<?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, June 10, 2014</date>
<intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a
.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore 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, June 10)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.Con.Res. 100</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Fudge</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the 
rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of
the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by 
Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S. 1254</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Nelson</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia 
Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other purposes
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to 
Senate bill.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S. 2432</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Warren</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other 
purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>
<section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Tuesday, June 10)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1229</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 179</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1232</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 180</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1342</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman 
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four 
years]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 38. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 184</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1344</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a
Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of
fourteen years from February 1, 2012]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 35. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 182</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1346</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Nevada]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 35. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 181</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1350</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen 
years from February 1, 2014]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 36. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 183</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Casey, at  
7:09 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  
9:15 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>