<?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, May 7, 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, May  7)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 3627</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Pittenger</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To require the Attorney General to report on State 
law penalties for certain child abusers, and for other purposes
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S. 2260</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Wyden</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
</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 measure considered in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice 
Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Measure laid before Senate by motion.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources with instructions to report back forthwith with the following 
amendment (SA 3027) made in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>

<amendment>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3012</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Shaheen</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[In the nature of a substitute.]]></document_title>
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S. 2262</amendment_docnum>

<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3012 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Shaheen.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3023</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To change the enactment date.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 3012 to S. 2262</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3023 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3012.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Motion to table amendment SA 3023 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45
- 52. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 132</vote_number>
</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3024</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 3023 to S. 2262</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3024 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3023.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3025</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To change the enactment date.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S. 2262</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3025 proposed by Senator Reid.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Motion to table amendment SA 3025 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45
- 51. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 133</vote_number>
</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3026</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 3025 to S. 2262</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3026 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3025.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3027</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To change the enactment date.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S. 2262</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3027 proposed by Senator Reid.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3028</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 3027 to S. 2262</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3028 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3027 
(instructions of the motion to commit).

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3029</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 3028 to S. 2262</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3029 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3028.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
</amendment>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Schatz, at  
7:40 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  
9:30 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>