<?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>Wednesday, September 21, 2016</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 (Wednesday, September 
21)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 5325</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Graves</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S.J.Res. 39</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Paul</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of 
the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia of M1A1/A2 Abrams Tank structures and other major defense equipment
.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations made.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Motion to table the motion to discharge Committee on Foreign Relations 
agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 27. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 145</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Lee, at  6:31
p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  9:30 
a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>