<?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>Friday, August 1, 2014</date>
<intro_text>Mr. Tim Kaine, from the Commonwealth of Virginia, called the 
Senate to order at 11 a.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 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 (Friday, August  1)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 606</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Reed</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the 
"Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building".]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 1671</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Swalwell</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 6937 Village Parkway in Dublin, California, as the
"James 'Jim' Kohnen Post Office".]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 2291</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Maloney</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 450 Lexington Avenue in New York, New York, as the
"Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office".]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 3472</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Collins</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the 
"Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office".]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 3765</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Reed</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 198 Baker Street in Corning, New York, as the 
"Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office Building".]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 4386</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Ellison</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to rely on 
State examinations for certain financial institutions, and for other 
purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by 
Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 5195</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Blumenauer</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To provide additional visas for the Afghan Special 
Immigrant Visa Program, and for other purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.J.Res. 76</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Frelinghuysen</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A joint resolution making continuing appropriations
for the National Nuclear Security Administration for fiscal year 2014, and 
for other purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous 
Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>

<amendment>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3780</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to H.J. Res. 76</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3780 proposed by Senator Reid.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3780 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3781</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the title.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to H.J. Res. 76</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3781 proposed by Senator Reid.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3781 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
</amendment>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.J.Res. 19</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Udall, of NM</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures
intended to affect elections.]]></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 presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 536</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Stabenow</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution designating September 2014 as 
"National Ovarian Cancer 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>
</section>

<section type="recess">
<section_title>Recess</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Harry Reid, 
at  2:39 p.m., the Senate recessed, under its order of today, 
until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2014.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>