<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity>
<congress>115</congress>
<session>2</session>
<title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title>
<date>Monday, May 7, 2018</date>
<intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at  3 p
.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore led the
Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United 
States of America.</intro_text>  

<section type="journal">
<section_title>The Journal</section_title>
<content>Pursuant to the order of Thursday, May 3, 2018,  the Journal of 
the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date. </content>

</section>
<section type="procedures_dispensed_with">
<section_title>Certain Procedures Dispensed With</section_title>
<content>Pursuant to the order of Thursday, May 3, 2018, 
the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition 
of the two leaders being reserved.</content>
</section>
<section type="morning_business">
<section_title>Transaction of Morning Business</section_title>
<content>Pursuant to the order of Thursday, May 3, 2018, 
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section>
<section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Monday, May  7)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>S. 1732</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Whitehouse</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to 
promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for 
adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>

<amendment>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 2241</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Whitehouse</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To improve the bill.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S. 1732</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 2241 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Whitehouse.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 2241 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
</amendment>
</document>
</section>
<section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Monday, May  7)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1411</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Kurt D. Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 31. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 86</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>Under the authority of the order of today, at  6:24 p.m, 
the Presiding Officer (Mr. Lankford in the chair) declared the 
Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  2:30 p.m. 
tomorrow.</content>
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>