<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity>
<congress>113</congress>
<session>2</session>
<title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title>
<date>Thursday, February 6, 2014</date>
<intro_text>Mr. Brian Schatz, from the State of Hawaii, called the Senate
to order at  9:30 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Schatz 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 Tuesday, February 4, 2014,  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 Tuesday, February 4, 2014, 
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 Tuesday, February 4, 2014, 
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section>
<section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Thursday, February  
6)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>S. 1845</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reed</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To provide for the extension of certain 
unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Second cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 43. 
Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 24</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which second cloture was 
not invoked on the bill (Record Vote No. 24) made in Senate.
</document_status_text>

<amendment>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 2714</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reed</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S. 1845</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Cloture on amendment SA 2714 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 -
40. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 23</vote_number>
</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not 
invoked on amendment SA 2714 (Record Vote No. 23) made in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 2715</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 2714 to S. 1845</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 2716</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S. 1845</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 2717</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 2716 to S. 1845</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 2718</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 2717 to S. 1845</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
</amendment>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S. 1963</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Pryor</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act 
of 2013.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 270</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Kirk</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of 
World Polio Day and commending the international community and others for 
their efforts to prevent and eradicate polio.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by 
Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 289</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Begich</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 
that ambush marketing adversely affects the United States Olympic and 
Paralympic teams.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by 
Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the 
Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>

<amendment>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 2729</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Rockefeller</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the resolving clause.]]></document_title>
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S. Res. 289</amendment_docnum>

<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 2729 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Rockefeller.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 2729 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 2730</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Rockefeller</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the preamble.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S. Res. 289</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 2730 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Rockefeller.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 2730 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 2731</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Rockefeller</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the title.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S. Res. 289</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 2731 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Rockefeller.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 2731 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
</amendment>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 333</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Toomey</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution strongly recommending that the United 
States renegotiate the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by 
Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 352</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Klobuchar</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution commemorating the success of Team USA 
in the past 22 Olympic Winter Games and supporting Team USA in the 2014 
Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games.]]></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 (Thursday, February  6)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1295</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Max Sieben Baucus, of Montana, to be Ambassador to 
the People's Republic of China]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, vote today.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 25</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Harry Reid, 
at  6:49 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, 
until  2 a.m. on Monday, February 10, 2014.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>