<?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, August 5, 2014</date>
<intro_text>Mr. Carl Levin, from the State of Michigan, called the Senate
to order at 11 a.m., Reverend Adam Briddell, Associate Pastor of 
Asbury United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C. offered a prayer, and Mr
. Levin 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 Friday, August 1, 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 Friday, August 1, 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 Friday, August 1, 2014, 
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section>
<section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Tuesday, August  5)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.Con.Res. 112</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Petri</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional
adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or 
adjournment of the Senate.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by 
Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>Under the authority of the order of today, at 11:34 p.m, 
the Presiding Officer (Mr. Levin in the chair) declared the Senate
adjourned, under its order of today, until  9:15 a.m. on Friday, 
August 8, 2014.</content>
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>