<?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, June 16, 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 Thursday, June 12, 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 Thursday, June 12, 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 Thursday, June 12, 2014, 
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section>
<section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Monday, June 16)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 4660</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Wolf</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2015, 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 (Monday, June 16)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1347</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Washington]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 37. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 192</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1348</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Illinois]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 37. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 193</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1400</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 37. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 194</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1562</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Alice G. Wells, of Washington, to be Ambassador to 
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 6/16/2014.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</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  6:36 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, 
until 10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>