<?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>Thursday, October 1, 2015</date>
<intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at  9:30
a.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 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 (Thursday, October  
1)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 1624</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Guthrie</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend title I of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to 
revise the definition of small employer.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 1735</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Thornberry</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Conference report considered in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion on the conference report to accompany H.R. 1735 presented in
Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 2029</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Dent</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by 
Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 273</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 2835</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. McSally</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To actively recruit members of the Armed Forces who
are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border 
Protection Officers.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.Res. 276</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Grassley</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A resolution designating the week beginning October
18, 2015, as "National Character Counts Week".]]></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>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at
5:54 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  
4 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2015.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>