<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity><congress>116</congress><session>1</session><title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title><date>Monday, September 16, 2019</date><date_iso_8601>2019-09-16</date_iso_8601><intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at  3 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, September 12, 2019,  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, September 12, 2019, 
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, September 12, 2019, 
the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.
</content>
</section><section type="legislative_business">
<section_title>Legislative Business (Monday, September 
16)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> H.R. 2740</docnum> 
<document_prefix>HR</document_prefix> 
<document_num>2740</document_num> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. DeLauro</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A bill making appropriations for the Departments 
of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes
.]]></document_title> 
<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> S.Con.Res. 25</docnum> 
<document_prefix>SC</document_prefix> 
<document_num>25</document_num> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Coons</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A concurrent resolution recognizing September 11, 
2019, as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance".]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and 
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Monday, September 16)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> PN135</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>135</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador 
to the United Arab Emirates]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 27. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 282</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 9/17/2019.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>Under the authority of the order of today, at  6:22 p.m, 
the Presiding Officer (Mr. Boozman in the chair) declared the 
Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow
.</content>
</section><last_updated>2023-08-17T08:14-05:00</last_updated></daily_senate_floor_activity>