.20%11.22%

105^th (1997-1998)791417.72%810.13%

106^th (1999-2000)1111513.51%21.80%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^Sys^t^em^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 79. Budget
95^th-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReported^{Enacted into Law}
(Years)
Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

95^th (1977-1978)500.00%00.00%

96^th (1979-1980)25312.00%00.00%

97^th (1981-1982)34411.76%00.00%

98^th (1983-1984)20210.00%00.00%

99^th (1985-1986)25416.00%14.00%

100^th (1987-1988)28310.71%00.00%

101^st (1989-1990)401332.50%00.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)13153.82%00.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)3139.68%00.00%

104^th (1995-1996)30620.00%26.67%

105^th (1997-1998)28310.71%00.00%

106^th (1999-2000)31412.90%00.00%

^Sour^c^e:^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Note:^{The committee on the Budget did not exist before the 94}^th^Congress.

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee;
Table 80. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
93^rd-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)^{Percent of}Percent of
^Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)437286.41%255.72%

94^th (1975-1976)3977017.63%266.55%

95^th (1977-1978)2844114.44%175.99%

96^th (1979-1980)1966332.14%3316.84%

97^th (1981-1982)1575937.58%1710.83%

98^th (1983-1984)1897037.04%2211.64%

99^th (1985-1986)1935528.50%168.29%

100^th (1987-1988)2104923.33%94.29%

101^st (1989-1990)2106430.48%115.24%

102^nd (1991-1992)1945327.32%94.64%

103^rd (1993-1994)1624427.16%42.47%

104^th (1995-1996)1273124.41%43.15%

105^th (1997-1998)1804022.22%84.44%

^Source:^Legis^l^ative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 81. Energy and Natural Resources
96^th-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent of^{Percent of}
Referred^Referred

96^th (1979-1980)3656417.53%236.30%

97^th (1981-1982)2536425.30%3212.65%

98^th (1983-1984)2627026.72%3111.83%

99^th (1985-1986)2216228.05%2712.22%

100^th (1987-1988)2799132.62%3913.98%

101^st (1989-1990)2728531.25%3312.13%

102^nd (1991-1992)2887927.43%237.99%

103^rd (1993-1994)2258437.33%2511.11%

104^th (1995-1996)2539537.55%72.77%

105^th (1997-1998)2466827.64%3614.63%

106^th (1999-2000)33815144.67%6619.53%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^[http://w^w^{w.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Note:^The^Committee^on^Energy^and^Natural^Resources^was^c^{reated at the beginning of the 95}^t^h^t^h
^Congress.^{Under S. RES. 4, 95}^Congress,^Committee^System^{Reorganization}^Amendments^,^adopted
^February^4,^1977,^the^new^committee^incorpora^{ted the jurisdiction of the Committee on Interior and}
^Insular^Affairs.^{Activity data of the two committees may not be directly comparable because the}
^{newer committee has broader jurisdictional responsibility.}
Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 82. Interior and Insular Affairs
93^rd-95^th Congresses
Congress andSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
(Years)
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)5306612.45%427.92%

94^th (1975-1976)52810319.51%438.14%

95^th (1977-1978)3937.69%25.13%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Note:^The^Committee^on^Energy^and^Natural^Resources^was^created^at^the^{beginning of the 95}^t^h^t^h
^Congress.^{Under S. Res. 4, 95}^Congress,^Committee^System^Reo^{rganization Amendments}^{, adopted}
^February^4,^1977,^the^new^committe^{e incorporated the jurisdiction of the Committee on Interior and}
^Insular^Affairs.^{Activity data of the two committees may not be directly comparable because the}
^{newer committee has broader jurisdictional responsibility.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 83. Environment and Public Works
96^th-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReported^{Enacted into Law}
(Years)^{Percent of}Percent of
^Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)2304720.43%2912.61%

97^th (1981-1982)2003819.00%115.50%

98^th (1983-1984)2265223.01%187.96%

99^th (1985-1986)1904322.63%84.21%

100^th (1987-1988)2104019.05%188.57%

101^st (1989-1990)2234319.28%135.83%

102^nd (1991-1992)2082512.02%41.92%

103^rd (1993-1994)1873217.11%63.21%

104^th (1995-1996)1612918.01%95.59%

105^th (1997-1998)1705230.59%148.24%

106^th (1999-2000)1644024.39%1911.59%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^datab^a^se,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Note:^The^Committee^on^Environment^and^P^{ublic Works was created at the beginning of the 95}^t^h^t^h
^Congress.^{Under S. Res. 4, 95}^Congress^,^C^ommittee^System^{Reorganization}^Amendments^,^adopted
^February^4,^1977,^the^{new committee incorporated the jurisdiction of the Committee on Public Works.}
^Activity^data^of^the^two^committees^may^not^{be directly comparable because the newer committee has}
^{broader jurisdictional responsibility.}
Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 84. Public Works
93^rd-95^th Congresses
Senate Measures Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)1702917.06%1911.18%

94^th (1975-1976)1932512.95%136.74%

95^th (1977-1978)2193616.44%125.48%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^Syste^{m (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Note:^The^Committee^on^Environment^and^Public^Works^{was created at the beginning of the 95}^t^h^t^h
^Congress.^{Under S. Res. 4, 95}^Congress,^C^{ommittee System Reorganization Amendments}^{, adopted}
^Febr^{uary 4, 1977, the new committee incorporated the jurisdiction of the Committee on Public Works.}
^Activity^data^of^the^two^commi^{ttees may not be directly comparable because the newer committee has}
^{broader jurisdictional responsibility.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 85. Finance
93^rd-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalsReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)51500.00%00.00%

94^th (1975-1976)59050.85%10.17%

95^th (1977-1978)59250.84%00.00%

96^th (1979-1980)65271.07%00.00%

97^th (1981-1982)71291.26%00.00%

98^th (1983-1984)68981.16%00.00%

99^th (1985-1986)655111.68%00.00%

100^th (1987-1988)676111.63%00.00%

101^st (1989-1990)78491.15%20.26%

102^nd (1991-1992)916222.40%00.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)604132.15%10.17%

104^th (1995-1996)45591.98%00.00%

105^th (1997-1998)169105.92%10.59%

106^th (1999-2000)921151.63%00.00%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^Sys^t^em^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 86. Foreign Relations
93^rd-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)1011716.83%1312.87%

94^th (1975-1976)1221613.11%86.56%

95^th (1977-1978)681152.20%30.44%

96^th (1979-1980)652335.38%69.23%

97^th (1981-1982)882528.41%89.09%

98^th (1983-1984)1062826.42%1716.04%

99^th (1985-1986)1373525.55%118.03%

100^th (1987-1988)1382820.29%42.90%

101^st (1989-1990)1222722.13%54.10%

102^nd (1991-1992)1402014.29%32.14%

103^rd (1993-1994)881213.64%44.55%

104^th (1995-1996)38923.68%12.63%

105^th (1997-1998)681217.65%57.35%

106^th (1999-2000)961919.79%22.08%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^Sys^t^em^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 87. Governmental Affairs
93^rd-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReported^{Enacted into Law}
(Years)^{Percent of}Percent of
^Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)179116.15%73.91%

94^th (1975-1976)1862111.29%73.76%

95^th (1977-1978)2533614.23%187.11%

96^th (1979-1980)2903712.76%93.10%

97^th (1981-1982)2283314.47%125.26%

98^th (1983-1984)1962814.29%84.08%

99^th (1985-1986)1993216.08%63.02%

100^th (1987-1988)1752816.00%84.57%

101^st (1989-1990)1933417.62%73.63%

102^nd (1991-1992)1892714.29%63.17%

103^rd (1993-1994)1973417.26%52.54%

104^th (1995-1996)1442618.06%64.17%

105^th (1997-1998)1442215.28%74.86%

106^th (1999-2000)1703118.24%127.06%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^Sys^t^em^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Note:^The^Comm^{ittee on Government Operations was renamed Governmental Affairs at the beginning}^th^t^h
^{of the 95}^Congress.^{Under S. Res. 4, 95}^Congress,^Committee^System^{Reorganization}^Amendment^s^,
^adopted^February^4,^1977,^the^committee^incorporated^the^jurisdiction^of^the^{Committees on the District}
^of^Columbia,^and^Post^Office^and^Civ^{il Service. Activity data of the newer committee and the two}
^predecessor^committees^may^not^be^directly^comparable^because^the^newer^committee^h^{as broader}
^{jurisdictional responsibility.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 88. District of Columbia
93^rd-94^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)34411.76%25.88%

94^th (1975-1976)1200.00%00.00%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^[http://w^w^{w.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Note:^The^Committee^on^Government^Op^{erations was renamed Governmental Affairs at the beginning}^th^th
^of^the⁹⁵^Congress.^{Under S. Res. 4, 95}^Congress,^Committee^System^{Reorganization}^Amendments^,
^adopted^February^4,¹⁹^{77, the committee incorporated the jurisdiction of the Committees on the District}
^of^Columbia,^and^Post^Office^and^Civil^Service.^{Activity data of the newer committee and the two}
^predecess^{or committees may not be directly comparable because the newer committee has broader}
^{jurisdictional responsibility.}
Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 89. Post Office and Civil Service
93^rd-94^th Congresses
Congress andSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
(Years)
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)1201310.83%65.00%

94^th (1975-1976)10865.56%21.85%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/}^]^.^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Note:^The^Committee^on^Government^Operations^was^renamed^Governmental^{Affairs at the beginning}^th^t^h
^of^the⁹⁵^Congress.^{Under S. Res. 4, 95}^Con^gress,^{Committee System Reorganization Amendments}^,
^adopted^February⁴^{, 1977, the committee incorporated the jurisdiction of the Committees on the District}
^of^Columbia,^and^Post^Office^and^Civil^Service.^{Activity data of the newer committee and the two}
^predecessor^committees^may^not^be^directly^com^{parable because the newer committee has broader}
^{jurisdictional responsibility.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 90. Indian Affairs
96^th-106^th Congresses
Congress andSenate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
(Years)
TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)382360.53%1642.11%

97^th (1981-1982)412253.66%717.07%

98^th (1983-1984)632641.27%1828.57%

99^th (1985-1986)431841.86%818.60%

100^th (1987-1988)612845.90%1016.39%

101^st (1989-1990)633047.62%914.29%

102^nd (1991-1992)643757.81%710.94%

103^rd (1993-1994)512854.90%815.69%

104^th (1995-1996)391948.72%717.95%

105^th (1997-1998)461123.91%510.87%

106^th (1999-2000)703448.57%1420.00%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Note:^{The Committee on Indian Affairs did not exist before the 95}^th^Congress.

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 91. Select Committee on Intelligence
95^th-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReported^{Enacted into Law}
(Years)
Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

95^th (1977-1978)3266.67%133.33%

96^th (1979-1980)000.00%00.00%

97^th (1981-1982)5480.00%00.00%

98^th (1983-1984)9333.33%00.00%

99^th (1985-1986)22100.00%00.00%

100^th (1987-1988)9333.33%00.00%

101^st (1989-1990)8112.50%00.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)9333.33%00.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)14535.71%00.00%

104^th (1995-1996)7342.86%00.00%

105^th (1997-1998)44100.00%125.00%

106^th (1999-2000)44100.00%00.00%

^Sour^c^e:^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Note:^{The Select Committee on Intelligence did not exist before the 95}^th^Congress.

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 92. Judiciary
93^rd-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)4915110.39%244.89%

94^th (1975-1976)1547045.45%2214.29%

95^th (1977-1978)3696116.53%246.50%

96^th (1979-1980)38211229.32%359.16%

97^th (1981-1982)51615129.26%5510.66%

98^th (1983-1984)59124040.61%11018.61%

99^th (1985-1986)63927242.57%15424.10%

100^th (1987-1988)56623240.99%14625.80%

101^st (1989-1990)60826743.91%12720.89%

102^nd (1991-1992)52817733.52%7414.02%

103^rd (1993-1994)41111127.01%4911.92%

104^th (1995-1996)2104521.43%146.67%

105^th (1997-1998)3535014.16%298.22%

106^th (1999-2000)4117017.03%276.57%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^Sys^t^em^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 93. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
93^rd-106^th Congresses
^{Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred}
^{Congress and (Years)}^Total^Reported^{Enacted into Law}
Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)3744211.23%236.15%

94^th (1975-1976)3223811.80%92.80%

95^th (1977-1978)3334418.82%157.58%

96^th (1979-1980)1242923.39%129.68%

97^th (1981-1982)2203616.36%62.73%

98^th (1983-1984)2764014.49%145.07%

99^th (1985-1986)2454518.37%166.53%

100^th (1987-1988)2724918.01%82.94%

101^st (1989-1990)3406619.41%164.71%

102^nd (1991-1992)2284620.18%146.14%

103^rd (1993-1994)2543814.96%103.94%

104^th (1995-1996)1912412.57%42.09%

105^th (1997-1998)281176.05%72.49%

106^th (1999-2000)349195.44%102.87%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Not^e^:^The^Committee^on^Health^Education,^Labor^and^Pensions^was^called^Labor^and^Human^th
^{Resources before the 105}^Congress.

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 94. Rules and Administration
93^rd-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)671826.87%710.45%

94^th (1975-1976)451328.89%1124.44%

95^th (1977-1978)401640.00%1025.00%

96^th (1979-1980)531935.85%1324.53%

97^th (1981-1982)441125.00%613.64%

98^th (1983-1984)45613.33%48.89%

99^th (1985-1986)411536.59%614.63%

100^th (1987-1988)441125.00%36.82%

101^st (1989-1990)652436.92%1015.38%

102^nd (1991-1992)501326.00%12.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)431739.53%818.60%

104^th (1995-1996)38513.16%25.26%

105^th (1997-1998)4324.65%00.00%

106^th (1999-2000)43613.95%36.98%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^Sys^t^em^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 95. Select Committee on Small Business
95^th-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

95^th (1977-1978)36616.67%00.00%

96^th (1979-1980)22522.73%14.55%

97^th (1981-1982)19421.05%15.26%

98^th (1983-1984)281035.71%517.86%

99^th (1985-1986)9222.22%00.00%

100^th (1987-1988)15426.67%00.00%

101^st (1989-1990)1119.09%00.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)17211.76%15.88%

103^rd (1993-1994)17529.41%317.65%

104^th (1995-1996)9333.33%111.11%

105^th (1997-1998)1317.69%17.69%

106^th (1999-2000)20840.00%315.00%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
^Note:^{The Select Committee on Small Business did not exist before the 95}^th^Congress.

Action on Senate Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 96. Veterans’ Affairs
93^rd-106^th Congresses
Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

93^rd (1973-1974)961010.42%44.17%

94^th (1975-1976)8478.33%22.38%

95^th (1977-1978)36616.67%00.00%

96^th (1979-1980)70912.86%11.43%

97^th (1981-1982)10376.80%21.94%

98^th (1983-1984)7179.86%11.41%

99^th (1985-1986)7468.11%00.00%

100^th (1987-1988)991010.10%33.03%

101^st (1989-1990)9366.45%00.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)1092018.35%43.67%

103^rd (1993-1994)742331.08%45.41%

104^th (1995-1996)48510.42%24.17%

105^th (1997-1998)491224.49%48.16%

106^th (1999-2000)51713.73%11.96%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^Sys^t^em^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on House Bills and Joint Resolutions
by Senate Committee
Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 97. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)1111100.00%11100.00%

97^th (1981-1982)141285.71%1178.57%

98^th (1983-1984)262180.77%1973.08%

99^th (1985-1986)14642.86%535.71%

100^th (1987-1988)261453.85%1453.85%

101^st (1989-1990)16956.25%850.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)12866.67%541.67%

103^rd (1993-1994)9222.22%222.22%

104^th (1995-1996)8450.00%450.00%

105^th (1997-1998)6233.33%233.33%

106^th (1999-2000)3133.33%133.33%

^Source:^Legislative^Informati^oⁿ^System^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 98. Appropriations
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)000.00%00.00%

97^th (1981-1982)242291.67%1875.00%

98^th (1983-1984)272696.30%1970.37%

99^th (1985-1986)322990.63%1443.75%

100^th (1987-1988)272696.30%1555.56%

101^st (1989-1990)282692.86%2485.71%

102^nd (1991-1992)312890.32%2787.10%

103^rd (1993-1994)313096.77%3096.77%

104^th (1995-1996)242187.50%1354.17%

105^th (1997-1998)22100.00%2100.00%

106^th (1999-2000)9777.78%666.67%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^System^(LIS)^database,^at^[http:/^/^{www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 99. Armed Services
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)403587.50%2767.50%

97^th (1981-1982)242291.67%1875.00%

98^th (1983-1984)272696.30%1970.37%

99^th (1985-1986)322990.63%1443.75%

100^th (1987-1988)272696.30%1555.56%

101^st (1989-1990)282692.86%2485.71%

102^nd (1991-1992)312890.32%2787.10%

103^rd (1993-1994)313096.77%3096.77%

104^th (1995-1996)242187.50%1354.17%

105^th (1997-1998)22100.00%2100.00%

106^th (1999-2000)9777.78%666.67%

^Source:^Legislative^Information^Syst^e^m^(LIS)^database,^at^{[http://www.congress.gov/].}^{All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 100. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)10660.00%550.00%

97^th (1981-1982)10550.00%330.00%

98^th (1983-1984)17741.18%423.53%

99^th (1985-1986)15853.33%746.67%

100^th (1987-1988)12975.00%758.33%

101^st (1989-1990)15640.00%533.33%

102^nd (1991-1992)1550.00%40.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)18422.22%422.22%

104^th (1995-1996)8225.00%112.50%

105^th (1997-1998)11436.36%218.18%

106^th (1999-2000)99100.00%9100.00%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 101. Budget
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)22100.00%2100.00%

97^th (1981-1982)11100.00%1100.00%

98^th (1983-1984)100.00%00.00%

99^th (1985-1986)000.00%00.00%

100^th (1987-1988)100.00%00.00%

101^st (1989-1990)200.00%00.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)100.00%00.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)600.00%00.00%

104^th (1995-1996)400.00%00.00%

105^th (1997-1998)100.00%00.00%

106^th (1999-2000)000.00%00.00%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 102. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
96th-106^th Congresses
Congress andHouse Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
(Years)TotalReportedEnacted into Law
Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)292586.21%2275.86%

97^th (1981-1982)19947.37%947.37%

98^th (1983-1984)322062.50%1546.88%

99^th (1985-1986)211047.62%733.33%

100^th (1987-1988)321546.88%1031.25%

101^st (1989-1990)441943.18%1125.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)441943.18%1125.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)501938.00%1326.00%

104^th (1995-1996)24833.33%729.17%

105^th (1997-1998)241041.67%1041.67%

106^th (1999-2000)361130.56%719.44%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 103. Energy and Natural Resources
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)403690.00%3177.50%

97^th (1981-1982)432353.49%2148.84%

98^th (1983-1984)472553.19%2144.68%

99^th (1985-1986)724156.94%3751.39%

100^th (1987-1988)997070.71%6363.64%

101^st (1989-1990)825060.98%3846.34%

102^nd (1991-1992)775166.23%2633.77%

103^rd (1993-1994)492959.18%1836.73%

104^th (1995-1996)492551.02%612.24%

105^th (1997-1998)523669.23%3261.54%

106^th (1999-2000)745472.97%4560.81%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 104. Environment and Public Works
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)
Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)423378.57%3071.43%

97^th (1981-1982)201470.00%1470.00%

98^th (1983-1984)432558.14%2251.16%

99^th (1985-1986)351337.14%1234.29%

100^th (1987-1988)282278.57%1967.86%

101^st (1989-1990)332266.67%2163.64%

102^nd (1991-1992)321650.00%1650.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)542648.15%2240.74%

104^th (1995-1996)483470.83%3164.58%

105^th (1997-1998)321340.63%1237.50%

106^th (1999-2000)512752.94%2752.94%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 105. Finance
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)593050.85%3050.85%

97^th (1981-1982)201575.00%1155.00%

98^th (1983-1984)231147.83%834.78%

99^th (1985-1986)13861.54%646.15%

100^th (1987-1988)9555.56%555.56%

101^st (1989-1990)7342.86%342.86%

102^nd (1991-1992)451226.67%715.56%

103^rd (1993-1994)3133.33%133.33%

104^th (1995-1996)211780.95%1466.67%

105^th (1997-1998)13538.46%323.08%

106^th (1999-2000)19736.84%210.53%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 106. Foreign Relations
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)161487.50%1487.50%

97^th (1981-1982)11436.36%436.36%

98^th (1983-1984)8675.00%225.00%

99^th (1985-1986)9555.56%333.33%

100^th (1987-1988)14642.86%642.86%

101^st (1989-1990)15426.67%426.67%

102^nd (1991-1992)9555.56%444.44%

103^rd (1993-1994)8337.50%337.50%

104^th (1995-1996)11763.64%327.27%

105^th (1997-1998)15533.33%320.00%

106^th (1999-2000)181161.11%1161.11%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 107. Governmental Affairs
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)352468.57%2571.43%

97^th (1981-1982)21150.00%130.00%

98^th (1983-1984)281139.29%27.14%

99^th (1985-1986)1515100.00%1493.33%

100^th (1987-1988)301550.00%1343.33%

101^st (1989-1990)311651.61%1341.94%

102^nd (1991-1992)342161.76%1852.94%

103^rd (1993-1994)493061.22%2755.10%

104^th (1995-1996)23939.13%730.43%

105^th (1997-1998)423071.43%1638.10%

106^th (1999-2000)765876.32%5572.37%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 108. Select Committee on Indian Affairs
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

97^th (1981-1982)412253.66%717.07%

98^th (1983-1984)632641.27%1828.57%

99^th (1985-1986)431841.86%818.60%

100^th (1987-1988)612845.90%1016.39%

101^st (1989-1990)633047.62%914.29%

102^nd (1991-1992)643757.81%710.94%

103^rd (1993-1994)512854.90%815.69%

104^th (1995-1996)391948.72%717.95%

105^th (1997-1998)461123.91%510.87%

106^th (1999-2000)703448.57%1420.00%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 109. Select Committee on Intelligence
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)3266.67%133.33%

97^th (1981-1982)5480.00%00.00%

98^th (1983-1984)9333.33%00.00%

99^th (1985-1986)22100.00%00.00%

100^th (1987-1988)9333.33%00.00%

101^st (1989-1990)8112.50%00.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)9333.33%00.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)14535.71%00.00%

104^th (1995-1996)7342.86%00.00%

105^th (1997-1998)44100.00%125.00%

106^th (1999-2000)44100.00%00.00%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 110. Judiciary
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)361541.67%2775.00%

97^th (1981-1982)574884.21%4070.18%

98^th (1983-1984)744662.16%4358.11%

99^th (1985-1986)885663.64%5461.36%

100^th (1987-1988)955052.63%5962.11%

101^st (1989-1990)40480.00%440.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)845363.10%5059.52%

103^rd (1993-1994)411741.46%1639.02%

104^th (1995-1996)271037.04%622.22%

105^th (1997-1998)501938.00%1224.00%

106^th (1999-2000)402665.00%2152.50%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 111. Health Education, Labor and Pensions,
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)161275.00%850.00%

97^th (1981-1982)9222.22%222.22%

98^th (1983-1984)25936.00%624.00%

99^th (1985-1986)19842.11%526.32%

100^th (1987-1988)14964.29%750.00%

101^st (1989-1990)18150.00%120.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)201155.00%945.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)12541.67%18.33%

104^th (1995-1996)9555.56%222.22%

105^th (1997-1998)171164.71%952.94%

106^th (1999-2000)1616.25%16.25%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 112. Rules and Administration
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)7457.14%457.14%

97^th (1981-1982)4375.00%250.00%

98^th (1983-1984)8787.50%562.50%

99^th (1985-1986)4375.00%375.00%

100^th (1987-1988)7228.57%114.29%

101^st (1989-1990)4250.00%250.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)5480.00%360.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)33100.00%266.67%

104^th (1995-1996)6583.33%583.33%

105^th (1997-1998)200.00%00.00%

106^th (1999-2000)3266.67%266.67%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}
Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 113. Select Committee on Small Business
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)22100.00%150.00%

97^th (1981-1982)000.00%00.00%

98^th (1983-1984)22100.00%150.00%

99^th (1985-1986)100.00%00.00%

100^th (1987-1988)000.00%00.00%

101^st (1989-1990)000.00%00.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)4375.00%250.00%

103^rd (1993-1994)400.00%00.00%

104^th (1995-1996)000.00%00.00%

105^th (1997-1998)22100.00%00.00%

106^th (1999-2000)13538.46%323.08%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}

Action on House Measures Referred to Committee:
Table 114. Veterans’ Affairs
96^th-106^th Congresses
House Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred
Congress andTotalReportedEnacted into Law
(Years)
Percent ofPercent of
Referred Referred

96^th (1979-1980)5120.00%120.00%

97^th (1981-1982)500.00%00.00%

98^th (1983-1984)10440.00%440.00%

99^th (1985-1986)11218.18%00.00%

100^th (1987-1988)13323.08%323.08%

101^st (1989-1990)25312.00%312.00%

102^nd (1991-1992)191052.63%947.37%

103^rd (1993-1994)19631.58%631.58%

104^th (1995-1996)14428.57%428.57%

105^th (1997-1998)13323.08%323.08%

106^th (1999-2000)7571.43%571.43%

^Source:^{Legislative Information System (LIS) database, at [http://www.congress.gov/]. All private}
^{measures are excluded.}