<?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, June 18, 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, June 18)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 3230</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Rogers</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To improve the access of veterans to medical 
services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Senate disagreed to House amendment to Senate amendment, agreed to request 
for conference, and appointed conferees. Sanders; Rockefeller; Murray; 
Brown; Tester; Begich; Blumenthal; Hirono; Burr; Isakson; Johanns; McCain; 
Coburn; Rubio.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<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 measure considered in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S. 1237</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Wyden</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To improve the administration of programs in the 
insular areas, and for other purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>

<amendment>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3288</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Murkowski</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To remove certain sections.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S. 1237</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3288 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Murkowski.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3288 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Harry Reid, 
at  7:09 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, 
until  9:30 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>