<?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, July 7, 2014</date>
<intro_text>Mr. Tim Kaine, from the Commonwealth of Virginia, called the 
Senate to order at  2 p.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Kaine 
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, July 3, 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, July 3, 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, July 3, 2014, 
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section>
<section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Monday, July  7)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>S. 2363</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Hagan</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, 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. 82 - 12. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 218</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 470</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Feinstein</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution amending Senate Resolution 400 (94th 
Congress) to clarify the responsibility of committees of the Senate in the 
provision of the advice and consent of the Senate to nominations to 
positions in the intelligence community.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 495</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Brown</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution designating July 2014 as "Summer Meals
Awareness 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>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 496</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Durbin</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable
Alan John Dixon, former United States Senator for the State of Illinois
.]]></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 (Monday, July  7)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1397</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Cheryl Ann Krause, of New Jersey, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 217</vote_number> 
</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  7:09 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, 
until 10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>