<?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, September 8, 2014</date>
<intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at  2 p
.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 Friday, August 8, 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 8, 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 8, 2014, 
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section>
<section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Monday, September  
8)</section_title>
<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 on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by 
Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 18. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 259</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.J.Res. 39</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A joint resolution relating to the approval of the 
proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 
Concerning the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>
<section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Monday, September  8)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN1180</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Jill A. Pryor, 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. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 257</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1261</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Alan L. Cohen, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 
2016]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1262</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Member of 
the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 
2018]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1263</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be 
a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September
30, 2014]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 258</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>PN1264</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be 
a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September
30, 2020]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
</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  7:27 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, 
until 10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>