<?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 14, 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, July 10, 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 10, 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 10, 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 14)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>S. 2578</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Murray</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To ensure that employers cannot interfere in their 
employees' birth control and other health care decisions
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>
<section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Monday, July 14)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1225</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in 
Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Ms. Hirono, at  
5:45 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 
10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>