<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity>
<congress>114</congress>
<session>1</session>
<title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title>
<date>Monday, May 18, 2015</date>
<intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at  2 p
.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore 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 Thursday, May 14, 2015,  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 Thursday, May 14, 2015, 
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 Thursday, May 14, 2015, 
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section>
<section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Monday, May 18)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 1314</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Meehan</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse 
determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>

<amendment>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 1221</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Hatch</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[In the nature of a substitute.]]></document_title>
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to H.R. 1314</amendment_docnum>

<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 1226</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. McCain</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To repeal a duplicative inspection and grading 
program.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 1221 to H.R. 
1314</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 1226 proposed by Senator Hatch for Senator McCain to 
Amendment SA 1221.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 1227</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Shaheen</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To make trade agreements work for small businesses
.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 1221 to H.R. 
1314</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 1227 proposed by Senator Wyden for Senator Shaheen to 
Amendment SA 1221.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 1237</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Lankford</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To establish consideration of the conditions 
relating to religious freedom of parties to trade negotiations as an 
overall negotiating objective of the United States.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 1221 to H.R. 
1314</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 1237 as modified, under the order of 5/14/15, having 
achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay
Vote. 92 - 0. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 182</vote_number>
</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 1242</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Brown</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To restore funding for the trade adjustment 
assistance program to the level established by the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Extension Act of 2011.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 1221 to H.R. 
1314</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 1242, under the order of 5/14/15, not having achieved 60 
votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 
45 - 41. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 181</vote_number>
</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 1243</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Flake</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To strike the extension of the trade adjustment 
assistance program.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 1221 to H.R. 
1314</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 1251</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Brown</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To require the approval of Congress before 
additional countries may join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 1221 to H.R. 
1314</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 1251 proposed by Senator Brown to Amendment SA 1221.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 1299</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Portman</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To make it a principal negotiating objective of 
the United States to address currency manipulation in trade agreements
.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 1221 to H.R. 
1314</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 1299 proposed by Senator Stabenow for Senator Portman to 
Amendment SA 1221.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 1312</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Inhofe</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to
require the development of a plan for each sub-Saharan African country for 
negotiating and entering into free trade agreements.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 1221 to H.R. 
1314</amendment_docnum>

<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 1312 proposed by Senator Hatch for Senator Inhofe to 
Amendment SA 1221.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 1327</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Warren</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To prohibit the application of the trade 
authorities procedures to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a 
trade agreement that includes investor-state dispute settlement
.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 1221 to H.R. 
1314</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 1327 proposed by Senator Wyden for Senator Warren to 
Amendment SA 1221.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
</amendment>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.Con.Res. 43</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Barletta</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the 
Capitol Grounds, the rotunda of the Capitol, and Emancipation Hall in the 
Capitol Visitor Center for official Congressional events surrounding the 
visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the United States Capitol
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment 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  7:57 p.m, 
the Presiding Officer (Mr. Daines in the chair) declared the 
Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow
.</content>
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>