<?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>Wednesday, September 10, 2014</date>
<intro_text>Mr. Edward J. Markey, from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
called the Senate to order at  9:30 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, 
and Mr. Markey 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 (Wednesday, September 
10)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 1233</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Cummings</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code
, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures 
for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against 
disclosure of Presidential records, and for other purposes
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.J.Res. 120</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Butterfield</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A joint resolution approving the location of a 
memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons 
who fought for independence in the American Revolution.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S. 2154</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Casey</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the Public Health Service Act to 
reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S. 2199</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Mikulski</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to 
provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment 
of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by 
which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure 
(Record Vote No. 103) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not 
invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote. No. 103) 
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Upon reconsideration, cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure 
invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 25. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 260</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S. 2323</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Brown</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code,
to provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans
shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for 
treatment in the civil service.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment 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_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice 
Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Measure laid before Senate by motion.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Motion by Senator Reid to recommit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary 
with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 3795 made in 
Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion on the joint resolution presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>

<amendment>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3791</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S.J. Res. 19</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3791 proposed by Senator Reid to the committee-reported 
substitute.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3792</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 3791 to S.J. Res. 
19</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3792 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3791.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3793</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S.J. Res. 19</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3793 proposed by Senator Reid to language proposed to be 
stricken by the committee-reported substitute.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3794</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 3793 to S.J. Res. 
19</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3794 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3793.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3795</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S.J. Res. 19</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3795 proposed by Senator Reid.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3796</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 3795 to S.J. Res. 
19</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3796 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3795.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3797</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Reid</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Of a perfecting nature.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 3796 to S.J. Res. 
19</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3797 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3796.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
</amendment>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 466</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Ayotte</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution designating the week of October 27 
through November 2, 2014, as "National Drug Take-Back Week", and designating
October 2014 as "National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Abuse Awareness 
Month".]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Resolution agreed to in Senate 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  6:39 p.m, 
the Presiding Officer (Mr. Blumenthal in the chair) declared the 
Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  9:30 a.m. 
tomorrow.</content>
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>