<?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>Tuesday, December 6, 2016</date>
<intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a
.m., the Reverend T.F. Tenney, Bishop Emeritus of the Louisiana District 
United Pentecostal Church, in Alexandria, Louisiana 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 (Tuesday, December  
6)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 34</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Bonamici</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, 
forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
</document_status_text>

<amendment>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 5117</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. McConnell</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To change the enactment date.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to H.R. 34</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 5118</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. McConnell</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To change the enactment date.]]></document_title> 
<amendment_docnum> Amendment to S.Amdt. 5117 to H.R. 34</amendment_docnum>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment pending in Senate.

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
</amendment>
</document>
<document>
<docnum>S. 1635</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Corker</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[An original bill to authorize the Department of 
State for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to 
Senate bill.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Gardner, at  
6:54 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  
9:30 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>