<?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>Wednesday, March 5, 2014</date>
<intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a
.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Leahy 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 (Wednesday, March  5)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>S. 1086</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Mikulski</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To reauthorize and improve the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990, and for other purposes
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 373</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Roberts</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution recognizing the importance of 
biosecurity and agro-defense in 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>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 374</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Coons</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution designating March 3, 2014, as "World 
Wildlife Day".]]></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 (Wednesday, March  5)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1106</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under 
Secretary of State for Arms Control and International 
Security]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote March 5, 2014.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 57</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1190</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Pamela L. Reeves, of Tennessee, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee]]></document_title>

<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote March 5, 2014.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 37. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 51</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 52</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1191</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Timothy L. Brooks, of Arkansas, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas]]></document_title>

<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote March 5, 2014.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 41. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 53</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 100 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 54</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1196</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Puerto 
Rico]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote March 5, 2014.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 41. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 49</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 50</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1199</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Vince Girdhari Chhabria, of California, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
California]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote March 5, 2014.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 43. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 55</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 41. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 56</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1241</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number:

<vote_number> 48</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote (Roll Vote No. 48) by which 
cloture was not invoked on the nomination in Senate.
</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  7:36 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, 
until  9:30 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>