<?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>Tuesday, September 12, 2017</date>
<intro_text>Mr. Ben Sasse, from the State of Nebraska, called the Senate 
to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Sasse 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, September 
12)</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 measure considered in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section>
<section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Tuesday, September 12)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum>PN457</docnum> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Kevin Allen Hassett, of Massachusetts, to be 
Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers]]></document_title>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 16. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 194</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
6:02 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 
10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section>
</daily_senate_floor_activity>