<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity>
<congress>114</congress>
<session>2</session>
<title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title>
<date>Monday, April 18, 2016</date>
<intro_text>Mr. James Lankford, from the State of Oklahoma, called the 
Senate to order at  3 p.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. 
Lankford 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, April 14, 2016,  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, April 14, 2016, 
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, April 14, 2016, 
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section>
<section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Monday, April 18)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 636</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Tiberi</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other purposes
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 5. Record 
Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 46</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>

<amendment>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3679</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Thune</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[In the nature of a substitute.]]></document_title>
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to H.R. 636</amendment_docnum>

<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3679 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 3680</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Thune</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To strike and replace section 4105
.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 3679 to H.R. 636</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 3680 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
</amendment>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at
6:36 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 
10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>