On the Amendment S.Amdt. 651: Rubio Amdt. No. 651; To limit eligibility for trade adjustment assistance to workers who are laid off because of an increase in imports from, or a shift in production to, a country with which the United States has a free trade agreement in effect.
Result: Rejected...
At approximately 4:30pm today, there will be up to 5 roll call votes in relation to the following:
Rubio 2nd degree amendment #651 (TAA limited eligibility) to amendment #633
Thune 2nd degree amendment #650 (ITC report) to amendment #633
(10 minutes of debate, equally divided and...
The following amendments to H.R.2832 have been considered:
McConnell amendment #626 (Trade Promotion Authority), as modified (preventing extraneous provisions in free trade agreements) to Casey amendment #633; Not Agreed to: 45-55 (60-vote threshold
Hatch amendment #641 (Trade Adjustment Assistance...
Convenes: 9:30am
Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half.
Following morning business,...
Discharged the Small Business committee and Passed S.633, Small Business Fraud Prevention Act w/ a Murray amendment
Adopted S.Con.Res.17, expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan should be accorded observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
5:31pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Kyl amendment #645 (TAA for firms) to Casey amendment #633 (TAA) to H.R.2832, the GSP bill; Not Agreed to: 43-54 (60-vote threshold)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 645: Kyl Amdt. No. 645; To repeal trade adjustment assistance for firms.
Result: Rejected (43-54, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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5:05pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Hatch amendment #642 (TAA eligibility) to Casey amendment #633 (TAA) to H.R.2832, the GSP bill; Not Agreed To: 40-57
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 642: Hatch Amdt. No. 642; To modify the eligibility requirements for trade adjustment assistance.
Result: Rejected (40-57, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 645: Kyl Amdt. No. 645; To repeal trade adjustment assistance for firms.
Result: Rejected (43-54, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 642: Hatch Amdt. No. 642; To modify the eligibility requirements for trade adjustment assistance.
Result: Rejected (40-57, 3 members not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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At approximately 5:00pm, there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following amendments to the Casey amendment #633 (TAA) to H.R.2832, the GSP bill in the following order:
Hatch amendment #642 (eligibility requirements for TAA)(60-vote threshold) and
Kyl amendment #645 (repeal TAA for...
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 625: McCain Amdt. No. 625; To extend the trade adjustment assistance as in effect before the enactment of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance of 2009.
Result: Rejected (46-53, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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