<?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>Wednesday, September 9, 2020</date><date_iso_8601>2020-09-09</date_iso_8601><intro_text>The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a.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 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>The following transactions of morning business occurred on today.</content>
</section><section type="executive_business">
<section_title>Executive Business (Wednesday, September  
9)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> PN775</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>775</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Diane Gujarati, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 2. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 164</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 9/10/2020.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN1431</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1431</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Thomas T. Cullen, of Virginia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 18. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 163</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 9/10/2020.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN1511</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1511</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Christy Criswell Wiegand, of Pennsylvania, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 16. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 160</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 14. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 162</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN1662</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1662</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Brett H. Ludwig, of Wisconsin, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 5. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 159</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN1713</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1713</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Hala Y. Jarbou, of Michigan, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 15. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 161</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 9/10/2020.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Gardner, at  
7:41 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 
10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section><last_updated>2023-08-17T09:30-05:00</last_updated></daily_senate_floor_activity>