<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity><congress>119</congress><session>2</session><title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title><date>Monday, September 14, 2026</date><date_iso_8601>2026-09-14</date_iso_8601><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, September 10, 2026,  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, September 10, 2026, 
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>The following transactions of morning business occurred on today
.</content>
</section><section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Monday, September 
14)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> S.Res. 849</docnum> 
<document_prefix>SE</document_prefix> 
<document_num>849</document_num> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Peters</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution expressing support for the 
designation of the week of September 11 through September 17, 2026, as 
"Patriot Week".]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by 
Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Monday, September 14)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> PN999-4</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>999-4</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Kasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Texas]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination 
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN1093-3</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1093-3</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Matthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII 
waived.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 46. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number>232</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Ms. Lummis, at  
7:11 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 
10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section><last_updated>2026-09-15T08:31-05:00</last_updated></daily_senate_floor_activity>