<?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>Tuesday, May 6, 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 (Tuesday, May  6)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 4192</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Issa</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the 
height of buildings in the District of Columbia" to clarify the rules of the
District of Columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses above the top 
story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S. 2262</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Shaheen</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To promote energy savings in residential buildings 
and industry, 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 on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by 
Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 20. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 131</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 433</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Landrieu</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution condemning the abduction of female 
students by armed militants from the Government Girls Secondary School in 
the northeastern province of Borno in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<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. 438</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Landrieu</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution congratulating the students, parents, 
teachers, and administrators of charter schools across the United States for
their ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and 
goals of the 15th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 4 
through May 10, 2014.]]></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. 439</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Blumenthal</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of 
National Safe Digging 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 (Tuesday, May  6)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1186</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in 
Senate by Voice.
</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>PN1220</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in 
Senate by Voice.
</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>PN1223</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[James D. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of 
Wisconsin]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in 
Senate by Voice.
</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>PN1224</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Nancy J. Rosenstengel, of Illinois, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Illinois]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in 
Senate by Voice.
</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>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Durbin, at  
7:16 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  
9:30 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>