<?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>Tuesday, September 22, 2020</date><date_iso_8601>2020-09-22</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 (Tuesday, September 22)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> PN1348</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1348</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Edward Hulvey Meyers, of Maryland, to be a Judge 
of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen 
years]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 27. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 185</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN1691</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1691</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Andrea R. Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 
2025]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 44. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 186</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. 49 - 44. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 187</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN1693</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1693</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Jocelyn Samuels, of Maryland, to be a Member of 
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 
2021]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 9/23/2020.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN1694</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1694</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Keith E. Sonderling, of Florida, to be a Member of 
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 
2024]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 41. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 188</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 42. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number> 189</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>Under the authority of the order of today, at 11:22 p.m, 
the Presiding Officer (Mr. Hoeven in the chair) declared the 
Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10 a.m. tomorrow.</content>
</section><last_updated>2023-08-17T09:25-05:00</last_updated></daily_senate_floor_activity>