<?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>Friday, April 11, 2014</date>
<intro_text>Mr. Carl Levin, from the State of Michigan, called the Senate
to order at  4 p.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Levin 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 (Friday, April 11)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 423</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reed</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution designating April 2014 as "Financial 
Literacy Month".]]></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 (Friday, April 11)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1206</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Daniel D. Crabtree, of Kansas, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Kansas]]></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_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1208</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Sheryl H. Lipman, of Tennessee, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee]]></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_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1211</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Cynthia Ann Bashant, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of 
California]]></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_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1212</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Stanley Allen Bastian, of Washington, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Washington]]></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_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1214</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Jon David Levy, of Maine, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Maine]]></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_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1217</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Manish S. Shah, of Illinois, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois]]></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_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1317</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[135 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Ranya F. Abdelsayed and ending with Fireno F. Zora]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1374</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[3 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with
Christopher David Frederick and ending with Julio 
Maldonado]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1375</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[11 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with James Benjamin Green and ending with Geoffrey W. 
Wiggin]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1376</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[23 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Scott Thomas Bruns and ending with Janelle Weyek]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1377-1</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[42 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Roberta Mahoney and ending with Ann Marie 
Yastishock]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1378-1</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[93 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Julie Ann Koenen and ending with Brian Keith Woody]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1379</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[112 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Kathleen M. Adams and ending with Sean Young]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1380</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[121 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Kate E. Addison and ending with William F. Zeman]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1381-1</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[193 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Gerald Michael Feierstein and ending with David Michael 
Satterfield]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1382</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[242 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Matthew D. Lowe and ending with Wilbur G. Zehr]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1383</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[277 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Kevin Timothy Covert and ending with Paul Wulfsberg]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1384-1</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[380 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Beata Angelica and ending with Benjamin Beardsley 
Dille]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1418</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[59 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Mark L. Driver and ending with Karl William Wurster]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1419</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[6 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning with
Scott S. Sindelar and ending with Christine M. Sloop]]></document_title>

<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</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  4:14 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, 
until  2 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2014.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>