<?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>Tuesday, May 8, 2018</date>
<intro_text>Mr. Rob Portman, from the State of Ohio, called the Senate to
order at  2:30 p.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Portman 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 yesterday, 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 yesterday,
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 yesterday,
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section>
<section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Tuesday, May  8)</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> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 5/9/2018.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 5/9/2018.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>Under the authority of the order of today, at  6:38 p.m, 
the Presiding Officer (Mr. Daines in the chair) declared the 
Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow
.</content>
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>