<?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>Monday, April 28, 2014</date>
<intro_text>Mr. Christopher Murphy, from the State of Connecticut, called
the Senate to order at  2 p.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. 
Murphy 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 Friday, April 11, 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 Friday, April 11, 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 Friday, April 11, 2014, 
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section>
<section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Monday, April 28)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>S. 2223</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Harkin</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To provide for an increase in the Federal minimum 
wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend increased 
expensing limitations and the treatment of certain real property as section 
179 property.]]></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>
</section>
<section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Monday, April 28)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1055</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1156</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator 
of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 42. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 109</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 42. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 110</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1182</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 40. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 108</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Brown, at  
7:09 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 
10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>