<?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>Tuesday, July 22, 2014</date>
<intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a
.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Leahy 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 (Tuesday, July 22)</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>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 510</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reed</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution congratulating the Newport Jazz 
Festival on its 60th anniversary.]]></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 (Tuesday, July 22)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1476</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Robin L. Rosenberg, 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. 58 - 42. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 235</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 100 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 238</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1516</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[John W. deGravelles, of Louisiana, to be United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Louisiana]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 39. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 236</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 100 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 239</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1551</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Andre Birotte, Jr., of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of 
California]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 43. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 234</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 100 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 237</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1696</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Pamela Harris, of Maryland, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed 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, the mandatory quorum under Rule XXII be 
waived.
</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  7:15 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, 
until  9:30 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>