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  • 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) Details: [click here]
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 641: Hatch Amdt. No. 641; To make the effective date of the amendments expanding the trade adjustment assistance program contingent on the enactment of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement...
  • The McCain amendment #625 (TAA 2-year extension) is now pending to the Casey amendment #633 (TAA) to H.R.2832, the GSP bill.
  • At approximately 12:30pm today, the Senate will conduct 2 roll call votes in relation to the following amendments to the Casey amendment #633 (TAA) to H.R.2832, the GSP bill: Hatch amendment #641 (TAA enactment dependent on FTA enactment) (60-vote threshold) and  McCain amendment #625 (TAA 2-year...
  • Convenes: 9:30am Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate...
  • There will be no further roll call votes during today's session of the Senate.
  • 5:48pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the McConnell amendment #626, as modified (Trade Promotion Authority; preventing extraneous provisions in free trade agreements) to Casey amendment #633 (TAA) to H.R.2832, the GSP Act
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 626: McConnell Amdt. No. 626 as Modified; To provide trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and for other trade agreements. Result: Rejected (45-55, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • 5:20pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Timothy M. Cain to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina; Confirmed: 99-0
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation Timothy M. Cain, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina Result: Confirmed (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • The Hatch amendment #641 (Trade Adjustment Assistance enactment dependent upon Free Trade Agreements enactment) to the Casey amendment #633 (TAA) to H.R.2832, the GSP Act.
  • At 5:15pm, Executive Calendar #169, John Andrew Ross to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri will be confirmed by unanimous consent. At approximately 5:15pm, there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following: -         Confirmation of Executive Calendar...
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 626: McConnell Amdt. No. 626 as Modified; To provide trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and for other trade agreements. Result: Rejected (45-55, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Nomination: Confirmation Timothy M. Cain, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina Result: Confirmed (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • Senator Menendez asked consent the Senate take up and pass Calendar #163, S.1094, the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act. Senator DeMint then objected to Senator Menendez's request on behalf of himself and others (Senator Coburn spoke of his objections on the floor). Senator Coburn then asked...
  • The Casey-Brown (OH)-Baucus amendment #633 (Trade Adjustment Assistance) and the McConnell 2nd degree amendment #626 (Trade Promotion Authority) are now pending to H.R.2832, the Generalized System of Preferences Act.
  • Convenes: 10:00am 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,...
  • Adopted S.Res.271, a resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Charles H. Percy, former Senator for the State of Illinois.
  • 5:31pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2832, GSP and the vehicle for TAA; Invoked: 84-8
  • On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2832; A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. Result: Agreed to (84-8, 8 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]