<?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, June 5, 2018</date>
<intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a
.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 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="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Tuesday, June  5)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 2333</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Knight</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
to increase the amount of leverage made available to small business 
investment companies.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by 
Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 4743</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Chabot</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the Small Business Act to strengthen the 
Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, 
and for other purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.Con.Res. 113</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Hoyer</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 532</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Wyden</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution designating the week of June 4 through
June 10, 2018, as "Hemp History Week".]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and 
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 533</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Shaheen</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution commemorating the commissioning of the
USS Manchester.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and 
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 534</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Heller</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of 
"National Travel and Tourism Week" and honoring the valuable contributions 
of travel and tourism to the United States.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and 
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>
<section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Tuesday, June  5)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN886</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Robert Earl Wier, of Kentucky, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 113</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN991</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., of Texas, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 1. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 114</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 6/5/2018.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 115</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1400</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Annemarie Carney Axon, of Alabama, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Alabama]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 11. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 116</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 6/6/2018.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>Under the authority of the order of today, at  6:28 p.m, 
the Presiding Officer (Mr. Kennedy in the chair) declared the 
Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow
.</content>
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>