<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity><congress>116</congress><session>2</session><title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title><date>Thursday, June 4, 2020</date><date_iso_8601>2020-06-04</date_iso_8601><intro_text>Mrs. Cindy Hyde-Smith, from the State of Mississippi, called 
the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mrs. 
Hyde-Smith 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, June  4)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> H.R. 1957</docnum> 
<document_prefix>HR</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1957</document_num> 
<sponsor_name>Rep. Lewis</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other 
purposes.]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> S. 886</docnum> 
<document_prefix>SN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>886</document_num> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Udall</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management 
Act of 2009 to make the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent 
.]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>

<amendment>
<document type="amendment_to_docnum">
<docnum> S.Amdt. 1592</docnum> 
<document_prefix>SA</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1592</document_num> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Udall</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[In the nature of a substitute.]]></document_title>
<amendment_docnum>  Amendment to S. 886</amendment_docnum>


<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 1592 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Udall. 

</amendment_status_text>
<amendment_status_text>
Amendment SA 1592 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 

</amendment_status_text>
</document>
</amendment>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> S. 3084</docnum> 
<document_prefix>SN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>3084</document_num> 
<sponsor_name>Sen. Moran</sponsor_name> 
<document_title><![CDATA[A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
modify the limitation on pay for certain high-level employees and officers 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs.]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous 
Consent.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Senate vitiated previous action of 06/04/2020 by Unanimous Consent.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Thursday, June  4)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> PN1590</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1590</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Michael Pack, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive 
Officer of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for the term of three 
years]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 39. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 112</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 38. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 113</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 
4:09 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until  
3 p.m. on Monday, June 8, 2020.</content> 
</section><last_updated>2023-08-17T09:31-05:00</last_updated></daily_senate_floor_activity>