<?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, April 30, 2014</date>
<intro_text>Mr. Edward J. Markey, from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
called the Senate to order at  9:30 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, 
and Mr. Markey 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, April 30)</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> 
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by 
Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 42. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 117</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not 
invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 117) 
entered in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 430</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. McCaskill</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution expressing support for the designation
of May 1, 2014, as "Silver Star Service Banner 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>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 431</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Murray</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution honoring military children during the 
National Month of the Military Child.]]></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, April 30)</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> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 121</vote_number> 
</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> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 118</vote_number> 
</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> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 122</vote_number> 
</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> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 119</vote_number> 
</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> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 20. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 123</vote_number> 
</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> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 120</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1414</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary
of Defense]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 4/30/14.
</document_status_text>
<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  6:46 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, 
until  9:30 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>