<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity>
<congress>115</congress>
<session>1</session>
<title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title>
<date>Thursday, May 11, 2017</date>
<intro_text>Mr. Luther Strange, from the State of Alabama, called the 
Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Reverend Bruce Scott, Assistant Pastor at
Pentecostals of South Lake, in Merrillville, Indiana offered a prayer, 
and Mr. Strange 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, May 11)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>S. 1083</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Johnson</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To amend section 1214 of title 5, United States 
Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection
Board lacks a quorum.]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged 
by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>
<section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Thursday, May 11)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN42</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Robert Lighthizer, of Florida, to be United States 
Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 15. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 126</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 05/11/2017.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 14. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 127</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. McConnell, at
5:50 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  
3 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>