<?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>Monday, July 24, 2017</date>
<intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at  4 p
.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 Thursday, July 20, 2017,  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, July 20, 2017, 
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, July 20, 2017, 
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section>
<section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Monday, July 24)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>H.R. 2810</docnum> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Thornberry</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 
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> 
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>
<section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Monday, July 24)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN365</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[David Bernhardt, of Virginia, to be Deputy 
Secretary of the Interior]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 166</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>

<section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Perdue, at 
11:19 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 
12 noon tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>