<?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, September 9, 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, September  
9)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>S. 898</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Udall, of NM</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To authorize the Administrator of General Services 
to convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy 
Biehl High School Foundation.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S. 1934</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Barrasso</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To direct the Administrator of General Services to 
convey the Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse to Teton County, Wyoming
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous 
Consent.
</document_status_text>
</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 measure considered in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 538</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Shaheen</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
Senate to the families of James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and condemning the
terrorist acts of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
.]]></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>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 539</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Leahy</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution relative to the death of James M. 
Jeffords, former United States Senator for the State of Vermont
.]]></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="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>Under the authority of the order of today, at  6:53 p.m, 
the Presiding Officer (Ms. Warren in the chair) declared the 
Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  9:30 a.m. 
tomorrow.</content>
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>