<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><daily_senate_floor_activity><congress>117</congress><session>2</session><title>Today's Senate Floor Activity</title><date>Monday, April 25, 2022</date><date_iso_8601>2022-04-25</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, April 21, 2022,  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, April 21, 2022, 
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 (Monday, April 25)</section_title>
<document>
<docnum> PN1478</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1478</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Sherilyn Peace Garnett, of California, to be 
United States District Judge for the Central District of 
California]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination 
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII 
waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN1523</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1523</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination 
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII 
waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN1529</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1529</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a 
term of four years]]></document_title> 

<document_status_text> 
Considered by Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 40. Record Vote Number: 
<vote_number>135</vote_number> 
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 4/26/2022.
</document_status_text>
</document>
<document>
<docnum> PN1595</docnum> 
<document_prefix>PN</document_prefix> 
<document_num>1595</document_num> 

<document_title><![CDATA[Lisa M. Gomez, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor]]></document_title> 


<document_status_text> 
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination 
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
</document_status_text>
<document_status_text> 
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII 
waived.
</document_status_text>
</document>
</section><section type="adjournment">
<section_title>Adjournment</section_title>
<content>By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Brown, at  
6:51 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 
10 a.m. tomorrow.</content> 
</section><last_updated>2023-08-17T12:43-05:00</last_updated></daily_senate_floor_activity>