<?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 21, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 21)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>S. 2569</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Walsh</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To provide an incentive for businesses to bring 
jobs back to America.]]></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>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 509</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Mikulski</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution honoring the extraordinary and 
courageous life of Mattie Stepanek.]]></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 21)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1118</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Michael Anderson Lawson, of California, for the 
rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of the 
United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation 
Organization]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1129</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Eunice S. Reddick, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1187</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 233</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Durbin, at  
7:24 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 
10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>